Providence Bruins
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The team's home venue was given the new name Amica Mutual Pavilion in September 2022.[1]
Life and work
The Dunkin' Donuts Center was being used by the state of Rhode Island for pandemic-related operations.[2] The team played that season with no fans in attendance.[2] "Samboni" the anthropomorphic bear serves as the Bruins' team mascot.[3] Schwartz performed as organist for a total of seven seasons, ending his tenure after the 2007–08 campaign.[4]
No other organist in a professional North American sports organization has been younger than Schwartz.[4] In August 2006, H. Larue Renfroe, a businessman from Massachusetts, acquired DuRoss's majority ownership stake in the club.[5] Because the 2019–20 season ended early due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bruins relocated temporarily to the New England Sports Center located in Marlborough, Massachusetts.[6] For the 2021–22 AHL season, the Bruins went back to playing at the Dunkin' Donuts Center.[6]
What the cited sources add
The franchise previously existed as the Sherbrooke Jets (1982–1984) and Maine Mariners (1987–1992).[7] The team's parent club has been the Boston Bruins from 1992 to 2024.[7] H. Larue Renfroe, who owns the team, also owns the New England Sports Center.[6] HockeyDB indicates that the franchise that became the Providence Bruins started as an expansion team for the 1982–83 season.[7]
References
- Wikipedia, "Providence Bruins" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Anderson, "'The Dunk' is now 'The AMP' — Amica reveals new name", The Providence Journal, 2022-09-06 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- "Providence Bruins to play in Marlborough for upcoming season, with no fans in attendance", SB Nation, January 4, 2021. facts only, no text reused. stanleycupofchowder.com
- Wikipedia, "Providence Bruins" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Samboni the Mascot" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Providence Bruins" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "WLNE-TV and WPRI-TV featured stories about Ben Schwartz", YouTube (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Providence Bruins" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: McDonald, "P-Bruins change ownership", The Providence Journal, August 26, 2006 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Providence Bruins" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Providence Bruins to play in Marlborough for upcoming season, with no fans in attendance", SB Nation, January 4, 2021; "Providence Bruins to play season in Marlboro, Mass.", The Providence Journal, January 4, 2021 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- "Providence Bruins season statistics and records", HockeyDB. facts only, no text reused. hockeydb.com
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