Brown–Providence men's ice hockey rivalry

College sports rivalry in Rhode Island, U.S.

Brown–Providence men's ice hockey rivalry
Statistics
Brown Bears face off against the Providence Friars in December 2023
Brown Bears Providence Friars
Sport	Ice hockey
First meeting	1 March 1927 Brown 4, Providence 1^[1]
Latest meeting	26 November 2022 Brown 3, Providence 2
Next meeting	TBA
Stadiums	Meehan Auditorium Schneider Arena
Trophy	Mayor's Cup
Meetings total	106
All-time series	Providence leads, 54–47–3 (.534)
Largest victory	Brown, 12–4 (21 November 1952)
Longest win streak	Brown, 9 (23 February 1965 – 30 November 1968)
Current win streak	Brown, 1
Brown Providence

The Brown–Providence men's ice hockey rivalry is a college ice hockey rivalry between the Brown Bears men's ice hockey and Providence Friars men's ice hockey programs. The first meeting between the two occurred on 1 March 1927 but wasn't played annually until 1952.

History

While Brown had first played varsity ice hockey as far back as the 19th century, the team did not have any local facility and was forced to suspend operations for 20 years. In 1926, the Rhode Island Auditorium was built and enable the school to restart its program. The same year, Providence College began its ice hockey team, however, the new team lasted just one year before being mothballed. Providence returned to the ice after World War II and the two teams promptly began playing one another. The teams became fast rivals, sharing not only a state and a city but a home rink as well.

Brown and Providence typically played one another twice a season and both were founding members of ECAC Hockey in 1961. Coincidentally, that was also the season that Brown completed the Meehan Auditorium, giving the program its first permanent on-campus home. A decade later, Providence followed suit, building the Schneider Arena. While the two played as conference opponents for over 20 years, they never met in a playoff game.

In 1984, Providence was one of seven member schools to leave the ECAC and form Hockey East. In order to continue the rivalry between the programs, the two schools began awarding the 'Mayor's Cup' to the winner of their annual match. In the years since splitting into separate conferences, Brown and Providence have played one another at least once a season except for 1987 and 2021 (as of 2022).

Game results

Full game results for the rivalry, with rankings beginning in the 1998–99 season.^[2]^[3]

