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program that represents
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. A member of
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, the Friars have been coached by Nate Leaman since 2011. Leaman led the friars to a national championship in 2015. They play at the 3,030-seat Schneider Arena in
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History

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Early years

Providence began their ice hockey program in 1927 with a 6–4 win over Springfield. Unfortunately it would be over 25 years before the Friars could get their next win. The inaugural season ended with seven straight losses, utilizing three coaches in total, and due to a lack of available ice the program was shuttered until 1952. When Providence did return to the ice they did so in the
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, and with
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native Dick Rondeau behind the bench. The results were poor at the start, understandably, but Rondeau did get the Friars to produce a winning season in his third year, coincidentally the same year the Friars played in their first conference, the NEHL. Rondeau left after 1956 and turned the team over to Tom Eccleston who continued to build the Friar's resume. In 8 seasons Eccleston only had one losing season and when
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was formed in 1961 he had the team well-positioned. Despite a 14th-place finish (out of 28) Providence was selected as one of the 8 teams to participate in the first conference tournament. The Friars shot up the standings the following year, finishing 5th before winning their first conference title in 1964 which they followed up with the Conference Championship. The win sent Providence to the National tournament for the first time but the Friars lost both games to finish a disappointing 4th.


Lamoriello years

Eccleston retired from coaching in 1964 and turned the team over to former NHLer Zellio Toppazzini but, after a good first season, the Friars plummeted to the bottom of the conference and remained their for three years before former Friar all-star
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was installed as head coach. The team began to recover in Lamoriello's second season and made the conference tournament the following year. After a few seasons oscillating up and down the standings Lamoriello recruited Ron Wilson to Providence and the defenseman paid immediate dividends. Wilson won the
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in 1974 and then exploded for 87 points in just 27 games during his sophomore season. Wilson led the entire conference in scoring and finished second in the nation and set an all-time NCAA record for assists (61) and points (87) by a defenseman both overall and per game. While the overall totals have both been surpassed, Wilson still has the records for assists and points per game for a defenseman (as of 2019). Wilson was named the
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but without much help (as evidenced by his contributing on 72.5% of Providence's goals that season) Wilson couldn't get the Friars past the conference quarterfinals in any of his 4 seasons. After Wilson graduated in 1977, Lamoriello was able to keep the team in the conference playoffs and win their first postseason game since Eccleston and then upset 26–1
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in the semifinal to guarantee the Friars a trip to the 1978 NCAA tournament. When
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won the ECAC Championship Providence was given the second eastern seed, however, because BU had such a stellar season the NCAA selection committee gave them an at-large bid. Providence was forced to play the nation's top team a second time to earn a berth in the national semifinal and, with the Terriers looking for revenge, Providence couldn't pull off the upset a second time. Despite the setback success stayed with the Friars and PC made the conference tournament each of the following six seasons. Lamoriello got the team to post its first 20-win season in 1979–80 and followed that up with a surprising tournament championship. Unfortunately the Friars still could not win a tournament game and were swept out by
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in the quarterfinals. After a second 20-win season Lamoriello was promoted to
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in 1982 but remained as coach for another season while he found a suitable replacement. In his final season the Friars demolished the previous program by posting 33 wins, albeit with 9 games more than they had ever played, and finished atop the conference for the second time. Lamoriello's team finished as the conference tournament runner-up and made the NCAA tournament where they finally managed to win a game, sweeping Minnesota–Duluth out of the quarterfinals. Providence was stymied by
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in the semifinal but the team redeemed itself with a 3rd-place finish.


Hockey East

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was introduced as the new coach the following year and kept on rolling with another 20+ win season. In 1984 all 6 teams in the East Division and Lowell left the conference and formed
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. While Providence was mostly a middling team that season, when the playoffs came around, junior goaltender
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came into his own. After allowing 2 goals in the two quarterfinal games against Northeastern, Terreri shut down Boston University in the semifinal and led the Friars against Hockey East champion Boston College in the championship. Terreri held one of the nation's top offensive teams to a single goal in his 65-save masterpiece as Providence won in double overtime. Allowing just 5 goals in four and a half games was an astounding effort, especially at a time when most teams were routinely scoring 4 goals per game. Terreri continued his
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performance in the NCAA tournament when the Friars were pitted against Michigan State. The Spartans were the best team all season and entered the tournament having just tied the record for the most wins in a season. In the first game, despite the Spartans potent offense, they only managed to win the game by a single goal, leaving the door open for the Friars in the rematch. Terreri held Michigan State to 2 goals, making 83 saves in the two games, and allowing the 4 his team scored to earn them a trip into the semifinals as one of the biggest upsets in tournament history. In the semifinal Providence met Boston College once more and the two teams battled in a lopsided game. While Terreri was bombarded by shots, BC's Scott Gordon had a much easier time but the teams remained tied after regulation. This time it took three overtime periods and with the Terreri setting an NCAA record for saves in a Frozen Four game (stall a record as of 2019) the Friars won the game and made their first championship appearance. Terreri was again stellar in the final game against Rensselaer, allowing 2 goals on 42 shots, but this time his team couldn't support him offensively and the Friars lost 1–2. Despite the loss, the astounding performance by Terreri (2.14
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, .949 sv%) earned him Tournament MOP honors, the only losing player to win the award since 1960.


