Providence Bruins
| Providence Bruins | |
|---|---|
 2016–17 AHL season | |
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| City | Providence, Rhode Island |
| League | American Hockey League |
| Conference | Eastern |
| Division | Atlantic |
| Founded | 1987 |
| Home arena | Dunkin' Donuts Center |
| Colors |
Black, Gold, White |
| Owner(s) | H. Larue Renfroe |
| General manager | John Ferguson Jr. |
| Head coach | Kevin Dean |
| Captain | Tommy Cross |
| Media |
NESN 1380 WNRI Stereo 1230 WBLQ The Providence Journal |
| Affiliates |
Boston Bruins (NHL) Atlanta Gladiators (ECHL) |
| Franchise history | |
| 1987–1992 | Maine Mariners |
| 1992–present | Providence Bruins |
| Championships | |
| Regular season titles | 3 (1998–99, 2007–08, 2012–13) |
| Division Championships | 5 (1992–93, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2007–08, , 2012–13) |
| Conference Championships | 1 (1998–99) |
| Calder Cups | 1 (1998–99) |
The Providence Bruins are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, and are the primary development team for the NHL's Boston Bruins. They play in Providence, Rhode Island at the Dunkin' Donuts Center.
History
The Providence Bruins began operation for the start of the 1992–93 AHL season after Providence mayor Buddy Cianci negotiated a deal with the owners of the Maine Mariners franchise, Frank DuRoss and Ed Anderson, to relocate their club. The move saw AHL hockey return to Providence for the first time since the Providence Reds, a founding member of the AHL, left town in 1977.
The Bruins captured their first AHL Calder Cup in the 1999 playoffs, after a regular season in which they dominated the league with 56 regular season wins. Led by rookie head coach Peter Laviolette and paced by Les Cunningham Award winner Randy Robitaille, the Bruins went from only 19 victories the previous season, to dropping the Rochester Americans 4 games to 1 to skate away with the league championship.
In the 2001–02 season, the Providence Bruins contracted with then-13-year-old musician Ben Schwartz to work as the official organist at all home games. As a result, Schwartz, who provided music for seven years until the conclusion of the 2007–08 season, holds the distinction of being the youngest organist to ever work for a professional North American sports franchise in history.[1]
In August 2006, DuRoss sold his majority interest in the club to Massachusetts businessman H. Larue Renfroe.[2]
- This market was previously served by
- Providence Reds (1926–1977)
Season-by-season results
This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by the Bruins. For the full season-by-season history, see List of Providence Bruins seasons
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | OTL | SOL | Points | PCT | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing | Year | 1st round |
2nd round |
3rd round |
Finals | ||
| 2011–12 | 76 | 35 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 77 | .507 | 193 | 214 | 4th, Atlantic | 2012 | Out of playoffs | |||||
| 2012–13 | 76 | 50 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 105 | .638 | 222 | 183 | 1st, Atlantic | 2013 | W, 3-2, HER | L, 3-4, WBS | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | 76 | 40 | 25 | 2 | 9 | 91 | .599 | 233 | 210 | 3rd, Atlantic | 2014 | W, 3-2, SPR | L, 3-4, WBS | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | 76 | 41 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 91 | .599 | 209 | 185 | 2nd, Atlantic | 2015 | L, 2-3, HFD | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | 76 | 41 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 95 | .625 | 238 | 198 | 2nd, Atlantic | 2016 | L, 0-3, WBS | — | — | — | ||
Players
Current roster
Updated December 14, 2016.[3][4]
Team captains
- Sean Curry, 2005–2006
- Nate Thompson, 2006–2008
- Jeremy Reich, 2008–2009
- Trent Whitfield, 2009–2010
- Jeremy Reich, 2010–2011
- Trent Whitfield, 2011–2013
- Mike Moore, 2013–2014
- Craig Cunningham, 2014–2015
- Tommy Cross, 2015–
Notable alumni
List of Providence Bruins alumni who played more than 100 games in Providence and 100 or more games in the National Hockey League:
- Nick Boynton
- Kevin Dallman
- Aaron Downey
- Peter Ferraro
- Jonathan Girard
- John Grahame
- Andy Hilbert
- Jamie Huscroft
- Milan Jurcina
- Cameron Mann
- Brad Marchand
- Adam McQuaid
- Eric Nickulas
- Colton Orr
- Tuukka Rask
- Andrew Raycroft
- Jeremy Reich
- Wade Brookbank
- Randy Robitaille
- Jon Rohloff
- Andre Roy
- Cam Stewart
- Mark Stuart
- Tim Sweeney
- Tim Thomas
- Mattias Timander
- Landon Wilson
- Sergei Zholtok
Team records
Single season
- Goals: Tim Sweeney, 41, (1992–93)
- Assists: Randy Robitaille, 74, (1998–99)
- Points: Randy Robitaille, 102, (1998–99)
- Penalty minutes: Aaron Downey, 407, (1997–98)
- GAA: Tim Thomas, 1.84, (2003–04)
- SV%: Tim Thomas, .941, (2003–04)
Career
- Career goals: Andy Hilbert, 101, (2001–05)
- Career assists: Andy Hilbert, 109, (2001–05)
- Career points: Andy Hilbert, 210, (2001–05)
- Career penalty minutes: Aaron Downey, 1059, (1997–00, 07)
- Career goaltending wins: John Grahame, 67, (1997–2001)
- Career shutouts: Tim Thomas, 10, (2002–06)
- Career games: Jay Henderson, 278, (1998–03, 2004-05)
References
- ↑ WLNE-TV and WPRI-TV featured stories about Ben Schwartz
- ↑ "P-Bruins change ownership". Providence Journal.
- ↑ "Providence Bruins 2014-15 Roster". Retrieved 2015-02-19.
- ↑ "TheAHL.com – Providence Bruins Roster". Retrieved 2015-02-19.
External links
- Providence Bruins Official Website
- Current Providence Bruins roster
- The Internet Hockey Database – Providence Bruins
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