| Providence Bruins | |
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| City | Providence, Rhode Island |
| League | American Hockey League |
| Conference | Eastern |
| Division | Atlantic |
| Founded | 1987 |
| Home arena | Amica Mutual Pavilion |
| Colors | Black, gold, white |
| Owner(s) | H. Larue Renfroe |
| General manager | Evan Gold[1] |
| Head coach | Ryan Mougenel[2] |
| Captain | Patrick Brown |
| Media | NESN The Providence Journal AHL.TV (Internet) |
| Affiliates | Boston Bruins (NHL) Maine Mariners (ECHL) |
| Website | www |
| Franchise history | |
| 1987–1992 | Maine Mariners |
| 1992–present | Providence Bruins |
| Championships | |
| Regular season titles | 3: (1998–99,2007–08,2012–13) |
| Division titles | 8: (1992–93,1998–99,2002–03,2007–08,2012–13,2019–20,2020–21,2022–23) |
| Conference titles | 1: (1998–99) |
| Calder Cups | 1: (1998–99) |
 Current season | |
TheProvidence Bruins are aprofessional ice hockey team in theAmerican Hockey League (AHL), and are the primary development team for theBoston Bruins of theNational Hockey League (NHL). They play at theAmica Mutual Pavilion inProvidence, Rhode Island.
The Providence Bruins began operation for the start of the 1992–93 AHL season after Providence mayorBuddy Cianci negotiated a deal with the owners of theMaine Mariners franchise,Frank DuRoss and Ed Anderson, to relocate their club. The move saw AHL hockey return to Providence for the first time since theProvidence Reds, a founding member of the AHL, left town in 1977.
The Bruins captured their first AHLCalder Cup in the 1999 playoffs, after a regular season in which they dominated the league with 56 regular season wins. Led by rookie head coachPeter Laviolette and paced byLes Cunningham Award winnerRandy Robitaille, the Bruins went from only 19 victories the previous season, to dropping theRochester Americans four games to one 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, is the youngest organist to ever work for a professional North American sports franchise.[3]
In August 2006, DuRoss sold his majority interest in the club to Massachusetts businessman H. Larue Renfroe.[4]
After the2019–20 season was curtailed due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, the Bruins moved to a temporary home in theNew England Sports Center inMarlborough, Massachusetts, as the Dunkin' Donuts Center was being used by the state of Rhode Island for pandemic-related operations.[5] The New England Sport Center is also owned by team owner H. Larue Renfroe.[6] The Bruins returned to the Dunkin' Donuts Center for the2021–22 AHL season.
In September 2022, the home arena was renamed to Amica Mutual Pavilion.[7]
"Samboni" theanthropomorphic bear serves as the Bruins' team mascot similar to the Boston Bruins' "Blades the Bruin".[8]
| Calder Cup Champions | Conference Champions | Division Champions |
Records as of the2023–24 AHL season.[9]
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | OTL | SOL | Points | PCT | Goals for | Goals against | Standing | Year | Prelims | 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | Finals |
| 1992–93 | 80 | 46 | 32 | 2 | — | — | 94 | .588 | 384 | 348 | 1st, North | 1993 | — | L, 2–4,SPR | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | 80 | 28 | 39 | 13 | — | — | 69 | .431 | 283 | 319 | 5th, North | 1994 | — | Did not qualify | |||
| 1994–95 | 80 | 39 | 30 | 11 | — | — | 89 | .556 | 300 | 268 | 3rd, North | 1995 | — | W, 4–3,POR | L, 2–4,ALB | — | — |
| 1995–96 | 80 | 30 | 36 | 10 | 4 | — | 74 | .463 | 249 | 280 | 4th, North | 1996 | — | L, 1–3,SPR | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | 80 | 35 | 40 | 3 | 2 | — | 75 | .469 | 262 | 289 | 4th, New England | 1997 | — | W, 3–2,WOR | L, 1–4,SPR | — | — |
| 1997–98 | 80 | 19 | 49 | 7 | 5 | — | 50 | .313 | 211 | 301 | 5th, New England | 1998 | — | Did not qualify | |||
| 1998–99 | 80 | 56 | 16 | 4 | 4 | — | 120 | .750 | 321 | 223 | 1st, New England | 1999 | — | W, 3–1,WOR | W, 4–0,HWP | W, 4–2,FRE | W, 4–1,RCH |
