Providence Friars men's ice hockey

Providence Friars men's ice hockey
Current season
University	Providence College
Conference	Hockey East
Head coach	Nate Leaman 14th season, 259–163–62 (.599)
Assistant coaches	Ron Rolston Joel Beal Joe Palmer
Arena	Schneider Arena Providence, Rhode Island
Colors	Black, White, and Silver
NCAA Tournament championships
2015
NCAA Tournament Runner-up
1985
NCAA Tournament Frozen Four
1964, 1983, 1985, 2015, 2019
NCAA Tournament appearances
1964, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Conference Tournament championships
ECAC: 1964, 1981 HEA: 1985, 1996
Conference regular season championships
ECAC: 1964, 1983 Hockey East: 2016
Current uniform

The Providence Friars men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents Providence College. A member of Hockey East, 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 Providence, Rhode Island. ^[1]

History

Source: ^[2]

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 Rhode Island Auditorium, and with Providence 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 ECAC Hockey 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. ^[3]

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 Lou Lamoriello 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 ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year 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 ECAC Hockey Player of the Year 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 Boston University in the semifinal to guarantee the Friars a trip to the 1978 NCAA tournament. When Boston College 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 Michigan State in the quarterfinals. After a second 20-win season Lamoriello was promoted to Athletic director 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 Wisconsin in the semifinal but the team redeemed itself with a 3rd-place finish.

Hockey East

Steve Stirling 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 Hockey East. While Providence was mostly a middling team that season, when the playoffs came around, junior goaltender Chris Terreri 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. ^[4] 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 MVP 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) ^[5] 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 GAA, .949 sv%) earned him Tournament MOP honors, the only losing player to win the award since 1960.

Middling Results

Friar Dom, wearing the traditional cowl of the Dominican brothers, was adopted as the PC Athletics mascot in 2002

After the spectacular finish the team suffered a blow when Stirling resigned to return to Division III Babson and he was replaced by Mike McShane. 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 New Jersey Devils. 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 1996 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 Tim Army 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

Friars pose after winning the NCAA Hockey East Regional at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center, March 31, 2019

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 Jon Gillies, 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 New Hampshire 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 Miami. 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 Denver and Omaha 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

Main article: List of Providence Friars men's ice hockey seasons

Source: ^[2]

Records vs. current Hockey East teams

As of the completion of 2018–19 season ^[2]

School	Team	Away Arena	Overall record	Win %	Home	Away	Last Result
Boston College	Eagles	Conte Forum	52–118–14	.321	27–47–11	21–67–3	-
Boston University	Terriers	Agganis Arena	57–110–18	.357	32–47–8	21–59–10	-
University of Connecticut	Huskies	Toscano Family Ice Forum	9–2–2	.769	5–2–1	4–0–1	-
University of Maine	Black Bears	Alfond Arena	55–65–7	.461	32–25–2	19–40–4	-
University of Massachusetts Amherst	Minutemen	Mullins Center	48–27–6	.630	32–11–1	16–15–5	-
University of Massachusetts Lowell	River Hawks	Tsongas Center	60–47–11	.555	32–23–4	28–22–7	-
Merrimack College	Warriors	J. Thom Lawler Rink	90–32–12	.716	54–15–4	37–17–7	-
University of New Hampshire	Wildcats	Whittemore Center	62–90–16	.417	38–33–10	24–54–6	-
Northeastern University	Huskies	Matthews Arena	87–54–18	.604	44–22–8	39–31–10	-
University of Vermont	Catamounts	Gutterson Fieldhouse	26–28–9	.484	11–11–7	14–15–2	-

All-time coaching records

Nate Leaman

As of completion of 2023–24 season ^[2]

Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1926–1927	Dr. Joseph T. Landry [7]	1†	1–1–0	.500
1926–1927	John Graham	1†	0–4–0	.000
1926–1927	Clement Trihey	1†	0–2–0	.000
1952–1956	Dick Rondeau	4	25–41–0	.379
1956–1964	Tom Eccleston	8	94–72–5	.564
1964–1968	Zellio Toppazzini	4	31–60–1	.342
1968–1983	Lou Lamoriello	15	248–179–13	.578
1983–1985	Steve Stirling	2	44–29–7	.594
1985–1994	Mike McShane	9	151–153–25	.497
1994–2005	Paul Pooley	11	185–187–40	.498
2005–2011	Tim Army	6	66–116–28	.381
2011–Present	Nate Leaman	13	259–163–62	.599
Totals	12 coaches	73 Seasons	1104–1007–181	.521

