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Providence Bruins

The Providence Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Providence, Rhode Island. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). They play at the Amica Mutual Pavilion.

Providence Bruins
CityProvidence, Rhode Island
LeagueAmerican Hockey League
ConferenceEastern
DivisionAtlantic
Founded1987
Home arenaAmica Mutual Pavilion
ColorsBlack, gold, white
     
OwnerH. Larue Renfroe
General managerEvan Gold [1]
Head coachRyan Mougenel[2]
CaptainPatrick Brown
MediaNESN
The Providence Journal
AHL.TV (Internet)
AffiliatesBoston Bruins (NHL)
Maine Mariners (ECHL)
Websitewww.providencebruins.com
Franchise history
1987–1992Maine Mariners
1992–presentProvidence Bruins
Championships
Regular season titles4: (1998–99, 2007–08, 2012–13, 2025–26)
Division titles9: (1992–93, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2007–08, 2012–13, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23, 2025–26)
Conference titles1: (1998–99)
Calder Cups1: (1998–99)
Current season

History

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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 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 the 2019–20 season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bruins moved to a temporary home in the New England Sports Center in Marlborough, 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 the 2021–22 AHL season.

In September 2022, the home arena was renamed to Amica Mutual Pavilion.[7]

This market was previously served by:

Team mascot

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"Samboni" the anthropomorphic bear serves as the Bruins' team mascot similar to the Boston Bruins' "Blades the Bruin".[8]

Season-by-season results

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Calder Cup Champions Conference Champions Division Champions

Records as of the 2025–26 AHL season.[9]

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
1992–938046322——94.5883843481st, North1993—L, 2–4, SPR———
1993–9480283913——69.4312833195th, North1994—Did not qualify
1994–9580393011——89.5563002683rd, North1995—W, 4–3, PORL, 2–4, ALB——
1995–96803036104—74.4632492804th, North1996—L, 1–3, SPR———
1996–9780354032—75.4692622894th, New England1997—W, 3–2, WORL, 1–4, SPR——
1997–9880194975—50.3132113015th, New England1998—Did not qualify
1998–9980561644—120.7503212231st, New England1999—W, 3–1, WORW, 4–0, HWPW, 4–2, FREW, 4–1, RCH
1999–0080333863—75.4692312695th, New England2000—W, 3–0, QUEW, 4–0, LOWL, 3–4, HWP—
2000–01803531104—84.5252452423rd, New England2001—W, 3–2, HWPW, 4–3, WORL, 1–4, SJF—
2001–0280353384—82.5131902233rd, East2002L, 0–2, SJM————
2002–03804420115—104.6502682271st, North2003BYEL, 1–3, MTB——
2003–04803629114—87.5441701704th, Atlantic2004L, 0–2, POR————
2004–05804030—3790.5632112024th, Atlantic2005—W, 4–2, MCHW, 4–1, LOWL, 2–4, PHI—
2005–06804331—1592.5752542174th, Atlantic2006—L, 2–4, POR———
2006–07804430—2494.5882512183rd, Atlantic2007—W, 4–3, HWPL, 2–4, MCH——
2007–08805518—34117.7312802061st, Atlantic2008—W, 4–0, MCHL, 2–4, POR——
2008–09804329—2694.5882382322nd, Atlantic2009—W, 4–1, PORW, 4–2, WORL, 1–4, HER—
2009–10803638—5178.4882072267th, Atlantic2010—Did not qualify
2010–11803836—3382.5132092525th, Atlantic2011—Did not qualify
2011–12763534—3477.5071932144th, Atlantic2012—Did not qualify
2012–13765021—05105.6912221831st, Atlantic2013—W, 3–2, HERL, 3–4, WBS——
2013–14764025—2991.5992332103rd, Atlantic2014—W, 3–2, SPRL, 3–4, WBS——
2014–15764126—7291.5992091852nd, Atlantic2015—L, 2–3, HFD———
2015–16764122—9495.6252381982nd, Atlantic2016—L, 0–3, WBS———
2016–17764323—6496.6322291884th, Atlantic2017—W, 3–2, WBSW, 4–3, HERL, 1–4, SYR—
2017–18764526—3295.6252311874th, Atlantic2018—L, 1–3, LV———
2018–19763827—8387.5722282124th, Atlantic2019—L, 1–3, CHA———
2019–20623818—3382.6611971541st, Atlantic2020Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–2125156—2232.68078601st, Atlantic2021No playoffs were held
2021–22723625—5683.5761991923rd, Atlantic2022L, 0–2, BRI————
2022–23724418—8298.6812212011st, Atlantic2023BYEL, 1–3, HFD———
2023–24724221—6393.6462392082nd, Atlantic2024BYEL, 1–3, HFD———
2024–25724123—5390.6252401883rd, Atlantic2025W, 2–1, SPRL, 2–3, CHA———
2025–26725416—20110.7642391621st, Atlantic2026BYEL, 1–3, SPR———

