Providence Bruins
Providence Bruins Season Recap: Defensemen
May 30th, 2018 The Providence Bruins 2017-18 defensive group helped contribute to the AHL’s second-lowest goals against average at 2.54, trailing only the Toronto Marlies, who happen to be in the Calder Cup Final. The P-Bruins had size, physicality, and above-average skating ability on...
Providence Bruins Season Recap: Forwards
May 19th, 2018 While the Calder Cup playoffs carry on without the Providence Bruins, it’s time to look back at the year that was and what the P-Bruins will look like moving forward. First up is the forward group. Looking ahead, there’s a lot to like about this group. The 2017-18...
Providence Bruins Poised for Playoff Return in 2018-19
May 8th, 2018 The Providence Bruins were a good team this season. They were able to blend youth with some key veteran players to compile a 45-26-3-2 record. Although the 95-point season was only good enough for the Atlantic Division’s fourth and final playoff spot, their place in the...
Providence Bruins Must Survive Road Test
April 27th, 2018 The Providence Bruins were unable to defend home ice against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, meaning the Calder Cup Playoffs first-round matchup will come down to a best-of-three in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Despite the split of two games in Providence, there are a lot of...
Providence Bruins Ready For Playoff Battle
April 20th, 2018 With 12 games remaining in the regular season, it looked like the Providence Bruins were set to play the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the first round of the Calder Cup playoffs. The P-Bruins had a game in hand and a four-point lead on the Charlotte Checkers. The...
Providence Bruins: Czarnik Among League's Elite
April 14th, 2018 With the regular season wrapping up this weekend, the American Hockey League has begun to announce league awards and All-Stars. The Providence Bruins had one player named as a second-team All-Star, Austin Czarnik. The honor speaks to Czarnik’s development during his...
Providence Bruins: Cave & Hargrove, the Dependables
April 7th, 2018 The Boston Bruins organization is full of talented prospects. There’s no doubting the potential. The Bruins have so many talented young players, in fact, that they own the Eastern Conference’s best record while playing a lot of those prospects at the NHL level. For an...Providence Bruins Add Late Season Youth
March 31st, 2018 The Providence Bruins managed to get even younger over the last two weeks. Injuries all over the organization combined with late-season signings have brought changes to the Providence lineup, many of them fresh faces to the organization. Over the weekend, the P-Bruins...
Providence Could Add New Chapter to Playoff Rivalry
March 23rd, 2018 The Providence Bruins took four of six points for a second consecutive weekend. The weekend started with an Austin Czarnik hat trick in a 5-3 win over the Rochester Americans, followed by a road loss to the Atlantic Division-leading Lehigh Valley Phantoms. Goaltender Zane...
Pair of Badgers Join Providence Bruins
March 15th, 2018 The Providence Bruins went two-for-three on a recent road trip, defeating Laval 6-3 and Rochester 2-1 in overtime before closing out the weekend with a 4-3 loss in Toronto. It was a positive trip to earn four points before ending with a hard-fought loss to the talented...Providence Bruins Benefited by Organizational Depth
March 8th, 2018 Well, you can never have too much depth after all right? The success of the Providence Bruins in the home stretch could depend on how well the Bruins organization has drafted, and the performance of veterans. Injuries have struck the big club in Boston, but the P-Bruins are...
Providence Bruins Survive Trade Deadline
March 2nd, 2018 The NHL trade deadline is an exciting time for hockey fans. Whether your team is in the hunt for a playoff spot or looking to rebuild, it’s hard not to be engaged in the rapid player movement. For AHL fans, it can also test your nerves. NHL clubs’ top priority is to win...
Reflecting on Bruce Cassidy's Run In Providence
February 23rd, 2018 Bruce Cassidy took a winding road in hockey to become the head coach of the Boston Bruins. Since taking over after the firing of Claude Julien last season, Cassidy finished his first 82 games behind the Boston bench an astounding 53-20-9. That’s a sample size equivalent...