Providence Bruins facts for kids
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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 |
| Head coach | Ryan Mougenel |
| Captain | Patrick Brown |
| Media | NESN The Providence Journal AHL.TV (Internet) |
| Affiliate(s) | Boston Bruins (NHL) Maine Mariners (ECHL) |
| Franchise history | |
| 1987–1992 | Maine Mariners |
| 1992–present | Providence Bruins |
| Championships | |
| Regular season titles | 3: (1998–99, 2007–08, 2012–13) |
| Division Championships | 8: (1992–93, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2007–08, 2012–13, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23) |
| Conference Championships | 1: (1998–99) |
| Calder Cups | 1: (1998–99) |
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The Providence Bruins are a professional ice hockey team located in Providence, Rhode Island. They are the main team for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the American Hockey League (AHL). They play their home games at the Amica Mutual Pavilion.
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History of the Providence Bruins
The Providence Bruins started playing in the 1992–93 AHL season. The mayor of Providence, Buddy Cianci, helped bring the team to the city. Before this, another AHL team called the Providence Reds played in Providence until 1977. So, the Bruins brought AHL hockey back to the city!
Winning the Calder Cup
The Bruins won their first AHL championship, the Calder Cup, in the 1999 playoffs. They had an amazing regular season that year, winning 56 games! Their coach was Peter Laviolette, and a star player named Randy Robitaille helped lead the team. They beat the Rochester Americans to win the championship. It was a huge improvement, as they had only won 19 games the season before.
Youngest Organist
In the 2001–02 season, a 13-year-old musician named Ben Schwartz became the official organist for the team's home games. He played music for seven years, until the 2007–08 season. This made him the youngest organist to ever work for a professional sports team in North America!
Changes and New Homes
In 2006, H. Larue Renfroe became the main owner of the team.
During the COVID-19 pandemic in the 2019–20 AHL season, the Bruins had to move to a temporary home. They played at the New England Sports Center in Marlborough, Massachusetts, because their usual arena was being used for pandemic-related activities. The team's owner, H. Larue Renfroe, also owns the New England Sports Center. The Bruins returned to their home arena for the 2021–22 AHL season.
In September 2022, their home arena got a new name and became the Amica Mutual Pavilion.
Team Mascot
The Providence Bruins have a fun mascot named "Samboni." He is a bear, just like the Boston Bruins' mascot, "Blades the Bruin." Samboni helps cheer on the team at games!
Team Achievements
The Providence Bruins have had many successful seasons. They have won the Calder Cup once, in 1999. They have also won their conference championship once and their division championship eight times!
- Calder Cup Champions: 1999
- Conference Champions: 1999
- Division Champions: 1993, 1999, 2003, 2008, 2013, 2020, 2021, 2023
Players
Current Roster
The Providence Bruins have a roster of talented players. The team's roster changes, but you can always find the most up-to-date list on their official website or the AHL website.
Team Captains
Many great players have been captains for the Providence Bruins over the years. The captain is a leader on the team. The current captain is Patrick Brown.
- Peter Laviolette, 1992–1993
- Bill Armstrong, 1993–1994
- Guy Larose, 1994–1995
- Martin Simard, 1995–1997
- Bill Armstrong, 1997–1998
- Dennis Vaske, 1998–1999
- Sean Pronger, 1999–2000
- Brandon Smith, 2000–2001
- Keith McCambridge, 2001–2002
- Rich Brennan, 2002–2004
- Jay Henderson, 2004–2005
- 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, 2015–2018
- Jordan Szwarz, 2018–2019
- Paul Carey, 2019–2021
- Josiah Didier, 2022–2023
- Patrick Brown, 2024–present
Head Coaches
The head coach guides the team and helps them play their best. Many coaches have led the Providence Bruins. The current head coach is Ryan Mougenel.
- Mike O'Connell, 1992–1994
- Steve Kasper, 1994–1995
- Bob Francis, 1995–1997
- Tom McVie, 1997–1998
- Peter Laviolette, 1998–2000
- Bill Armstrong, 2000–2002
- Mike Sullivan, 2002
- Scott Gordon, 2003–2008
- Rob Murray, 2008–2011
- Bruce Cassidy, 2011–2016
- Kevin Dean, 2016–2017
- Jay Leach, 2017–2021
- Ryan Mougenel, 2021–present
Notable Alumni
Many players who have played for the Providence Bruins have gone on to play in the National Hockey League (NHL). Here are some of the notable players who spent time with the Providence Bruins and also played many games in the NHL:
- Keith Aucoin
- Matt Bartkowski
- Nick Boynton
- Wade Brookbank
- Paul Carey
- Jordan Caron
- Connor Clifton
- Austin Czarnik
- Kevin Dallman
- Aaron Downey
- Peter Ferraro
- Trent Frederic
- Jonathan Girard
- John Grahame
- Ben Guite
- Andy Hilbert
- Jamie Huscroft
- Milan Jurcina
- Antti Laaksonen
- Jeremy Lauzon
- Cameron Mann
- Brad Marchand
- Adam McQuaid
- Kevan Miller
- Eric Nickulas
- Colton Orr
- Chris Porter
- Tuukka Rask
- Andrew Raycroft
- Jeremy Reich
- Randy Robitaille
- Jon Rohloff
- Andre Roy
- Ryan Spooner
- Cam Stewart
- Mark Stuart
- Tim Sweeney
- Tim Thomas
- Nate Thompson
- Mattias Timander
- Chris Wagner
- Trent Whitfield
- Landon Wilson
- Sergei Zholtok
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Team Records and Top Players
The Providence Bruins have had many players set impressive records throughout their history.
Single Season Records
These records are for the best performance by a player in one season:
- Goals: Tim Sweeney, 41 goals (1992–93)
- Assists: Randy Robitaille, 74 assists (1998–99)
- Points: Randy Robitaille, 102 points (1998–99)
- Penalty minutes: Aaron Downey, 407 minutes (1997–98)
- Best Goalie Average (GAA): Tim Thomas, 1.84 (2003–04)
- Best Goalie Save Percentage (SV%): Tim Thomas, .941 (2003–04)
Career Records
These records are for the best performance by a player over their entire time with the team:
- Career goals: Andy Hilbert, 101 goals (2001–2005)
- Career assists: Alexander Khokhlachev, 110 assists (2012-2016)
- Career points: Andy Hilbert, 210 points (2001–2005)
- Career penalty minutes: Aaron Downey, 1059 minutes (1997–2000, 2007)
- Career goaltending wins: Zane McIntyre, 86 wins (2015–2019)
- Career shutouts: Zane McIntyre, 11 shutouts (2015–2019)
- Career games played: Tommy Cross, 380 games (2011-2021)
Top Scorers
Many players have scored a lot of points for the Providence Bruins. Some of the top point-scorers in team history include Andy Hilbert, Sergei Zholtok, and Andre Savage. These players helped the team win many games with their scoring skills.
Retired Numbers
The Providence Bruins have honored special players by retiring their jersey numbers. This means no other player on the team will wear that number again.
| No. | Player | Position | Career | No. retirement |
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| 25 | Colby Cave | C | 2014-2019 | April 4, 2022 |
See also
In Spanish: Providence Bruins para niños