Brown victories

Providence victories

Tie games

No.	Date	Location	Winning team		Losing team		Notes
1	1 March 1927	Rhode Island Auditorium; Providence, RI	Brown	4	Providence	1
2	11 March 1927	Rhode Island Auditorium; Providence, RI	Brown	3	Providence	1
3	21 November 1952	Rhode Island Auditorium; Providence, RI	Brown	12	Providence	4
4	5 January 1954	Rhode Island Auditorium; Providence, RI	Brown	7	Providence	3
5	2 February 1954	Rhode Island Auditorium; Providence, RI	Brown	9	Providence	1
6	13 December 1954	Rhode Island Auditorium; Providence, RI	Providence	5	Brown	2
7	31 January 1955	Rhode Island Auditorium; Providence, RI	Brown	10	Providence	5
8	7 January 1956	Rhode Island Auditorium; Providence, RI	Brown	7	Providence	3
9	21 February 1956	Rhode Island Auditorium; Providence, RI	Brown	7	Providence	2
10	11 December 1956	Rhode Island Auditorium; Providence, RI	Providence	4	Brown	2
11	6 March 1957	Rhode Island Auditorium; Providence, RI	Providence	13	Brown	6
12	1 January 1958	Rhode Island Auditorium; Providence, RI	Brown	7	Providence	3
13	25 February 1958	Rhode Island Auditorium; Providence, RI	Providence	5	Brown	2
14	18 February 1959	Rhode Island Auditorium; Providence, RI	Brown	4	Providence	3
15	25 February 1959	Rhode Island Auditorium; Providence, RI	Brown	4	Providence	1
16	2 December 1959	Rhode Island Auditorium; Providence, RI	Providence	5	Brown	2
17	28 December 1959	Boston Arena; Boston, MA	Providence	5	Brown	2	Boston Arena Christmas Tournament
18	5 March 1960	Rhode Island Auditorium; Providence, RI	Providence	6	Brown	3
19	30 November 1960	Rhode Island Auditorium; Providence, RI	Providence	5	Brown	1
20	2 March 1961	Rhode Island Auditorium; Providence, RI	Providence	9	Brown	0
21	8 March 1962	Rhode Island Auditorium; Providence, RI	Providence	4	Brown	1	ECAC play begins
22	10 March 1962	Meehan Auditorium; Providence, RI	Providence	4	Brown	1
23	27 February 1963	Rhode Island Auditorium; Providence, RI	Brown	4	Providence	2
24	6 March 1963	Meehan Auditorium; Providence, RI	Brown	4	Providence	2
25	5 February 1964	Rhode Island Auditorium; Providence, RI	Providence	7	Brown	6
26	26 February 1964	Meehan Auditorium; Providence, RI	Providence	5	Brown	3
27	23 February 1965	Rhode Island Auditorium; Providence, RI	Brown	5	Providence	3
28	3 March 1965	Meehan Auditorium; Providence, RI	Brown	7	Providence	4
29	18 December 1965	Meehan Auditorium; Providence, RI	Brown	3	Providence	1
30	16 February 1966	Rhode Island Auditorium; Providence, RI	Brown	6	Providence	3
31	11 January 1967	Meehan Auditorium; Providence, RI	Brown	7	Providence	1
32	22 February 1967	Rhode Island Auditorium; Providence, RI	Brown	9	Providence	1
33	2 December 1967	Meehan Auditorium; Providence, RI	Brown	9	Providence	0
34	12 December 1967	Rhode Island Auditorium; Providence, RI	Brown	5	Providence	0
35	30 November 1968	Meehan Auditorium; Providence, RI	Brown	3	Providence	2
36	19 February 1969	Rhode Island Auditorium; Providence, RI	Providence	4	Brown	2
37	16 December 1969	Meehan Auditorium; Providence, RI	Providence	5	Brown	3
38	3 February 1970	Rhode Island Auditorium; Providence, RI	Brown	4	Providence	2
39	13 January 1971	Rhode Island Auditorium; Providence, RI	Providence	9	Brown	4
40	2 March 1971	Meehan Auditorium; Providence, RI	Brown	5	Providence	1
41	1 February 1972	Rhode Island Auditorium; Providence, RI	Brown	6	Providence	5
42	19 February 1972	Meehan Auditorium; Providence, RI	Providence	3	Brown	2
43	1 February 1973	Meehan Auditorium; Providence, RI	Brown	5	Providence	3
44	19 February 1973	Meehan Auditorium; Providence, RI	Brown	5	Providence	4
45	10 January 1974	Schneider Arena; Providence, RI	Providence	6	Brown	1
46	20 February 1974	Meehan Auditorium; Providence, RI	Brown	7	Providence	2
47	7 January 1975	Meehan Auditorium; Providence, RI	Brown	8	Providence	5
48	26 January 1975	Schneider Arena; Providence, RI	Providence	9	Brown	1
49	7 January 1976	Meehan Auditorium; Providence, RI	Providence	9	Brown	6
50	25 February 1976	Schneider Arena; Providence, RI	Brown	4	Providence	2
51	1 December 1977	Schneider Arena; Providence, RI	Providence	7	Brown	4
