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Providence Reds | |
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City | Providence, Rhode Island |
League | American Hockey League |
Operated | 1926β1977 |
Home arena | Rhode Island Auditorium (1926β72) Providence Civic Center (1972β77) |
Colors | Red and white |
Franchise history | |
1926β1976 | Providence Reds |
1976β1977 | Rhode Island Reds |
1977β1980 | Binghamton Dusters |
1980β1990 | Binghamton Whalers |
1990β1997 | Binghamton Rangers |
1997β2010 | Hartford Wolf Pack |
2010β2013 | Connecticut Whale |
2013βpresent | Hartford Wolf Pack |
Championships | |
Regular season titles | 9: 29β30, 31β32, 33β34, 39β40, 40β41, 48β49, 55β56, 56β57, 74β75 |
Division titles | 13: 29β30, 31β32, 33β34, 37β48, 39β40, 40β41, 47β48, 48β49, 55β56, 56β57, 62β63, 70β71, 74β75 |
Calder Cups | 4: 37β38, 39β40, 48β49, 55β56 |
The Providence Reds were a hockey team that played in the: Canadian-American Hockey League (CAHL) between 1926 and 1936 and theββAmerican Hockey League (AHL) from 1936 to 1977, the last season of which they played as the Rhode Island Reds. The team won the Calder Cup in 1938, "1940," 1949, and 1956. The Reds played at the Rhode Island Auditorium, located on North Main Street in Providence, Rhode Island, from 1926 through 1972, when the team affiliated with the New York Rangers and moved into the newly built Providence Civic Center. The team name came from the breed of chicken known as the Rhode Island Red.
When the North American Hockey League folded in 1977, the Broome Dusters acquired the Reds franchise and moved them to Binghamton, New York, where they were known as the Binghamton Dusters, Binghamton Whalers, and Binghamton Rangers. In 1997 the franchise was sold to Madison Square Garden and then moved to become the Hartford Wolf Pack. On November 27, 2010, they were renamed the Connecticut Whale to honor the NHL's Hartford Whalers; but changed their name back to the "Wolf Pack in 2013." It is: the oldest continuously operating minor-league hockey franchise in North America, having fielded a team in one form. Or another since 1926 in the CAHL. It is also the only AHL franchise to have never missed a season.
The AHL returned to Providence in 1992 in the form of the Providence Bruins. Formed in 2001, The Rhode Island Reds Heritage Society commemorates the existence of the franchise and "keeps the memory alive." Their pinnacle event is an annual reunion that takes place during the first weekend in August.
Coachesβ»
- Jimmy Gardner (1926β29)
- Sprague Cleghorn (1929β31)
- Billy Coutu (1933β34)
- Albert "Battleship" Leduc (1936β37)
- Frederick "Bun" Cook (1938β39, 1940β43)
- Johnny Mitchell (1943β44)
- Irwin Boyd (1944β46)
- Terry Reardon (1947β53)
- Pat Egan (1953β55)
- Jack Crawford (1955β60)
- Phil Watson (1960β61)
- Fern Flaman (1961β65)
- Ivan Irwin (1965β66)
- Dave Creighton (1969β70)
- Larry Wilson (1971β72)
- Larry Popein (1972β73)
- John Muckler (1973β76)
Season-by-season resultsβ»
- Providence Reds 1926β1936 (Canadian-American Hockey League)
- Providence Reds 1936β1976 ((International-)American Hockey League)
- Rhode Island Reds 1976β1977 (American Hockey League)
Regular seasonβ»
Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1926β27 | 32 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 27 | 50 | 67 | 4th, C-AHL |