Players

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Current roster

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Updated May 16, 2026.[10]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace Contract
47 United States Joey Abate LW L 27 2022 Bloomingdale, Illinois Providence
– Canada Ty Cheveldayoff LW L 23 2025 Stony Plain, Alberta Providence
9 United States Colin Felix D R 27 2025 Camden, New Jersey Providence
24 United States Ty Gallagher D R 23 2025 Clarkston, Michigan Providence
37 Canada Brooklyn Kalmikov LW L 25 2025 St. John's, Newfoundland Providence
39 Canada Zachary Massicotte D L 25 2025 Shawinigan, Quebec Providence
48 United States Erik Middendorf F L 25 2025 Scottsdale, Arizona Providence
12 Canada Jacob Perreault RW R 24 2025 Montreal, Quebec Providence
8 United States Jake Schmaltz LW L 25 2025 McFarland, Wisconsin Providence
14 Canada Ryan Tattle F L 24 2026 Port Moody, British Columbia Providence
86 United States Christian Wolanin D L 31 2025 Quebec, Quebec Providence

Team captains

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Head coaches

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Notable alumni

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Franchise records and leaders

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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, (2001–2005)
Career assists: Georgii Merkulov, 146, (2022-present)
Career points: Georgii Merkulov, 240, (2022–present)
Career penalty minutes: Aaron Downey, 1059, (1997–2000, 2007)
Career goaltending wins: Zane McIntyre, 86, (2015–2019)
Career shutouts: Zane McIntyre, 11, (2015–2019)
Career games: Tommy Cross, 380, (2011-2021)

Scoring leaders

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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

Points
PlayerPosGPGAPtsP/G
Georgii MerkulovLW27194146240.89
Andy HilbertC234101109210.90
Sergei ZholtokC19683103186.95
Andre SavageC19171104175.92
Tim SweeneyLW121711011721.42
Alexander KhokhlachevC19761110171.87
Pascal PelletierC2067199170.82
Fabian LysellRW21957106163.74
Cameron MannRW1827386159.87
Seth GriffithC16556102158.96

Retired numbers

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Providence Bruins retired numbers
No. Player Position Career No. retirement
25Colby CaveC2014-2019April 4, 2022[14]

References

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  1. ↑ "Evan Gold Named General Manager of Providence Bruins". NHL.com. March 29, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Ryan Mougenel Named 13th Head Coach of the Providence Bruins". OurSports Central. August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  3. ↑ "WLNE-TV and WPRI-TV featured stories about Ben Schwartz". YouTube. Archived from the original on April 9, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  4. ↑ McDonald, Joe (August 26, 2006). "P-Bruins change ownership". The Providence Journal. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Providence Bruins to play in Marlborough for upcoming season, with no fans in attendance". SB Nation. January 4, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Providence Bruins to play season in Marlboro, Mass". The Providence Journal. January 4, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  7. ↑ Anderson, Patrick (September 6, 2022). "'The Dunk' is now 'The AMP' — Amica reveals new name". The Providence Journal. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Samboni the Mascot". Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Providence Bruins season statistics and records". HockeyDB. Retrieved May 8, 2026.
  10. ↑ "TheAHL.com – Providence Bruins Roster". American Hockey League. Retrieved May 16, 2026.
  11. ↑ "JOSIAH DIDIER NAMED 26TH CAPTAIN IN P-BRUINS HISTORY". Providence Bruins. January 1, 2022.
  12. ↑ "PROVIDENCE BRUINS NAME PATRICK BROWN 27TH CAPTAIN IN TEAM HISTORY". Providence Bruins. October 17, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Providence Bruins - All Time AHL leaders". HockeyDB. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  14. ↑ "Colby Cave's Number Retired By Providence Bruins". ABC 6. June 28, 2023. Archived from the original on April 10, 2022.
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