Providence Capitals

Providence Capitals
City:	Lincoln & North Smithfield, Rhode Island
League:	Eastern Hockey League
Conference:	Rhode Island Sports Center
Founded:	2014 (in USPHL)
Colors:	Copper, Black, White
Head Coach:	Garrett Peters
Franchise history
pre-2003 to 2004:	Providence Junior Friars
2004-2023:	Providence Capitals
2023-2024:	Providence Hockey Club
2024-present:	Providence Capitals

The Providence Capitals are a youth/junior hockey organization based in the state of Rhode Island.  The organization has been known by this name since at least 2003.  Prior to this the organization was know as the Providence Junior Friars. The organization was part of the Metropolitan Boston Hockey League until joining the Eastern Hockey Federation in 2004  The organization later joined the United States Premier Hockey League in 2014. The team also operates an Under 16 team in the USPHL U-16 league.  The team withdrew from the USPHL after the 2015-16 season.

Return to Junior Hockey

The organization appears as if it returned to Tier-III junior hockey in 2023 as the Providence Hockey Club with an October 2022 announcement. The team would play one season in the Eastern Hockey League (Junior) under that name in 2023-24. The team would revert to the Providence Capitals moniker for the 2024-25 season.

Season-by-season results

USPHL

Logo as Providence Hockey Club 2023-24

EHL

Season	GP	W	L	OL	SL	GF	GA	Pts	Finish	Playoffs
2023-24 EHL	46	20	20	5	1	131	156	46	3rd Central	Lost Division Semifinals