Middling results

After the spectacular finish the team suffered a blow when Stirling resigned to return to
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Babson and he was replaced by
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. McShane's tenure was neither good nor bad for the Friars as the team finished with a ~.500 record in his nine seasons but early on Providence lost their leading figure when Lou Lamoriello became the team president for the
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. The Friars continued on with McShane leading them to four consecutive 20+ win seasons in the early 1990s but he was eventually replaced by Paul Pooley in 1994. Early on Pooley looked to be the man to lead the Friars, guiding the team to its second Hockey East tournament title in
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but the results soon turned and his tenure with Providence ended with 4 straight conference quarterfinal losses. After Pooley Providence brought back a name from its past, hoping that
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would be able to succeed as Lamoriello one had, but in six seasons Army produced just one winning campaign (his first) and Providence missed out on the playoffs entirely in his final three years.


Return to prominence

In 2011 former Union bench boss Nate Leaman was brought in and the team responded by winning its first playoff round in over a decade. By year two the team had a winning record and in the third season Leaman had led Providence to its first 20+ win year since 2001. In 2015, led by junior goaltender
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, Providence won 26 games (the most since 1983) and finished tied for second in Hockey East. Despite this the team was upset in the quarterfinals by
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and had to wait to see if they could get in on the strength of their record. The Friars did manage to secure of the last at-large berths and opened the tournament against 4th overall seeded
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. Providence posted an enormous 4-goal second period in their backyard to build a 6–2 lead but the RedHawks came storming back with three extra-attacker goals late in the third. Brandon Tanev ended the comeback bid with an empty-netter to advance Providence to the Regional Final. After the first game jitters Gillies appeared to find his game and limited
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to a single goal each in the next two contests to lead Providence back to the National Championship game. 30 years after their first title tilt it appears that Providence would again lose out but after BU netminder Matt O'Connor dropped the puck into his own net to tie the game the momentum swing in the Friars' direction allowing Tanev to score the game-winning goal just over two minutes later. Leaman continues to lead the Friars and had led the program to six consecutive tournament berths winning at least one game in four of those years. Leaman currently sits 3rd all-time in program wins and is #1 in winning percentage (as of 2019).


Season-by-season results

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Records vs. current Hockey East teams

As of the completion of 2018–19 season


All-time coaching records

As of completion of 2023–24 season † Providence had 3 people serve as head coach during their first season


Statistical leaders

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Career points leaders


Career goaltending leaders

''GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% =
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; GAA =
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'' Minimum 35 of team's games Statistics current through the end of the 2022–23 season.


Current roster

As of September 8, 2024.


Awards and honors


Hockey Hall of Fame

Source: *
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(2009)


United States Hockey Hall of Fame

Source: * Dick Rondeau (1985) *
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(2014) * Ron Wilson (2017)


NCAA


Individual awards

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* Tom Eccleston: 1964 NCAA Division I Ice Hockey Scoring Champion * Jack Dugan: 2020 Tim Taylor Award *
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: 2013 Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award * Kyle Murphy: 2013 Tournament Most Outstanding Player *
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: 1985 *
Jon Gillies Jonathan Bruce Gillies (born January 22, 1994) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Orlando Solar Bears of the ECHL. He has previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing career As a youth, ...
: 2015


