Austin Bruins

The Austin Bruins are a Tier II junior ice hockey team in the North American Hockey League's Central Division. The Bruins play their home games in the Riverside Arena in Austin, Minnesota.^[1]

Austin Bruins
City	Austin, Minnesota
League	North American Hockey League
Division	Central
Founded	2010
Home arena	Riverside Arena
Colors	Black, gold, brown
Owner(s)	Craig Patrick Mike Cooper
General manager	Steve Howard (2017–18)
Head coach	Steve Howard (2017–18)
Media	Jarred Becker (play-by-play HockeyTV
Affiliate	Rochester Grizzlies (NA3HL)
Franchise history
2010–present	Austin Bruins

History

The Bruins were an expansion team that first played in the North American Hockey League (NAHL) in the 2010–11 season.^[2] On January 19, 2012, it was announced the team signed a three-year deal to continue play in Austin.^[3]

Season-by-season records

Season	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA	PIM	Finish	Playoffs
2010–11	58	23	31	4	50	151	186	1,233	5th, Central	Did not qualify
2011–12	60	36	18	6	78	198	162	985	3rd, Central	Won Div Semifinals 3-1 (Alexandria Blizzard) Lost Div. Finals 1-3 (Bismarck Bobcats)
2012–13	60	42	11	7	91	223	155	1204	1st, Central	Won Div Semifinals 3-1 (Minot Minotauros) Lost Div. Finals 1-3 (Bismarck Bobcats)
2013–14	60	40	19	1	81	187	145	1163	1st, Central	Won Div Semifinals 3-1 (Minot Minotauros) Won Div. Finals 3-2 (Bismarck Bobcats) Won Robertson Cup semi 2-1(Topeka RoadRunners) Lost Robertson Cup Final 0-2(Fairbanks Ice Dogs)
2014–15	60	38	11	11	87	210	136	1066	1st, Central 3rd of 24, NAHL	Lost in Robertson Cup Finals
2015–16	60	29	27	4	62	181	168	1215	3rd, Central 14th of 22, NAHL	Lost in Div. Finals
2016–17	60	24	27	9	57	185	202	1048	6th, Central 20th of 24, NAHL	Did not qualify
2017–18	60	33	19	8	74	176	160	894	2nd, Central 7th of 23, NAHL	Lost in Div. Finals
2018–19	60	32	22	6	70	167	161	1081	4th, Central 10th of 24, NAHL	Lost in Div. Semifinals
2019–20	51	28	16	7	63	158	149	723	3rd, Central 10th of 26, NAHL	Season cancelled
2020–21	56	22	26	8	52	159	187	906	5th, Central 15th of 23, NAHL	Did not qualify
2021–22	60	31	23	6	68	178	186	1348	2nd of 6, Central 16th of 29, NAHL	Lost Div. Semifinals, 0–3 vs. Aberdeen Wings
2022–23	60	34	16	10	78	187	151	1146	1st of 6, Central 7th of 29, NAHL	Won Div. Semifinals, 3–0 vs. Minot Minotauros Won Div. Finals, 3–1 vs. St. Cloud Norsemen Won Cup Semifinals, 2–1 vs. Maryland Black Bears Lost Robertson Cup Championship game, 3–4 vs. Oklahoma Warriors
2023-24	60	31	25	4	66	161	163	1042	4th of 6 Central, 18th of 32 NAHL	Lost Div. Semi-Finals, 0-3 vs. Minot Minotauros
2024-25	41	29	7	5	63	136	83	630	3rd of 8 Central, 4th of 35 NAHL	TBD

Playoffs

• 2015

Round 1 Series, Austin Bruins defeated Aberdeen Wings 3-games-to-0

Robertson Cup Quarterfinals, Austin Bruins defeated Minot Minotauros 3-games-to-2

Robertson Cup Semifinals, Austin Bruins defeated Lone Star Brahmas 2-games-to-1

Robertson Cup Finals, Minnesota Wilderness defeated Austin Bruins 2-games-to-0

• 2016

Division Semifinals, Austin Bruins defeated Minot Minotauros 3-games-to-1

Divisional Finals, Bismarck Bobcats defeated Austin Bruins 3-games-to-2

• 2018

Division Semifinals, Austin Bruins defeated Minnesota Wilderness 3-games-to-1

Division Finals, Minot Minotauros defeated Austin Bruins 3-games-to-0

• 2019

Division Semifinals, Aberdeen Wings defeated Austin Bruins 3-games-to-1