52	4 January 1977	Meehan Auditorium; Providence, RI	Brown	5	Providence	3
53	4 January 1978	Meehan Auditorium; Providence, RI	Providence	4	Brown	2
54	15 January 1978	Schneider Arena; Providence, RI	Brown	7	Providence	5
55	10 January 1979	Schneider Arena; Providence, RI	Brown	5	Providence	3
56	3 February 1979	Meehan Auditorium; Providence, RI	Providence	7	Brown	5
57	29 December 1979	Meehan Auditorium; Providence, RI	Providence	4	Brown	2
58	10 January 1980	Schneider Arena; Providence, RI	Brown	8	Providence	2
59	26 January 1981	Schneider Arena; Providence, RI	Providence	7	Brown	4
60	18 February 1981	Meehan Auditorium; Providence, RI	Providence	9	Brown	4
61	16 February 1982	Schneider Arena; Providence, RI	Providence	8	Brown	4
62	11 February 1983	Meehan Auditorium; Providence, RI	Providence	7	Brown	4
63	12 February 1983	Schneider Arena; Providence, RI	Providence	8	Brown	0
64	8 February 1984	Schneider Arena; Providence, RI	Providence	5	Brown	2	ECAC play ends
65	9 January 1985	Meehan Auditorium; Providence, RI	Brown	4	Providence	3
66	1 March 1986	Schneider Arena; Providence, RI	Providence	5	Brown	3	Mayor's Cup first awarded
67	5 January 1988	Schneider Arena; Providence, RI	Providence	9	Brown	6
68	2 January 1989	Meehan Auditorium; Providence, RI	Providence	5	Brown	2
69	23 January 1990	Schneider Arena; Providence, RI	Brown	5	Providence	4	(OT)
70	20 November 1990	Meehan Auditorium; Providence, RI	Providence	7	Brown	1
71	2 December 1991	Schneider Arena; Providence, RI	Providence	9	Brown	5
72	30 November 1992	Providence Civic Center; Providence, RI	Providence	6	Brown	4
73	28 November 1993	Providence Civic Center; Providence, RI	Tie	2	Tie	2	(OT)
74	17 January 1995	Meehan Auditorium; Providence, RI	Providence	6	Brown	3
75	25 November 1995	Schneider Arena; Providence, RI	Brown	8	Providence	5
76	25 January 1997	Meehan Auditorium; Providence, RI	Brown	3	Providence	2
77	31 January 1998	Schneider Arena; Providence, RI	Brown	6	Providence	3
78	12 January 1999	Meehan Auditorium; Providence, RI	Providence	3	Brown	2
79	18 January 2000	Schneider Arena; Providence, RI	Brown	4	Providence	2
80	4 November 2000	Meehan Auditorium; Providence, RI	Brown	5	No. 15 Providence	1
81	22 January 2002	Schneider Arena; Providence, RI	Providence	4	Brown	3
82	28 January 2003	Meehan Auditorium; Providence, RI	Providence	3	Brown	1
83	25 November 2003	Schneider Arena; Providence, RI	Tie	1	Tie	1	(OT)
84	22 January 2005	Meehan Auditorium; Providence, RI	Brown	5	Providence	1
85	3 December 2005	Schneider Arena; Providence, RI	Providence	5	Brown	1
86	26 November 2006	Meehan Auditorium; Providence, RI	Brown	2	Providence	1
87	4 December 2007	Schneider Arena; Providence, RI	Providence	8	Brown	0
88	9 December 2008	Meehan Auditorium; Providence, RI	Providence	4	Brown	3
89	17 November 2009	Schneider Arena; Providence, RI	Providence	4	Brown	3
90	7 December 2010	Meehan Auditorium; Providence, RI	Tie	4	Tie	4	(OT)
91	1 January 2012	Schneider Arena; Providence, RI	Brown	5	Providence	2
92	24 November 2012	Meehan Auditorium; Providence, RI	Providence	7	Brown	0
93	30 November 2013	Schneider Arena; Providence, RI	No. 4 Providence	3	Brown	2
94	9 January 2015	Meehan Auditorium; Providence, RI	No. 14 Providence	3	Brown	2	(OT)
95	10 January 2015	Schneider Arena; Providence, RI	Brown	5	No. 14 Providence	3
96	10 December 2015	Schneider Arena; Providence, RI	No. 1 Providence	4	Brown	1
97	3 January 2016	Meehan Auditorium; Providence, RI	Brown	4	No. 1 Providence	3	(OT)
98	30 October 2016	Meehan Auditorium; Providence, RI	No. 14 Providence	6	Brown	0
99	3 January 2018	Schneider Arena; Providence, RI	No. 11 Providence	5	Brown	0
100	29 December 2018	Thompson Arena; Hanover, NH	No. 10 Providence	3	Brown	1	Ledyard Bank Classic semifinal
101	15 January 2019	Meehan Auditorium; Providence, RI	No. 11 Providence	5	Brown	1
102	30 November 2019	Schneider Arena; Providence, RI	No. 13 Providence	4	Brown	2
103	27 November 2021	Meehan Auditorium; Providence, RI	No. 14 Providence	4	Brown	0
104	26 November 2022	Schneider Arena; Providence, RI	Brown	3	No. 8 Providence	2
Series: Providence leads 54–47–3