All-American teams

AHCA First Team All-Americans *1963–64:
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, D *1964–65: Grant Heffernan, F *1974–75: Ron Wilson, D *1975–76: Ron Wilson, D *1982–83:
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, D;
Kurt Kleinendorst Kurt Kleinendorst (born December 31, 1960) is an American professional ice hockey coach. Since January 2022, he is head coach of the Iserlohn Roosters from the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Kleinendorst played four seasons at Providence College ...
, F *1984–85:
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, G;
Tim Army Tim Army (born April 26, 1963) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He currently serves as an assistant coach for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League. Army was selected by the Colorado Rockies in the 9th round (171st ...
, F *2015–16:
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, D *2019–20: Jack Dugan, F AHCA Second Team All-Americans *1983–84: Peter Taglianetti, D; Gaetano Orlando, F *1984–85: Peter Taglianetti, D *1985–86:
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, G *1987–88: Gord Cruickshank, F *1988–89: Rick Bennett, F *1991–92:
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, F *1993–94: Chad Quenneville, F *1994–95: Chad Quenneville, F *2000–01: Nolan Schaefer, G;
Devin Rask Devin Rask is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former Centre (ice hockey), center who was an List of Division I AHCA All-American Teams, All-American for Providence Friars men's ice hockey, Providence. Career Rask was a star played in juniors, tw ...
, F *2003–04: Stephen Wood, F *2012–13:
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, G *2014–15:
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, G *2015–16:
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, F *2016–17:
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, F *2017–18: Jacob Bryson, F *2018–19: Josh Wilkins, F


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Individual awards

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* Ron Wilson: 1975 *
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: 1983 Rookie of the Year * Ron Wilson: 1974 Most Outstanding Player in tournament *
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: 1981


All-Conference teams

First Team All-ECAC Hockey *1962–63:
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, D *1963–64:
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, D; Grant Heffernan, F; Ray Mooney, F *1964–65: Grant Heffernan, F *1974–75: Ron Wilson, D *1975–76: Ron Wilson, D *1981–82: Scot Kleinendorst, D *1982–83:
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, D;
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, F *1983–84: Gaetano Orlando, F Second Team All-ECAC Hockey *1961–62: Joe McGeough, D; Marsh Tschida, F *1962–63:
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, F *1963–64: John Keough, F *1976–77: Ron Wilson, D *1978–79: Jim Korn, D; Colin Ahern, F *1979–80: Scot Kleinendorst, D;
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, F *1981–82:
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, D;
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, F *1982–83: Paul Guay, F *1983–84: Peter Taglianetti, D


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Individual awards

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*
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: 1985 Best Defensive Defenseman * Vincent Desharnais: 2019 Goaltending champions *
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: 1985 *
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: 2015
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* Paul Pooley: 2001 * Nate Leaman: 2016 Best Defensive Forward * Travis Dillabough: 1997 *
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: 2013 * Ross Mauermann: 2014 *
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: 2015 * Brian Pinho: 2018 Len Ceglarski Award * Jon DiSalvatore: 2002 * Ross Mauermann: 2014 * Jacob Bryson: 2018, 2019 Rookie of the Year *
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: 1989 * Craig Darby: 1992 *
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: 2013 Tournament Most Valuable Player *
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All-Conference teams

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*1984–85:
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, G; Peter Taglianetti, D;
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, F *1988–89: Jim Hughes, D *1989–90: Mike Boback, F *1991–92:
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, D; Mike Boback, F *1994–95: Chad Quenneville, F *1995–96: Dan Dennis, D *2000–01:
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, F *2003–04: Stephen Wood, D *2012–13:
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, G *2014–15:
Jon Gillies Jonathan Bruce Gillies (born January 22, 1994) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Orlando Solar Bears of the ECHL. He has previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing career As a youth, ...
, G *2015–16:
Jake Walman Jake Walman (born February 20, 1996) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 82nd overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 2014 NHL entry draft. Personal life Walm ...
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Mark Jankowski Mark Jankowski (born September 13, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL). Jankowski was selected in the first round, 21st overall, at the 2012 NHL entry draft, by the C ...
, F *2016–17:
Jake Walman Jake Walman (born February 20, 1996) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 82nd overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 2014 NHL entry draft. Personal life Walm ...
, F *2017–18: Jacob Bryson, D; Erik Foley, F *2018–19: Josh Wilkins, F Second Team *1985–86: Gord Cruickshank, F *1986–87: Gord Cruickshank, F *1989–90: Jeff Serowik, D; Rick Bennett, F *1990–91:
Rob Gaudreau Robert Rene Gaudreau (born January 20, 1970) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League from 1992 to 1996 with the San Jose Sharks and Ottawa Senators. Internationally Gaudreau played for the A ...
, F *1992–93: Chris Therien, D *1998–99:
Mike Omicioli Mike may refer to: Animals * Mike (cat), cat and guardian of the British Museum * Mike the Headless Chicken, chicken that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off * Mike (chimpanzee), a chimpanzee featured in several books and documenta ...
, D *2000–01: Nolan Schaefer, G; Matt Libby, D *2002–03: Stephen Wood, D *2007–08: Matt Taormina, D *2017–18: Hayden Hawkey, G *2018–19: Jacob Bryson, D Third Team *2017–18: Brian Pinho, F *2018–19: Brandon Duhaime, F *2021–22: Max Crozier, D; Brett Berard, F Rookie Team *1984–85: Shawn Whitham, D;
Paul Cavallini Paul Edward "Wally" Cavallini (born October 13, 1965) is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman. He is the younger brother of former player Gino Cavallini, who was his teammate for several years with the St. Louis Blues. He is also the father o ...
, D *1986–87: Matt Merten, G; Rick Bennett, F *1988–89: Shaun Kane, D;
Rob Gaudreau Robert Rene Gaudreau (born January 20, 1970) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League from 1992 to 1996 with the San Jose Sharks and Ottawa Senators. Internationally Gaudreau played for the A ...
, F *1990–91: Chris Therien, D *1991–92: Craig Darby, F *1997–98: Boyd Ballard, G *1999–00: Peter Fregoe, F *2000–01:
Regan Kelly Regan Kelly (born 9 March 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Kelly was born in Watrous, Saskatchewan, and raised in Imperial, Saskatchewan. Draft Kelly was drafted 259th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 20 ...
, D *2003–04: Colin McDonald, F *2005–06: Cody Wild, D *2006–07: Mark Fayne, D *2011–12: Ross Mauermann, F *2012–13:
Jon Gillies Jonathan Bruce Gillies (born January 22, 1994) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Orlando Solar Bears of the ECHL. He has previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing career As a youth, ...
, G *2018–19: Jack Dugan, F