| 1999–00 | 80 | 33 | 38 | 6 | 3 | — | 75 | .469 | 231 | 269 | 5th, New England | 2000 | — | W, 3–0,QUE | W, 4–0,LOW | L, 3–4,HWP | — |
| 2000–01 | 80 | 35 | 31 | 10 | 4 | — | 84 | .525 | 245 | 242 | 3rd, New England | 2001 | — | W, 3–2,HWP | W, 4–3,WOR | L, 1–4,SJF | — |
| 2001–02 | 80 | 35 | 33 | 8 | 4 | — | 82 | .513 | 190 | 223 | 3rd, East | 2002 | L, 0–2,SJM | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | 80 | 44 | 20 | 11 | 5 | — | 104 | .650 | 268 | 227 | 1st, North | 2003 | BYE | L, 1–3,MTB | — | — | |
| 2003–04 | 80 | 36 | 29 | 11 | 4 | — | 87 | .544 | 170 | 170 | 4th, Atlantic | 2004 | L, 0–2,POR | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | 80 | 40 | 30 | — | 3 | 7 | 90 | .563 | 211 | 202 | 4th, Atlantic | 2005 | — | W, 4–2,MCH | W, 4–1,LOW | L, 2–4,PHI | — |
| 2005–06 | 80 | 43 | 31 | — | 1 | 5 | 92 | .575 | 254 | 217 | 4th, Atlantic | 2006 | — | L, 2–4,POR | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | 80 | 44 | 30 | — | 2 | 4 | 94 | .588 | 251 | 218 | 3rd, Atlantic | 2007 | — | W, 4–3,HWP | L, 2–4,MCH | — | — |
| 2007–08 | 80 | 55 | 18 | — | 3 | 4 | 117 | .731 | 280 | 206 | 1st, Atlantic | 2008 | — | W, 4–0,MCH | L, 2–4,POR | — | — |
| 2008–09 | 80 | 43 | 29 | — | 2 | 6 | 94 | .588 | 238 | 232 | 2nd, Atlantic | 2009 | — | W, 4–1,POR | W, 4–2,WOR | L, 1–4,HER | — |
| 2009–10 | 80 | 36 | 38 | — | 5 | 1 | 78 | .488 | 207 | 226 | 7th, Atlantic | 2010 | — | Did not qualify | |||
| 2010–11 | 80 | 38 | 36 | — | 3 | 3 | 82 | .513 | 209 | 252 | 5th, Atlantic | 2011 | — | Did not qualify | |||
| 2011–12 | 76 | 35 | 34 | — | 3 | 4 | 77 | .507 | 193 | 214 | 4th, Atlantic | 2012 | — | Did not qualify | |||
| 2012–13 | 76 | 50 | 21 | — | 0 | 5 | 105 | .691 | 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 | — | — | — |
| 2016–17 | 76 | 43 | 23 | — | 6 | 4 | 96 | .632 | 229 | 188 | 4th, Atlantic | 2017 | — | W, 3–2,WBS | W, 4–3,HER | L, 1–4,SYR | — |
| 2017–18 | 76 | 45 | 26 | — | 3 | 2 | 95 | .625 | 231 | 187 | 4th, Atlantic | 2018 | — | L, 1–3,LV | — | — | — |
| 2018–19 | 76 | 38 | 27 | — | 8 | 3 | 87 | .572 | 228 | 212 | 4th, Atlantic | 2019 | — | L, 1–3,CHA | — | — | — |
| 2019–20 | 62 | 38 | 18 | — | 3 | 3 | 82 | .661 | 197 | 154 | 1st, Atlantic | 2020 | Season cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2020–21 | 25 | 15 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 32 | .680 | 78 | 60 | 1st, Atlantic | 2021 | No playoffs were held | ||||
| 2021–22 | 72 | 36 | 25 | — | 5 | 6 | 83 | .576 | 199 | 192 | 3rd, Atlantic | 2022 | L, 0–2,BRI | — | — | — | — |
| 2022–23 | 72 | 44 | 18 | — | 8 | 2 | 98 | .681 | 221 | 201 | 1st, Atlantic | 2023 | BYE | L, 1–3,HFD | — | — | — |
| 2023–24 | 72 | 42 | 21 | — | 6 | 3 | 93 | .646 | 239 | 208 | 2nd, Atlantic | 2024 | BYE | L, 1–3,HFD | — | — | — |
Updated March 21, 2025.[10]
List of Providence Bruins alumni who played more than 100 games in Providence and 100 or more games in theNational Hockey League:
These are the top-ten point-scorers for the Providence Bruins in the AHL. Figures are updated after each completed season.[13]
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; = current Providence player
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | P/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Hilbert | C | 234 | 101 | 109 | 210 | .90 |
| Sergei Zholtok | C | 196 | 83 | 103 | 186 | .95 |
| Andre Savage | C | 191 | 71 | 104 | 175 | .92 |
| Tim Sweeney | LW | 121 | 71 | 101 | 172 | 1.42 |
| Alexander Khokhlachev | C | 197 | 61 | 110 | 171 | .87 |
| Pascal Pelletier | C | 206 | 71 | 99 | 170 | .82 |
| Cameron Mann | RW | 182 | 73 | 86 | 159 | .87 |
| Seth Griffith | C | 165 | 56 | 102 | 158 | .96 |
| Austin Czarnik | C | 157 | 51 | 104 | 155 | .99 |
| Jordan Szwarz | C | 185 | 66 | 82 | 148 | .80 |
| No. | Player | Position | Career | No. retirement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Colby Cave | C | 2014-2019 | April 4, 2022[14] |
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