Series facts

Statistic	Brown	Providence
Games played	106
Wins	47	54
Home wins	18	23
Road wins	18	21
Neutral site wins	11	11
Goals scored	398	432
Most goals scored in a game by one team	12 (21 November 1952)	13 (6 March 1957)
Most goals in a game by both teams	19 (6 March 1957 – Providence 13, Brown 6)
Fewest goals in a game by both teams	2 (25 November 2003)
Fewest goals scored in a game by one team in a win	2 (26 November 2006)	3 (1972, 1999, 2003, 2013, 2015, 2018)
Most goals scored in a game by one team in a loss	6 (1957, 1964, 1976, 1988)	5 (1955, 1972, 1975, 1978, 1995)
Largest margin of victory	9 (2 December 1967)	9 (2 March 1961)
Longest winning streak	9 (23 February 1965 – 30 November 1968)	7 (2 December 1959 – 10 March 1962)
Longest unbeaten streak	9 (23 February 1965 – 30 November 1968)	7 (2 December 1959 – 10 March 1962)

References

^ "Men's Hockey Claims Mayor's Cup with 3-2 Road Win Over #8 Providence". Brown Athletics. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
^ "Brown Men's Hockey Season-by-Season Results". Brown Bears. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
^ "Providence Friars men's Hockey 2018-19 Media Guide". Providence Friars. Retrieved August 10, 2019.

External links

Brown Bears men's ice hockey
Providence Friars men's ice hockey

Brown Bears men's ice hockey

Playing venues

Aldrich Field Rink (1898–1906)
Rhode Island Auditorium (1926–1961)
Meehan Auditorium (1961–present)

Head coaches

No Coach (1897–1906)
James Gardner (1926–1927)
Jean Dubuc (1927–1929)
Thomas Taylor (1929–1931, 1933–1938)
Robert Taylor (1931–1933)
Arthur Lesieur (1938–1939)
Westcott Moulton (1947–1952)
Donald Whiston (1952–1955)
James Fullerton (1955–1970)
J. Allan Soares (1970–1974)
Richard Toomey (1974–1978)
Paul Schilling (1978–1982)
Herb Hammond (1982–1988)
Bob Gaudet (1988–1997)
Roger Grillo (1997–2009)
Brendan Whittet (2009–present)

Seasons

1897–98
1898–99
1899–00
1900–01
1901–02
1902–03
1903–04
1904–05
1905–06
1926–27
1927–28
1928–29
1929–30
1930–31
1931–32
1932–33
1933–34
1934–35
1935–36
1936–37
1937–38
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1947–48
1948–49
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1952–53
1953–54
1954–55
1955–56
1956–57
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1959–60
1960–61
1961–62
1962–63
1963–64
1964–65
1965–66
1966–67
1967–68
1968–69
1969–70
1970–71
1971–72
1972–73
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1974–75
1975–76
1976–77
1977–78
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1979–80
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1983–84
1984–85
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2012–13
2013–14
2014–15
2015–16
2016–17
2017–18
2018–19
2019–20
2020–21
2021–22
2022–23
2023–24

