Providence Announces Their Opponents for New Season

Providence to Face 12 Teams Next Season
July 14, 2011

The Providence Bruins, in conjunction with the American Hockey League today announced its schedule format for the 2011-12 season. Entering the 20th season in franchise history, the Providence Bruins will play their current Atlantic Division rivals as well as teams from the Northeast and East Division of the realigned Eastern Conference. Led by head coach Bruce Cassidy, the P-Bruins will play a 76 game schedule with games against 12 opponents.

The P-Bruins will compete in the AHL's revamped Atlantic Division, which is now comprised of the Manchester Monarchs, Portland Pirates, St. John's, and Worcester Sharks. Providence will face their Atlantic Division rivals in 36 of the 76 contests on their 2011-12 schedule.

The P-Bruins will play each team from the Northeast Conference, which includes the Adirondack Phantoms, Albany Devils, Bridgeport Sound Tigers, Connecticut Whale and Springfield Falcons. In the East Division, the P-Bruins will play one home game and one away game against the Hershey Bears and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and two home games and two away games against the Norfolk Admirals. The Admirals, Phantoms and St. John's are the three new opponents on Providence's schedule.

A complete breakdown of the P-Bruins' opponents and how many times they will face each other are as follows:

Atlantic Division
PROVIDENCE BRUINS (BOSTON)
Manchester Monarchs (Los Angeles) - 5 H, 5 A
Portland Pirates (Phoenix) - 5 H, 5 A
St. John's (Winnipeg) - 2 H, 2 A
Worcester (San Jose) - 6 H, 6 A

Northeast Division
Adirondack Phantoms (Philadelphia) - 1 H, 1 A
Albany Devils (New Jersey) - 2 H, 2 A
Bridgeport Sound Tigers (New York Islanders) - 4 H, 4 A
Connecticut Whale (New York Rangers) - 4 H, 4 A
Springfield Falcons (Columbus) - 5 H, 5 A

East Division
Hershey Bears (Washington) - 1 H, 1 A
Norfolk Admirals (Tampa) - 2 H, 2 A
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (Pittsburgh) - 1 H, 1 A

The complete 2011-12 regular season schedule will be unveiled by the AHL later this summer. Providence will open their 20th season in the AHL on Friday, October 7 at the Dunkin' Donuts Center.

*Information gathered from http://www.providencebruins.com/