Olympians

This is a list of Providence alumni were a part of an Olympic team.


Providence Friars Hall of Fame

The following is a list of people associated with the Providence men's ice hockey program who were elected into the Providence College Athletic Hall of Fame. *
Tim Army Tim Army (born April 26, 1963) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He currently serves as an assistant coach for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League. Army was selected by the Colorado Rockies in the 9th round (171st ...
* J. Robert Bellemore * Mike Boback * Brian Burke * Edward Conaty * Tom Eccleston *
Rob Gaudreau Robert Rene Gaudreau (born January 20, 1970) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League from 1992 to 1996 with the San Jose Sharks and Ottawa Senators. Internationally Gaudreau played for the A ...
* Grant Heffernan * Dan Kennedy *
Larry Kish Larry Kish (December 11, 1941 – January 2, 2025) was a Canadian-born American professional hockey coach. He was the head coach of the Hartford Whalers of the National Hockey League for 49 games during the 1982–83 NHL season. Biography Kish was ...
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Kurt Kleinendorst Kurt Kleinendorst (born December 31, 1960) is an American professional ice hockey coach. Since January 2022, he is head coach of the Iserlohn Roosters from the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Kleinendorst played four seasons at Providence College ...
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Lou Lamoriello Louis A. Lamoriello (; born October 21, 1942) is an Americans, American professional ice hockey executive who most recently served as the President of Hockey Operations and General Manager for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League ...
* John Marchetti * Ed Monahan * Gaetano Orlando * Richard Pumple * Chad Quenneville * Robert Reall * Herman Schneider * Peter Taglianetti *
Chris Terreri Christopher Arnold Terreri (born November 15, 1964) is an American professional ice hockey coach and former player. He was a goaltender in the National Hockey League for 14 seasons, playing the majority of his career with the New Jersey Devils. ...
* Marshall Tschida *
Randy Velischek Randolph "Randy" Velischek (born February 10, 1962) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played ten seasons in the National Hockey League for the Minnesota North Stars, New Jersey Devils, and Quebec Nordiques, and coached t ...
* Brad Wilson * Randy Wilson * Ron Wilson


Friars in the NHL

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Noel Acciari Noel Acciari (born December 1, 1991) is an American professional ice hockey Centre (ice hockey), center for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played for the Boston Bruins, Florida Panthers, St. Louis B ...
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Hal Gill Harold Priestley Gill III (born April 6, 1975) is an Americans, American former professional ice hockey defenceman, defenseman who played 16 National Hockey League, NHL seasons with six different teams, winning the Stanley Cup with the Pittsburg ...
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Fernando Pisani Fernando Antonio Pisani (born December 27, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger. He played professionally in the National Hockey League for his hometown Edmonton Oilers for seven NHL seasons, and one for the Chicago Bla ...
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See also

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Providence Friars women's ice hockey The Providence Friars women's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents the Providence College. The Friars are a member of Hockey East. They play at the 3,030-seat ...
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Providence Friars The Providence Friars are the College sports in the United States, intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Providence College, located in Providence, Rhode Island. They compete in the Big East Conference (NCAA Division I) for every sport exc ...


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External links

* {{Hockey East College ice hockey teams in Rhode Island NCAA Division I men's ice hockey teams Ice hockey clubs established in 1926 1926 establishments in Rhode Island