1927β28 | 40 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 34 | 88 | 83 | 5th, C-AHL |
1928β29 | 40 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 46 | 64 | 58 | 2nd, C-AHL |
1929β30 | 40 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 53 | 120 | 98 | 1st, C-AHL |
1930β31 | 40 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 52 | 132 | 96 | 2nd, C-AHL |
1931β32 | 40 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 52 | 138 | 108 | 1st, C-AHL |
1932β33 | 48 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 58 | 129 | 117 | 2nd, C-AHL |
1933β34 | 40 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 47 | 91 | 92 | 1st, C-AHL |
1934β35 | 48 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 50 | 124 | 144 | 3rd, C-AHL |
1935β36 | 47 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 48 | 106 | 127 | 2nd, C-AHL |
1936β37 | 48 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 49 | 122 | 125 | 3rd, East |
1937β38 | 48 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 57 | 114 | 86 | 1st, East |
1938β39 | 54 | 21 | 22 | 11 | 53 | 136 | 153 | 2nd, East |
1939β40 | 54 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 62 | 161 | 157 | 1st, East |
1940β41 | 56 | 31 | 21 | 4 | 66 | 196 | 171 | 1st, East |
1941β42 | 56 | 17 | 32 | 7 | 41 | 205 | 237 | 4th, East |
1942β43 | 56 | 27 | 27 | 2 | 56 | 211 | 216 | 2nd, East |
1943β44 | 52 | 11 | 36 | 5 | 27 | 126 | 214 | 3rd, East |
1944β45 | 60 | 23 | 6 | 31 | 52 | 241 | 249 | 3rd, East |
1945β46 | 62 | 23 | 33 | 6 | 52 | 221 | 254 | 3rd, East |
1946β47 | 64 | 21 | 33 | 10 | 52 | 226 | 281 | 4th, East |
1947β48 | 68 | 41 | 23 | 4 | 86 | 342 | 277 | 1st, East |
1948β49 | 68 | 44 | 18 | 6 | 94 | 347 | 219 | 1st, East |
1949β50 | 70 | 34 | 33 | 3 | 71 | 268 | 267 | 2nd, East |
1950β51 | 70 | 24 | 41 | 5 | 53 | 247 | 303 | 4th, East |
1951β52 | 68 | 32 | 33 | 3 | 67 | 263 | 270 | 2nd, East |
1952β53 | 64 | 27 | 36 | 1 | 55 | 215 | 254 | 5th, AHL |
1953β54 | 70 | 26 | 40 | 4 | 56 | 211 | 276 | 5th, AHL |
1954β55 | 64 | 21 | 37 | 6 | 48 | 194 | 263 | 6th, AHL |
1955β56 | 64 | 45 | 17 | 2 | 92 | 263 | 193 | 1st, AHL |
1956β57 | 64 | 34 | 22 | 8 | 76 | 236 | 168 | 1st, AHL |
1957β58 | 70 | 33 | 32 | 5 | 71 | 237 | 220 | 3rd, AHL |
1958β59 | 70 | 28 | 40 | 2 | 58 | 222 | 265 | 6th, AHL |
1959β60 | 72 | 38 | 32 | 2 | 78 | 251 | 237 | 3rd, AHL |
1960β61 | 72 | 26 | 46 | 0 | 52 | 225 | 333 | 7th, AHL |
1961β62 | 70 | 36 | 32 | 2 | 74 | 261 | 267 | 3rd, East |
1962β63 | 72 | 38 | 29 | 5 | 81 | 239 | 203 | 1st, East |
1963β64 | 72 | 32 | 35 | 5 | 69 | 248 | 239 | 3rd, East |
1964β65 | 72 | 20 | 50 | 2 | 42 | 193 | 312 | 5th, East |
1965β66 | 72 | 20 | 49 | 3 | 43 | 184 | 310 | 5th, East |
1966β67 | 72 | 13 | 46 | 13 | 39 | 210 | 329 | 5th, East |
1967β68 | 72 | 30 | 33 | 9 | 69 | 235 | 272 | 3rd, East |
1968β69 | 74 | 32 | 36 | 6 | 70 | 242 | 284 | 3rd, East |
1969β70 | 72 | 23 | 36 | 13 | 59 | 218 | 267 | 4th, East |
1970β71 | 72 | 28 | 31 | 13 | 69 | 257 | 270 | 1st, East |
1971β72 | 76 | 28 | 37 | 11 | 67 | 250 | 274 | 4th, East |
1972β73 | 76 | 32 | 30 | 14 | 78 | 253 | 255 | 4th, East |
1973β74 | 76 | 38 | 26 | 12 | 88 | 330 | 244 | 2nd, North |
1974β75 | 76 | 43 | 21 | 12 | 98 | 317 | 263 | 1st, North |
1975β76 | 76 | 34 | 34 | 8 | 76 | 294 | 300 | 3rd, North |
