Providence Bruins Stunned, Eliminated By Rival Springfield
The Providence Bruins' amazing 54-win season has come to an unceremonious end after just four playoff games.
The Providence Bruins ' amazing 54-win season has come to an unceremonious end after just four playoff games. The Springfield Thunderbirds, Providence's rival, stunned the Bruins again in overtime on Thursday night to eliminate the AHL's best regular-season team. Springfield is the AHL Affiliate of the St.
Louis Blues . Providence swept up all the regular-season awards, with league MVP ( Les Cunningham Award ) awarded to Michael DiPietro while Head Coach Ryan Mougenel won best coach. All of it for not, as the P-Bruins simply could not find their offense whatsoever in this series against Springfield.
Former Boston & Providence Bruin and Springfield Captain Chris Wagner assisted the overtime winner for the Thunderbirds. THE OVERTIME GOAL TO WIN THIS SERIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! pic.
twitter. com/3YjunAbPsq — Springfield Thunderbirds (@ThunderbirdsAHL) May 8, 2026 Springfield goaltender Georgi Romanov was unbelievable, making 37 saves in the Game 4 shutout to eliminate the Bruins. Georgii Romanov was all but unbeatable in Springfield net, but for my money Chris Wagner was their best player even though he didn't score a goal in the series He was the engine that drove this upset.