† Providence had 3 people serve as head coach during their first season

Statistical leaders

Source: ^[2]

Career points leaders

Player	Years	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Ron Wilson	1973–1977	111	78	172	250
Gaetano Orlando	1980–1984	133	95	118	213
Rob Gaudreau	1988–1992	146	103	108	211
Mike Boback	1988–1992	131	73	128	201
Kurt Kleinendorst	1979–1983	138	89	103	192
Tim Army	1981–1985	151	71	93	179
Dan Kennedy	1972–1976	105	75	93	168
Chad Quenneville	1991–1995	143	78	89	167
Steve O'Neill	1977–1981	117	74	90	164
Brad Wilson	1975–1979	87	63	96	159
Gord Cruickshank	1984–1988	145	99	60	159

Career goaltending leaders

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Minimum 35 of team's games

Player	Years	GP	Min	W	L	T	GA	SO	SV%	GAA
Nick Ellis	2013–2016	48	2716	30	9	5	86	5	.931	1.90
Hayden Hawkey	2015–2019	125	7321	72	36	13	247	16	.918	2.02
Jon Gillies	2012–2015	108	6433	60	34	13	223	13	.931	2.08
Jaxson Stauber	2020–2022	60	3597	32	21	7	129	8	.919	2.15
Michael Lackey	2016–2020	76	4382	35	28	11	176	3	.914	2.41

Statistics current through the end of the 2022–23 season.

Current roster

As of September 8, 2024. ^[8]

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1		John Driscoll	Senior	G	5' 11" (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2000-04-09	Milton, Massachusetts	Northeast Generals  ( NA3HL )	—
2		Tomas Machů	Freshman	D	6' 4" (1.93 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	2003-03-02	Ostrava, Czech Republic	Youngstown Phantoms  ( USHL )	NYI , 221st overall  2021
4		Guillaume Richard	Senior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2003-02-10	Cap-Santé, Quebec	Tri-City Storm  ( USHL )	CBJ , 101st overall  2021
5		Samo Meritähti	Freshman	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	2003-03-06	Seinäjoki, Finland	Omaha Lancers  ( USHL )	—
6		Alexander Bales	Freshman	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2006-07-06	East Amherst, New York	Tri-City Storm  ( USHL )	—
8		Braiden Clark	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2005-04-08	Upper Arlington, Ohio	Youngstown Phantoms  ( USHL )	—
9		Hudson Malinoski	Sophomore	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	2004-05-19	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	Brooks Bandits  ( AJHL )	TOR , 153rd overall  2023
10		Logan Will	Graduate	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-06-14	Ames, Iowa	Colorado College  ( NCHC )	—
11		Graham Gamache	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	2002-06-11	Edmonton, Alberta	Tri-City Storm  ( USHL )	—
12		Nick Poisson	Graduate	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2001-08-15	Vancouver, British Columbia	Prince George Spruce Kings  ( BCHL )	—
13		Geno McEnery	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2003-10-21	Geneva, Illinois	Oklahoma Warriors  ( NAHL )	—
14		Aleksi Kivioja	Freshman	F	6' 5" (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2003-08-02	Helsinki, Finland	Omaha Lancers  ( USHL )	—
15		Will Elger	Freshman	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2004-12-29	Westerville, Ohio	Omaha Lancers  ( USHL )	—
16		Trevor Connelly	Freshman	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	161 lb (73 kg)	2006-02-28	Tustin, California	Tri-City Storm  ( USHL )	VGK , 19th overall  2024
17		Chase Yoder	Graduate	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2002-05-28	Fairview, Texas	USNTDP  ( USHL )	PIT , 170th overall  2020
18		Cam Gendron	Graduate	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	1999-02-05	Hampstead, New Hampshire	New Hampshire  ( HEA )	—
19		Tanner Adams	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2005-09-02	Northport, New York	Tri-City Storm  ( USHL )	—
20		Logan Sawyer	Freshman	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2006-05-06	Orangeville, Ontario	Brooks Bandits  ( BCHL )	MTL , 78th overall  2024
21		John Mustard	Freshman	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2006-08-16	Newmarket, Ontario	Waterloo Black Hawks  ( USHL )	CHI , 67th overall  2024
22		Clint Levens	Sophomore	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	2003-06-19	Windermere, Florida	Sioux Falls Stampede  ( USHL )	—
23		Andrew Centrella	Sophomore	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	2004-01-29	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Youngstown Phantoms  ( USHL )	—
24		Austen May	Junior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	2003-05-19	Woodhaven, Michigan	Sioux Falls Stampede  ( USHL )	—
25		Connor Kelley	Graduate	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2002-01-30	Maple Grove, Minnesota	Minnesota Duluth  ( NCHC )	CHI , 204th overall  2021
26		Carl Fish	Graduate	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1999-11-09	Saint Paul, Minnesota	Minnesota  ( Big Ten )	—
27		Taige Harding	Senior	D	6' 7" (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	2002-01-03	St. Albert, Alberta	Fort McMurray Oil Barons  ( AJHL )	CHI , 91st overall  2021
28		Jaroslav Chmelař	Sophomore	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	2003-07-20	Nové Město nad Metují, Czech Republic	Jokerit U20  ( U20 SM-sarja )	NYR , 144th overall  2021
29		Zachary Borgiel	Graduate	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	2000-04-27	Fort Gratiot, Michigan	Merrimack  ( HEA )	—
35		Philip Svedebäck	Sophomore	G	6' 4" (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2002-05-28	Växjö, Sweden	Dubuque Fighting Saints  ( USHL )	BOS , 117th overall  2021
39		Ryan O'Reilly	Graduate	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2000-03-21	Southlake, Texas	Arizona State  ( NCAA )	DET , 98th overall  2018

