The Providence Bruins tonight released their 2008-09 regular-season schedule. Unlike last season, when renovations at the Dunkin' Donuts Center forced them to play on the road for the first six weeks, they will open at home on Wednesday, Oct. 8 and will play their first three games at home.

The complete schedule:

OCTOBER
Wed. 8 Lowell 7:05
Sun. 12 Springfield 4:05
Fri. 17 Springfield 7:05
Sat. 18 at Worcester 7:05
Sun. 19 at Portland 4
Fri. 24 at Worcester 7:05
Wed. 29 at Chicago 8
Fri. 31 at Houston 8:35
NOVEMBER
Sat. 1 at San Antonio 8
Fri. 7 Chicago 7:05
Sat. 8 at Albany 7
Sun. 9 Philadelphia 4:05
Fri. 14 Worcester 7:05
Sat. 15 at Portland 7
Sun. 16 Norfolk 4:05
Fri. 21 Portland 7:05
Sat. 22 at Springfield 7
Sun. 23 Hartford Wolf 4:05
Wed. 26 at Lowell 7
Fri. 28 Worcester 7:05
Sat. 29 at Springfield 7
Sun. 30 Hartford 4:05
DECEMBER
Fri. 5 Lowell 7:05
Sun. 7 Springfield 4:05
Wed. 10 at Hartford 7
Fri. 12 Lowell 7:05
Sat. 13 at Manchester 7
Sun. 14 Manchester 4:05
Wed. 17 at Hartford 7
Fri. 19 Toronto 7:05
Sat. 20 at Portland 7
Sun. 21 Springfield 4:05
Fri. 26 at Worcester 6:05
Sat. 27 at Lowell 7
Wed. 31 at Manchester 7
JANUARY
Fri. 2 Hershey 7:05
Sat. 3 at Springfield 7
Sun. 4 Houston 4:05
Wed. 7 at Manchester 7
Fri. 9 Bridgeport 7:05
Sun. 11 Lowell 4:05
Wed. 14 at Lowell 7
Fri. 16 Portland 7:05
Sat. 17 at Hartford 7
Sun. 18 Rochester 4:05
Sat. 24 at Springfield 7
Fri. 30 Portland 7:05
Sat. 31 at Lowell 7
FEBRUARY 
Sun. 1 Worcester 2:05
Fri. 6 Manitoba 7:05
Sun. 8 Worcester 4:05
Fri. 13 San Antonio 7:05
Sat. 14 at Portland 7
Sun. 15 Manitoba 4:05
Fri. 20 Manchester 7:05
Sat. 21 at Worcester 7:05
Sun. 22 Springfield 4:05
Tues. 24 at Manchester 7
Fri. 27 at Norfolk 7:15
Sat. 28 at Philadelphia 7:05
MARCH
Sun. 1 at Hershey 5
Wed. 4 at Toronto 7
Fri. 6 at Manitoba 8:30
Sat. 7 at Manitoba 8:30
Sun. 8 at Rochester 6:05
Fri. 13 Portland 7:05
Sat. 14 at Springfield 7
Sun. 15 Lowell 4:05
Fri. 20 Albany 7:05
Sat. 21 at Bridgeport 7
Sun. 22 Harford 4:05
Fri. 27 Manchester 7:05
Sat. 28 at Hartford 7
Sun. 29 Worcester 4:05
APRIL
Fri. 3 Hartford 7:05
Sat. 4 Portland 7:05
Sun. 5 Manchester 4:05
Wed. 8 at Lowell 7
Fri. 10 at Portland 7
Sat. 11 at Worcester 7:05