Conference affiliations

Intercollegiate Hockey Association (1898–1906)
Pentagonal League (1948–1955)
ECAC Hockey (1961–present)

Rivalries

Providence

Culture & lore

Mayor's Cup

All-time leaders

Bill Gilligan (180 Points)
Bob Wheeler (86 Goals)
Kevin McCabe / Yann Danis (43 Wins)

Frozen Four appearances

NCAA Tournament appearances

Brown University
Providence, RI

v t e Providence Friars men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Rhode Island Auditorium (1952–1973) Schneider Arena (1973–present)
Head coaches	Joseph T. Landry (1926–1927) John Graham (1926–1927) Clement Trihey (1926–1927) Dick Rondeau (1952–1956) Tom Eccleston (1956–1964) Zellio Toppazzini (1964–1968) Lou Lamoriello (1968–1983) Steve Stirling (1983–1985) Mike McShane (1985–1994) Paul Pooley (1994–2005) Tim Army (2005–2011) Nate Leaman (2011–present)
Seasons	1926–27 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Conference affiliations	ECAC Hockey (1961–1984) Hockey East (1984–Present)
Rivalries	Brown
Culture & lore	Mayor's Cup
All-time leaders	Ron Wilson (250 Points) Rob Gaudreau (103 Goals) Hayden Hawkey (72 Wins)
National championships	2015
Frozen Four appearances	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 titles	ECAC Hockey: 1964 1981 Hockey East: 1985 1996
Providence College · Providence, RI

v t e Ivy League rivalries
Conference	Columbia–Cornell Cornell–Dartmouth Cornell–Harvard (hockey) Cornell–Penn Cornell–Princeton (lacrosse) Dartmouth–Harvard Harvard–Penn Harvard–Princeton Harvard–Yale Harvard–Yale (ice hockey) Harvard–Yale (soccer) Penn–Princeton Penn–Princeton (men's basketball) Princeton–Yale
Non-conference	Brown–Providence (hockey) Brown–Rhode Island Colgate–Cornell Liberty Cup (Columbia–Fordham) Cornell–Hobart (lacrosse) Cornell–Syracuse (lacrosse) Dartmouth–New Hampshire (overall) Dartmouth–New Hampshire (football) Battle of 33rd Street (Drexel–Penn) Beanpot (Boston College–Boston University–Harvard–Northeastern) Johns Hopkins–Princeton (lacrosse) Philadelphia Big 5 (Drexel–La Salle–Penn–Saint Joseph's–Temple–Villanova) Princeton–Rutgers Battle of Whitney Avenue (Quinnipiac–Yale) Connecticut Ice (Connecticut–Quinnipiac–Sacred Heart–Yale)

Ivy League rivalries

Conference

Non-conference

Brown–Providence (hockey)
Brown–Rhode Island
Colgate–Cornell
Liberty Cup (Columbia–Fordham)
Cornell–Hobart (lacrosse)
Cornell–Syracuse (lacrosse)
Dartmouth–New Hampshire (overall)
Dartmouth–New Hampshire (football)
Battle of 33rd Street (Drexel–Penn)
Beanpot (Boston College–Boston University–Harvard–Northeastern)
Johns Hopkins–Princeton (lacrosse)
Philadelphia Big 5 (Drexel–La Salle–Penn–Saint Joseph's–Temple–Villanova)
Princeton–Rutgers
Battle of Whitney Avenue (Quinnipiac–Yale)
Connecticut Ice (Connecticut–Quinnipiac–Sacred Heart–Yale)

v t e Hockey East rivalries
Conference	Boston University–Maine Green Line Rivalry (Boston College–Boston University) Maine–New Hampshire UConn–UMass rivalry
Non-conference	Holy War on Ice (Boston College–Notre Dame) Brown–Providence