Awards and honors

Hockey Hall of Fame Source: [9] Lou Lamoriello (2009)

United States Hockey Hall of Fame Source: [10] Dick Rondeau (1985) Lou Lamoriello (2014) Ron Wilson (2017)

NCAA

Individual awards

Spencer Penrose Award Tom Eccleston: 1964

NCAA Division I Ice Hockey Scoring Champion Jack Dugan: 2020

Tim Taylor Award Jon Gillies: 2013

Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award Kyle Murphy: 2013

Tournament Most Outstanding Player Chris Terreri: 1985 Jon Gillies: 2015

All-American teams

AHCA First Team All-Americans

• 1963–64: Larry Kish, D
• 1964–65: Grant Heffernan, F
• 1974–75: Ron Wilson, D
• 1975–76: Ron Wilson, D
• 1982–83: Randy Velischek, D; Kurt Kleinendorst, F
• 1984–85: Chris Terreri, G; Tim Army, F
• 2015–16: Jake Walman, 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: Chris Terreri, G
• 1987–88: Gord Cruickshank, F
• 1988–89: Rick Bennett, F
• 1991–92: Rob Gaudreau, F
• 1993–94: Chad Quenneville, F
• 1994–95: Chad Quenneville, F
• 2000–01: Nolan Schaefer, G; Devin Rask, F
• 2003–04: Stephen Wood, F
• 2012–13: Jon Gillies, G
• 2014–15: Jon Gillies, G
• 2015–16: Mark Jankowski, F
• 2016–17: Jake Walman, F
• 2017–18: Jacob Bryson, F
• 2018–19: Josh Wilkins, F

ECAC Hockey

Individual awards

Player of the Year Ron Wilson: 1975 Randy Velischek: 1983

Rookie of the Year Ron Wilson: 1974

Most Outstanding Player in tournament Kurt Kleinendorst: 1981

All-Conference teams

First Team All-ECAC Hockey

• 1962–63: Larry Kish, D
• 1963–64: Larry Kish, 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: Randy Velischek, D; Kurt Kleinendorst, F
• 1983–84: Gaetano Orlando, F