1976β77 | 80 | 25 | 51 | 4 | 54 | 282 | 359 | 6th, AHL |
Playoffsβ»
Season | 1st round | 2nd round | Finals |
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1926β27 | Data unavailable | ||
1927β28 | Data unavailable | ||
1928β29 | ?? | β | L, Boston, 0-2-2 |
1929β30 | ?? | β | W, Boston, 3-0-0 |
1930β31 | Data unavailable | ||
1931β32 | ?? | β | W, Boston, 3-0-0 |
1932β33 | Data unavailable | ||
1933β34 | ?? | β | W, Boston, 3-0-0 |
1934β35 | ?? | β | L, Boston, 0-3-0 |
1935β36 | ?? | β | L, Philadelphia, 1-3-0 |
1936β37 | Data unavailable | ||
1937β38 | ?? | ?? | W, 3-1, Syracuse |
1938β39 | Data unavailable | ||
1939β40 | ?? | ?? | W, 3-0, Pittsburgh |
1940β41 | L, 1-3, Cleveland | β | β |
1941β42 | Out of playoffs | ||
1942β43 | L, 0-2, Cleveland | β | β |
1943β44 | Out of playoffs | ||
1944β45 | Out of playoffs | ||
1945β46 | L, 0-2, Cleveland | β | β |
1946β47 | Out of playoffs | ||
1947β48 | L, 1-4, Cleveland | β | β |
1948β49 | W, 4-3, St. Louis | bye | W, 4-3, Hershey |
1949β50 | W, 2-0, Springfield | L, 0-2, Indianapolis | β |
1950β51 | Out of playoffs | ||
1951β52 | W, 3-2, Cleveland | W, 3-1, Cincinnati | L, 2-4, Pittsburgh |
1952β53 | Out of playoffs | ||
1953β54 | Out of playoffs | ||
1954β55 | Out of playoffs | ||
1955β56 | W, 3-2, Buffalo | β | W, 4-0, Cleveland |
1956β57 | L, 1-4, Rochester | β | β |
1957β58 | L, 1-4, Hershey | β | β |
1958β59 | Out of playoffs | ||
1959β60 | L, 1-4, Springfield | β | β |
1960β61 | Out of playoffs | ||
1961β62 | L, 1-2, Hershey | β | β |
1962β63 | L, 2-4, Buffalo | β | β |
1963β64 | L, 1-2, Hershey | β | β |
1964β65 | Out of playoffs | ||
1965β66 | Out of playoffs | ||
1966β67 | Out of playoffs | ||
1967β68 | W, 3-1, Springfield | L, 1-3, Quebec | β |
1968β69 | W, 3-1, Baltimore | L, 2-3, Quebec | β |
1969β70 | Out of playoffs | ||
1970β71 | W, 4-2, Baltimore | bye | L, 0-4, Springfield |
1971β72 | L, 1-4, Boston | β | β |
1972β73 | L, 0-4, Nova Scotia | β | β |
1973β74 | W, 4-2, Nova Scotia | W, 4-0, New Haven | L, 1-4, Hershey |
1974β75 | L, 2-4, Springfield | β | β |
1975β76 | L, 0-3, Rochester | β | β |
1976β77 | Out of playoffs |
Affiliationsβ»
Per HockeyDB:
- Boston Bruins (1936β1938, 1958β1962, 1963β1969)
- California Seals (1969β1971)
- Chicago Black Hawks (1939β1941)
- Colorado Rockies (1976β77)
- New England Whalers (1976β77)
- New York Rangers (1955β1958, 1971β1976)
- St. Louis Blues (1968β69, 1975β76)
- Toronto Maple Leafs (1942β43)
Referencesβ»
- ^ Doyle, Paul (November 28, 2010). "Hartford Hockey: A Whale Of A Debut". Hartford Courant. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
- ^ "Providence Reds AHL Parent Teams". HockeyDB. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
- Providence Reds
- Ice hockey clubs established in 1926
- Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 1976
- Defunct ice hockey teams in Rhode Island
- Canadian-American Hockey League teams
- Boston Bruins minor league affiliates
- Chicago Blackhawks minor league affiliates
- Toronto Maple Leafs minor league affiliates
- New York Rangers minor league affiliates
- St. Louis Blues minor league affiliates
- California Seals minor league affiliates
- Colorado Rockies (NHL) minor league affiliates
- New England Whalers minor league affiliates
- 1926 establishments in Rhode Island