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Providence Bruins
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CityProvidence, Rhode Island
LeagueAmerican Hockey League
ConferenceEastern Conference
DivisionAtlantic Division
Founded1977
Home arenaDunkin' Donuts Center
ColorsBlack, Gold, White      
Owner(s)H. Larue Renfroe
General managerPeter Chiarelli
Head coachBruce Cassidy
MediaWNRI 1380, WBLQ 1230 The Providence Journal
AffiliatesBoston Bruins (NHL)
South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL)
Franchise history
1977–1992Maine Mariners
1992–presentProvidence Bruins
Championships
Regular season titles3 (1998–99, 2007–08, 2012–13)
Division titles5 (1992–93, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2007–08, , 2012–13)
Conference titles1 (1998–99)
Calder Cups1 (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 2001–2002 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]

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Season-by-season results

Regular Season Playoffs
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 Out of playoffs
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 Out of playoffs
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 — 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 — 7 3 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 Out of playoffs
2010–11 80 38 36 — 3 3 82 .513 209 252 5th, Atlantic 2011 Out of playoffs
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 IP, 3-3, WBS — —

Players

Current roster

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Team Captains

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:

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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

  1. ^ WLNE-TV and WPRI-TV featured stories about Ben Schwartz
  2. ^ "P-Bruins change ownership". Providence Journal.
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