The Providence Reds were a
hockey
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team that played in the
Canadian-American Hockey League
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(CAHL) between 1926 and 1936 and the
American Hockey League
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(AHL) from 1936 to 1977, the last season of which they played as the Rhode Island Reds. The team won the
Calder Cup
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The cup is made of sterling silver mounted on a base of Brazilian mahogany. In its curr ...
in 1938, 1940, 1949, and 1956. The Reds played at the
Rhode Island Auditorium
Rhode Island Auditorium was an indoor arena in Providence, Rhode Island, at 1111 North Main Street. It hosted the NBA's Providence Steamrollers from 1946 until 1949, and the Providence Reds ice hockey team until the Providence Civic Center (now t ...
, located on North Main Street in
Providence, Rhode Island
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, from 1926 through 1972, when the team affiliated with the
New York Rangers
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and moved into the newly built
Providence Civic Center
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. The team name came from the breed of chicken known as the
Rhode Island Red
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.
When the
North American Hockey League
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folded in 1977, the
Broome Dusters
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acquired the Reds franchise and moved them to
Binghamton, New York
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, where they were known as the
Binghamton Dusters
The Binghamton Dusters were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Binghamton, New York, USA at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena. The team logo was designed by Johnny Hart, artist of the comic strip " B.C." an ...
,
Binghamton Whalers
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History
The Whalers were generally a successful team, making the playoffs seven time ...
, and
Binghamton Rangers
The Binghamton Rangers were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Binghamton, New York, USA at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena.
History
The market was previously served by:
: Broome Dusters of the NAHL (1973β ...
. In 1997 the franchise was sold to
Madison Square Garden
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and then moved to become the
Hartford Wolf Pack
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. On November 27, 2010, they were renamed the
Connecticut Whale to honor the
NHL
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's
Hartford Whalers
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; 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
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in the form of the
Providence Bruins
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. Formed in 2001, The
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*Rhode, County Offaly, an Irish town
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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.
Coaches
*
Jimmy Gardner (1926β29)
*
Sprague Cleghorn
Henry William Sprague "Peg" Cleghorn (March 11, 1890 β July 12, 1956) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player from Westmount, Quebec who played 17 professional seasons between 1911 and 1929 for the Renfrew Creamery Kings and Montreal Wand ...
(1929β31)
*
Billy Coutu
Wilfrid Arthur "Billy" Coutu (March 1, 1892 β February 25, 1977), nicknamed "Wild Beaver", was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played ten seasons in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens, the Hamilton Tigers, ...
(1933β34)
*
Albert "Battleship" Leduc (1936β37)
*
Frederick "Bun" Cook (1938β39, 1940β43)
*
Johnny Mitchell
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Early ye ...
(1943β44)
*
Irwin Boyd (1944β46)
*
Terry Reardon
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Reardon played 197 games in ...
(1947β53)
*
Pat Egan
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(1953β55)
*
Jack Crawford (1955β60)
*
Phil Watson (1960β61)
*
Fern Flaman
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(1961β65)
*
Ivan Irwin (1965β66)
*
Dave Creighton
David Theodore Creighton (June 24, 1930 β August 18, 2017) was a Canadian ice hockey forward. Creighton started his National Hockey League career with the Boston Bruins in 1948. He would also play with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Black H ...
(1969β70)
*
Larry Wilson (1971β72)
*
Larry Popein
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Playing career
Popein began his career with the Moose Jaw Canucks of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. He then ...
(1972β73)
*
John Muckler
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(1973β76)
Season-by-season results
* Providence Reds 1926β1936 (
Canadian-American Hockey League
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)
* Providence Reds 1936β1976 (
(International-)American Hockey League)
* Rhode Island Reds 1976β1977 (American Hockey League)
Regular season
Playoffs
Affiliations
Per HockeyDB:
*
Boston Bruins
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(1936β1938, 1958β1962, 1963β1969)
*
California Seals
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(1969β1971)
*
Chicago Black Hawks
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(1939β1941)
*
Colorado Rockies
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(1976β77)
*
New England Whalers
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(1976β77)
*
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home ...
(1955β1958, 1971β1976)
*
St. Louis Blues
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(1968β69, 1975β76)
*
Toronto Maple Leafs
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(1942β43)
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