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.
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. They inherited the Mariners' affiliation with the NHL Bruins, which continues today. This predated the recent trend for AHL teams to be based closer to their NHL parents in order to facilitate player movement.
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.
In August 2006, DuRoss sold his majority interest in the club to Massachusetts businessman H. Larue Renfroe.
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. The New England Sport Center is also owned by team owner H. Larue Renfroe. 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.
This market was previously served by: Providence Reds (1926–1977)
Team mascot "Samboni" the anthropomorphic bear serves as the Bruins' team mascot similar to the Boston Bruins' "Blades the Bruin".
Season-by-season results Calder Cup championsConference championsDivision champions Records as of the 2025–26 AHL season. Regular seasonPlayoffsSeasonGamesWonLostTiedOTLSOLPointsPCTGoalsforGoalsagainstStandingYearPrelims1stround2ndround3rdroundFinals1992–93 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 qualify1994–95 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 qualify1998–99 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, RCH1999–00 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 qualify2010–11 80 38 36 — 3 3 82 .513 209 252 5th, Atlantic 2011 —Did not qualify2011–12 76 35 34 — 3 4 77 .507 193 214 4th, Atlantic 2012 —Did not qualify2012–13 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 the COVID-19 pandemic2020–21 25 15 6 — 2 2 32 .680 78 60 1st, Atlantic 2021 No playoffs were held2021–22 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 ———2024–25 72 41 23 — 5 3 90 .625 240 188 3rd, Atlantic 2025 W, 2–1, SPR L, 2–3, CHA ———2025–26 72 54 16 — 2 0 110 .764 239 162 1st, Atlantic 2026 BYE L, 1–3, SPR ———
Players
Current roster Updated October 3, 2026.
Team captains
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, 2024–2026 Billy Sweezey, 2026–
Head coaches
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, 2021–2026 Trent Whitfield, 2026-present
American Hockey League Hall of Famers AHL Hall of Fame Honored Members Name Seasons Induction Year Keith Aucoin 2002-03, 2004-05 (player) 2022 Dennis Bonvie 2001-02 (player) 2024 Chris Bourque 2012-13 (player) 2026 Mitch Lamoureux 1995-97 (player) 2011 Rob Murray 2003-08 (asst. coach)2008-11 (head coach) 2017 Tim Tookey 1994-95 (player) 2008 Jim Wiemer 1992-94 (player) 2026
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:
Franchise records and leaders
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, (2022-2026) Career points: Georgii Merkulov, 240, (2022–2026) 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 These are the top-ten point-scorers for the Providence Bruins in the AHL. Figures are updated after each completed season.
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; = current Providence player
Points Player Pos GP G A Pts P/GGeorgii Merkulov LW 271 94 146 240 .89 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 .82Fabian LysellC21957106163.74 Cameron Mann RW 182 73 86 159 .87 Seth Griffith C 165 56 102 158 .96 Retired numbers Providence Bruins retired numbersNo.PlayerPositionCareerNo. retirement 25 Colby Cave C 2014-2019 April 4, 2022
References
External links Providence Bruins Official Website The Internet Hockey Database – Providence Bruins