The Providence Bruins is 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.

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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 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. The P-Bruins main rival is the nearby Worcester Sharks

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] [2]}

;This market was previously served by:

• Providence Reds (1926–1977)

Team records

Single season

Career

Current roster

As of July 2, 2009 ^{[3] [4]}

Goaltenders
#		align=left	Player	Catches	Place of birth
30		Tuukka Rask	L	Savonlinna, Finland
32		Kevin Regan	L	South Boston, Massachusetts

Defensemen
#		align=left	Player	Shoots	Place of birth
2		Andrew Bodnarchuk	L	Drumheller, Alberta
3		Johnny Boychuk	R	Edmonton, Alberta
5		Ryan Stokes	L	Corruna, Ontario
6		Jeff Penner	L	Steinbach, Manitoba
22		Matt Hunwick	L	Warren, Michigan
38		David Kolomatis	R	Basking Ridge, New Jersey
27		Adam McQuaid	R	Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

Forwards
#		align=left	Player	Position	Shoots	Place of birth
9		Zach Hamill	C	R	Port Coquitlam, British Columbia
10		Vladimir Sobotka	C	L	Trebic, Czech Republic
11		Peter Schaefer	LW	L	Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan
12		Brad Marchand	RW	L	Halifax, Nova Scotia
14		Ned Lukacevic	LW	L	Podgorica, Serbia
19		Levi Nelson	C	L	Calgary, Alberta
20		Wacey Rabbit	C	L	Lethbridge, Alberta
23		Mikko Lehtonen	RW	R	Espoo, Finland
24		Kirk MacDonald	RW	R	Victoria, British Columbia
26		Mark Bomersback	LW	L	Rochester, Alberta
28		Matt Marquardt	LW	L	North Bay, Ontario
29		Byron Bitz	RW	R	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
39		Martin St. Pierre	C	L	Embrun, Ontario

Season-by-season results

Regular season

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	OTL	SOL	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Standing
1992–93	80	46	32	2	—	—	94	384	348	1st, North
1993–94	80	28	39	13	—	—	69	283	319	5th, North
1994–95	80	39	30	11	—	—	89	300	268	3rd, North
1995–96	80	30	36	10	4	—	74	249	280	4th, North
1996–97	80	35	40	3	2	—	75	262	289	4th, New England
1997–98	80	19	49	7	5	—	50	211	301	5th, New England
1998–99	80	56	16	4	4	—	120	321	223	1st, New England
1999–00	80	33	38	6	3	—	75	231	269	5th, New England
2000–01	80	35	31	10	4	—	84	245	242	3rd, New England
2001–02	80	35	33	8	4	—	82	190	223	3rd, East
2002–03	80	44	20	11	5	—	104	268	227	1st, North
2003–04	80	36	29	11	4	—	87	170	170	4th, Atlantic
2004–05	80	40	30	—	7	3	90	211	202	4th, Atlantic
2005–06	80	43	31	—	1	5	92	254	217	4th, Atlantic
2006–07	80	44	30	—	2	4	94	251	218	3rd, Atlantic
2007–08	80	55	18	—	3	4	117	280	206	1st, Atlantic
2008–09	80	43	29	—	2	6	94	238	232	2nd, Atlantic

Playoffs

Season	Prelim	1st round	2nd round	3rd round	Finals
1992–93	—	L, 2–4, SPR	—	—	—
1993–94	Out of playoffs.
1994–95	—	W, 4–3, PORT	L, 2–4, ALB	—	—
1995–96	—	L, 1–3, SPR	—	—	—
1996–97	—	W, 3–2, WOR	L, 1–4, SPR	—	—
1997–98	Out of playoffs.
1998–99	—	W, 3–1, WOR	W, 4–0, HART	W, 4–2, FRED	W, 4–1, ROCH
1999–00	—	W, 3–0, QUE	W, 4–0, LOW	L, 3–4, HART	—
2000–01	—	W, 3–2, HART	W, 4–3, WOR	L, 1–4, SJNB	—
2001–02	L, 0–2, SJNL	—	—	—	—
2002–03	—	L, 1–3, MTB	—	—	—
2003–04	L, 0–2, PORT	—	—	—	—
2004–05	—	W, 4–2, MAN	W, 4–1, LOW	L, 2–4, PHIL	—
2005–06	—	L, 2–4, PORT	—	—	—
2006–07	—	W, 4–3, HART	L, 2–4, MAN	—	—
2007–08	—	W, 4–0, MAN	L, 2–4, PORT	—	—
2008–09	—	W, 4–1, PORT	W, 4–2, WOR	L, 1–4, HER	—

Notable alumni

• Patrice Bergeron
• David Krejci
• Hal Gill
• Peter Laviolette
• Glen Murray
• Andrew Raycroft
• Jozef Stumpel
• Sergei Zholtok
• Aaron Downey
• John Grahame
• Kris Versteeg