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2007–08 PIHA season

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2008 PIHA season
LeagueProfessional Inline Hockey Association
SportInline hockey
DurationDecember 1, 2007 – June 15, 2008
Regular season
Season MVPUnited States Kyle Gouge (Midwest)
Top scorerUnited States Brian Yingling (Colorado Springs)
Playoffs
Eastern championsConnecticut Blaze
  Eastern runners-upPhiladelphia Growl
Western championsPhoenix Dragons
  Western runners-upSouthside Snipers
Playoffs MVPUnited States Josh Laricchia (Phoenix)
Finals
ChampionsPhoenix Dragons
  Runners-upConnecticut Blaze

The 2008 PIHA season is the seventh season of the Professional Inline Hockey Association. It began on December 1, 2007, and will run through April 27, 2008. The Founders Cup Playoffs ended on June 15, with the Phoenix Dragons taking the championship by defeating the Connecticut Blaze four games to two.

League business[edit]

This season is the first for 18 expansion teams; the Arizona Strike, Chicago Untouchables, East Bay Jawz, El Paso Black Diamonds, Long Island 495ers, Marple Gladiators, Maryland Knights, N.E. Philadelphia Revolution, Northern California Mustangs, Phoenix Dragons, Potomac Mavericks, Raleigh Assault, Sacramento Saxons, San Jose Pirates, Savannah Stingers (moved to Williamsburg,VA midseason and were renamed Williamsburg Stingers), South Carolina Pirates, Tucson Desperados, and Winchester Generals.

Ryan Grant of the defending champion Boston Swamp Rats scored the first goal of the season against the N.E. Philadelphia Revolution on December 1 in Holbrook, Massachusetts.

Final Regular Season Standings[edit]

GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime/Shootout Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PTS = Points.

Divisional standings[edit]

Eastern Conference[edit]

Template:2008 PIHA Atlantic Division standings

Template:2008 PIHA Mason Dixon Division standings

Template:2008 PIHA Northeast Division standings

Template:2008 PIHA Southeast Division standings

Western Conference[edit]

Template:2008 PIHA Gateway Division standings

Template:2008 PIHA Pacific Division standings

Template:2008 PIHA Rocky Mountain Division standings

Template:2008 PIHA Southwest Division standings

Conference standings[edit]

*-Denotes Division Leader

Template:2008 PIHA Eastern Conference standings

Template:2008 PIHA Western Conference standings

Tiebreaking Procedures[edit]

Where two or more clubs are tied in points at the end of the regular season, the standing of the clubs is determined in the following order:

  1. The greater number of games won.
  2. The greater number of points earned in games between the tied clubs.
  3. The greater differential between goals for and against.

Scoring leaders[edit]

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; PTS = Points; STAR = Star Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes

As of April 28

Player Team GP G A PTS STAR PIM
United States Brian Yingling Colorado Springs Thunder 32 63 57 120 64 22
United States CJ Yoder Colorado Springs Thunder 32 37 70 107 43 24
United States Josh Laricchia Phoenix Dragons 24 44 57 101 52 10
United States Mike Ciolli Colorado Springs Thunder 32 30 69 99 33 10
Canada Marc Genest South Carolina Pirates 23 45 48 93 22 45
Canada Darcy Anderson South Carolina Pirates 21 41 46 87 22 16
United States John Pinheiro Connecticut Blaze 31 49 37 86 56 18
United States Danny Marmorstein Phoenix Dragons 32 31 52 83 34 20
United States Brian Fleury Potomac Mavericks 28 27 49 76 29 10
United States Kevin Donovan Potomac Mavericks 30 30 36 66 26 18

Founders Cup playoffs[edit]

Playoff seeds[edit]

After the 2008 PIHA regular season, 27 teams qualified for the playoffs, 14 from the Eastern Conference and 13 from the Western Conference.

Eastern Conference[edit]

Northeast Division[edit]
  1. Connecticut Blaze - Northeast Division and Eastern Conference regular season champion; 58 points
  2. Long Island 495ers - 41 points
  3. Boston Swamp Rats - 36 points
  4. Massachusetts Bombers - 31 points
Atlantic Division[edit]
  1. Philadelphia Growl - Atlantic Division champion, 56 points
  2. New Jersey Grizzlies - 52 points
  3. Aston Demolition - 35 points
  4. Feasterville Fury - 33 points
Mason Dixon Division[edit]
  1. Harrisburg Lunatics - Mason Dixon Division champion, 54 points
  2. Pittsburgh Bandits - 46 points
  3. Scottdale Inferno - 41 points
  4. Potomac Mavericks - 39 points
Southeast Division *[edit]
  1. South Carolina Pirates - Southeast Division champion, 52 points
  2. Richmond Robins - 33 points
  3. York Typhoon - 21 points

Western Conference[edit]

Gateway Division[edit]
  1. Midwest Tornados - Gateway Division and Western Conference regular season champion; Best Overall Record Trophy winner, 60 points
  2. Chicago Untouchables - 41 points
  3. Southside Snipers - 38 points
  4. St. Louis Cobras - 31 points
Rocky Mountain Division[edit]
  1. Colorado Springs Thunder - Rocky Mountain Division champion, 59 points
  2. Westminster Blizzard - 35 points
  3. Lakewood Fire - 31 points
  4. Fort Collins Catz - 30
Southwest Division *[edit]
  1. Phoenix Dragons - Southwest Division champion, 52 points
  2. Tucson Desparados - 21 points
Pacific Division[edit]
  1. San Jose Pirates - Pacific Division champion, 54 points
  2. Northern California Mustangs - 40 points
  3. East Bay Jawz - 26 points

* The Southeast Division was to have four teams qualify for the playoffs, but the Raleigh Assault were removed before playoffs began.
* The Southwest Division was to have three teams qualify for the playoffs, but the Arizona Strike were removed before playoffs began.

Template:2008 PIHA Founders Cup Playoffs Bracket

See also[edit]


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