Bruins goalie earns AHL’s top honor after strong season in Providence

Bruins goalie earns AHL’s top honor after strong season in Providence

The Aldege “Baz” Bastien Memorial Award won’t be the only honor Michael DiPietro will take home this offseason.

Bruins’ DiPietro voted AHL MVP

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that goaltender Michael DiPietro of the Providence Bruins has been voted the winner of the Les Cunningham Award as the AHL’s most valuable player for the 2025-26 season. The award was voted on by coaches, players and members of the media representing each of the league’s 32 cities. DiPietro becomes just the ninth different goaltender in league history to win MVP honors, following Joh

Snapshots: DiPietro, Gudas, Dickinson, Blackhawks

The Providence Bruins, AHL affiliate of the Boston Bruins, announced that netminder Michael DiPietro has won the Les Cunningham Award, given to the AHL’s regular season MVP. DiPietro becomes the first goaltender to win the award since Dustin Wolf in 2023, and only the third since Jason LaBarbera in 2004. DiPietro, 26, is in his fourth season with the Bruins organization. The former Vancouver Canucks prospect was traded to the Bruins organization…