Raised in Lewiston, Maine, and attending Lewiston High School and North Yarmouth Academy, Provencher was an accomplished and versatile athlete. His Lewiston hockey teams won three consecutive state titles and the 1975 New England Championship. The owner of the highest save percentage in school history, Provencher is the only Bowdoin goalie to be nominated for the Heisman of collegiate hockey— the Hobey Baker Memorial Award. In addition to hockey he played baseball and soccer and was also an all-state football selection. His first winter in Brunswick, he immediately made an impact on the Dayton Arena ice by playing 375 minutes between the pipes and posting a 3.84 goals-against-average in Bowdoin’s ECAC Championship-winning season of 1977-78. After a sophomore season that saw him increase his playing time and post a 46-save effort in a game against Boston College, Provencher assumed the role of starting Polar Bear net minder in the 1979-80 campaign. It was a role that fit well, as Provencher racked up a school-record 700 saves that season and a save percentage of .913, the third-best in Bowdoin history. He was tabbed as the ECAC Division II Eastern Player of the Year and grabbed first-team All-ECAC honors as Bowdoin went 19-5-2 during his junior season. Played in four leagues over the course of his career. Played with six minor league hockey clubs, including the AHL’s Maine Mariners. Named to the ACHL All-Star team while a member of the Mohawk Valley Stars.