Second Team All-ECAC Hockey

• 1961–62: Joe McGeough, D; Marsh Tschida, F
• 1962–63: Lou Lamoriello, F
• 1963–64: John Keough, F
• 1976–77: Ron Wilson, D
• 1978–79: Jim Korn, D; Colin Ahern, F
• 1979–80: Scot Kleinendorst, D; Steve O'Neill, F
• 1981–82: Randy Velischek, D; Kurt Kleinendorst, F
• 1982–83: Paul Guay, F
• 1983–84: Peter Taglianetti, D

Hockey East

Individual awards

Player of the Year Chris Terreri: 1985

Best Defensive Defenseman Vincent Desharnais: 2019

Goaltending champions Chris Terreri: 1985 Jon Gillies: 2015

Coach of the Year Paul Pooley: 2001 Nate Leaman: 2016

Best Defensive Forward Travis Dillabough: 1997 Tim Schaller: 2013 Ross Mauermann: 2014 Noel Acciari: 2015 Brian Pinho: 2018

Len Ceglarski Award Jon DiSalvatore: 2002 Ross Mauermann: 2014 Jacob Bryson: 2018, 2019

Rookie of the Year Rob Gaudreau: 1989 Craig Darby: 1992 Jon Gillies: 2013

Tournament Most Valuable Player Chris Terreri: 1985 Bob Bell: 1995 Joe Hulbig: 1996

All-Conference teams

First Team

• 1984–85: Chris Terreri, G; Peter Taglianetti, D; Tim Army, F
• 1988–89: Jim Hughes, D
• 1989–90: Mike Boback, F
• 1991–92: Rob Gaudreau, D; Mike Boback, F
• 1994–95: Chad Quenneville, F
• 1995–96: Dan Dennis, D
• 2000–01: Devin Rask, F
• 2003–04: Stephen Wood, D
• 2012–13: Jon Gillies, G
• 2014–15: Jon Gillies, G
• 2015–16: Jake Walman, D; Mark Jankowski, F
• 2016–17: Jake Walman, 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, F
• 1992–93: Chris Therien, D
• 1998–99: Mike Omicioli, 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, D
• 1986–87: Matt Merten, G; Rick Bennett, F
• 1988–89: Shaun Kane, D; Rob Gaudreau, 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, 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, G
• 2018–19: Jack Dugan, F

Olympians

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

Name	Position	Providence Tenure	Team	Year	Finish
Paul Guay	Right Wing	1981–1983	USA	1984	7th
Chris Terreri	Goaltender	1982–1986	USA	1988	7th
Chris Therien	Defenseman	1990–1993	CAN	1994	Silver

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. ^[2]

• Tim Army
• J. Robert Bellemore
• Mike Boback
• Brian Burke
• Edward Conaty
• Tom Eccleston
• Rob Gaudreau
• Grant Heffernan
• Dan Kennedy
• Larry Kish
• Kurt Kleinendorst
• Lou Lamoriello
• John Marchetti
• Ed Monahan
• Gaetano Orlando
• Richard Pumple
• Chad Quenneville
• Robert Reall
• Herman Schneider
• Peter Taglianetti
• Chris Terreri
• Marshall Tschida
• Randy Velischek
• Brad Wilson
• Randy Wilson
• Ron Wilson

Friars in the NHL

See also: Former NCAA players in the National Hockey League

As of July 1, 2024

= NHL All-Star team

= NHL All-Star [11]

= NHL All-Star [11] and NHL All-Star team

= Hall of Famers

Player Position Team(s) Years Games Stanley Cups Noel Acciari Center BOS, FLA, STL, TOR, PIT 2015–Present 439 0 Rick Bennett Left Wing NYR 1989–1992 15 0 Kasper Björkqvist Right Wing PIT 2021–2022 6 0 Jacob Bryson Defenseman BUF 2020–Present 206 0 Jock Callander Center PIT , TBL 1987–1993 109 1 Paul Cavallini Defenseman WSH, STL, DAL 1987–1996 564 0 Rich Costello Forward TOR 1983–1986 12 0 Maxwell Crozier Defenseman TBL 2023–Present 13 0 Craig Darby Center MTL, NYI, PHI, NJD 1996–2004 196 0 Vincent Desharnais Defenseman EDM 2022–Present 114 0 Jon DiSalvatore Left Wing STL, MIN 2005–2012 6 0 Brandon Duhaime Right Wing MIN, COL 2021–Present 211 0 Mike Farrell Right Wing WSH, NSH 2001–2004 13 0 Mark Fayne Defenseman NJD, EDM 2010–2017 389 0 Tom Fitzgerald Left Wing NYI, FLA, COL, NSH, CHI, TOR, BOS 1988–2006 1,097 0 Rob Gaudreau Right Wing SJS, OTT 1992–1996 231 0 Hal Gill Defenseman BOS, TOR, PIT , MTL, NSH, PHI 1997–2014 1,108 1 Jon Gillies Goaltender CGY, STL, NJD, CBJ 2016–2023 35 0 John Gilmour Defenseman NYR 2017–2020 37 0 Paul Guay Right Wing PHI, LAK, BOS, NYI 1983–1991 117 0 Joe Hulbig Left Wing EDM, BOS 1996–2001 55 0 Mark Jankowski Left Wing CGY, PIT, BUF, NSH 2016–Present 354 0 Dave Kelly Forward DET 1976–1977 16 0

Player Position Team(s) Years Games Stanley Cups Scot Kleinendorst Right Wing NYR, HFD, WSH 1982–1990 281 0 Jim Korn Defenseman DET, TOR, BUF, NJD, CGY 1980–1990 596 0 Jay Leach Defenseman BOS, TBL, NJD, MTL, SJS 2005–2011 70 0 Colin McDonald Right Wing EDM, PIT, NYI, PHI 2009–2017 148 0 Gaetano Orlando Forward BUF 1984–1987 98 0 Brian Pinho Center WSH 2019–2021 2 0 Fernando Pisani Right Wing EDM, CHI 2009–2017 462 0 Jon Rheault Right Wing FLA 2012–2013 5 0 Kevin Rooney Center NJD, NYR, CGY 2016–Present 260 0 Steve Rooney Forward MTL , WPG, NJD 1984–1989 154 1 Nolan Schaefer Goaltender SJS 2005–2006 7 0 Tim Schaller Center BUF, BOS, VAN, LAK 2014–2020 276 0 Jeff Serowik Defenseman TOR, BOS, PIT 1990–1999 28 0 Jaxson Stauber Goaltender CHI 2022–2023 6 0 Peter Taglianetti Right Wing WPG, MNS, PIT , TBL 1984–1995 451 2 Brandon Tanev Left Wing WIN, PIT, SEA 2015–Present 473 0 Matt Taormina Defenseman NJD, TBL 2010–2016 59 0 Chris Terreri Goaltender NJD , SJS, CHI, NYI 1986–2001 406 2 Chris Therien Defenseman PHI, DAL 1994–2006 764 0 Tyce Thompson Right Wing NJD 2020–2023 11 0 Randy Velischek Defenseman MNS, NJD, QUE 1982–1992 509 0 Jake Walman Defenseman STL, DET 2019–Present 202 0 Ron Wilson Defenseman TOR, MNS 1977–1988 177 0

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  Noel Acciari
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  Vincent Desharnais
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  Mark Fayne
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  Hal Gill
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  Jay Leach
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  Colin McDonald
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  Fernando Pisani
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  Kevin Rooney
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  Brandon Tanev

Source: ^[12]

See also

• Providence Friars women's ice hockey
• Providence Friars

References

1. "Team Page :: Providence :: Men's Hockey :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online". Archived from the original on 2010-10-20.
2. "Providence Friars men's Hockey 2018-19 Media Guide". Providence Friars. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
3. "NCAA tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
4. "Former Friar Standout Chris Terreri Earns Hockey East's 25th Anniversary Top Individual Performance". Providence Friars. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
5. "The greatest individual and team performances in Frozen Four history". NCAA.com. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
6. Fleming, Kristen (13 March 2018). "The story behind Providence College's terrifying mascot". The New York Post. Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
7. "Providence College to Have a Hockey Team". The Boston Daily Globe. October 20, 1926.
8. "2023-24 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Providence Friars. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
9. "Legends of Hockey". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
10. "United States Hockey Hall of Fame". Hockey Central.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
11. Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.
12. "Alumni report for Providence College". Hockey DB. Retrieved August 12, 2019.

External links

• Official website