2008–09 PIHA season
| 2009 PIHA season | |
|---|---|
| League | Professional Inline Hockey Association |
| Sport | Inline hockey |
| Duration | December 1, 2008 – May 31, 2009 |
| Regular season | |
| Best Overall Record Trophy | Colorado Springs Thunder |
| Season MVP | none |
| Top scorer | Brian Yingling (Colorado Springs) |
| Playoffs | |
| Eastern champions | Connecticut Blaze |
| Eastern runners-up | Harrisburg Lunatics |
| Western champions | Colorado Springs Thunder |
| Western runners-up | St. Louis Cobras |
| Playoffs MVP | CJ Yoder (Colorado Springs) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Colorado Springs Thunder |
| Runners-up | Connecticut Blaze |
The 2009 PIHA season was the eighth season of the Professional Inline Hockey Association. It runs from November 1, 2008 through April 18, 2009 with the Founders Cup playoffs to follow, ending on May 31, 2009.
Regular season[edit]
The first goal of the season was scored by Ryan Carey of the expansion Suffolk Sting in Moriches, New York against the expansion New Jersey Assault.
Standings[edit]
GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime/Shootout Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points.
Eastern Conference[edit]
Template:2009 PIHA Mason Dixon Division standings
Template:2009 PIHA Northeast Division standings
Western Conference[edit]
Template:2009 PIHA Gateway Division standings
Template:2009 PIHA Rocky Mountain Division standings
Conference standings[edit]
Template:2009 PIHA Eastern Conference standings
Template:2009 PIHA Western Conference standings
Tiebreaking procedures[edit]
In the event of a tie in points in the standings at the end of the season, ties are broken using the following tiebreaking procedures. The higher ranked team is the one with:
- The greater number of games won.
- The greater number of points earned in games between the tied clubs.
- The greater differential between goals for and against for the entire regular season.
Statistical leaders[edit]
Scoring leaders[edit]
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; Star = Star Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | Star | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brian Yingling |
Colorado Springs Thunder | 32 | 49 | 50 | 99 | 50 | 18 |
| CJ Yoder |
Colorado Springs Thunder | 30 | 41 | 46 | 87 | 44 | 8 |
| John Pinheiro |
Connecticut Blaze | 31 | 37 | 29 | 66 | 42 | 10 |
| Scott Gartzke |
Harrisburg Lunatics | 32 | 28 | 38 | 66 | 35 | 16 |
| Derek Thede |
Fort Collins Catz | 32 | 19 | 40 | 59 | 36 | 2 |
| Kyle Gouge |
Midwest Tornados | 26 | 36 | 21 | 57 | 39 | 8 |
| Jason Allen |
Pennsylvania Typhoon | 30 | 32 | 25 | 57 | 27 | 8 |
| Jay Mazer |
Harrisburg Lunatics | 32 | 23 | 30 | 53 | 17 | 12 |
| Mike Ciolli |
Colorado Springs Thunder | 22 | 18 | 34 | 52 | 16 | 14 |
| John McGuinness |
Suffolk Sting | 22 | 29 | 22 | 51 | 33 | 6 |
Leading goaltenders[edit]
GP = Games Played; MIN = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average
| Player | Team | GP | MIN | W | L | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Lamb |
Colorado Springs Thunder | 18 | 423 | 18 | 0 | 28 | 4 | .900 | 1.59 |
| Jason Rohrbach |
Harrisburg Lunatics | 24 | 559 | 19 | 5 | 57 | 1 | .869 | 2.45 |
| Jason Yocum |
Marple Gladiators | 22 | 575 | 11 | 11 | 60 | 1 | .858 | 2.50 |
| Andrew Goworek |
New Jersey Grizzlies | 8 | 228 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 0 | .795 | 2.53 |
| James McNevin |
Suffolk Sting | 19 | 472 | 14 | 5 | 52 | 1 | .845 | 2.64 |
| Eric Jay |
New Jersey Assault | 16 | 424 | 6 | 10 | 49 | 1 | .735 | 2.77 |
| Dave Thomas |
St. Louis Cobras | 18 | 400 | 12 | 6 | 48 | 0 | .830 | 2.88 |
| Pete Pennecke |
Suffolk Sting | 13 | 320 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 1 | .814 | 2.93 |
| Nuno Costa |
New Jersey Grizzlies | 19 | 491 | 11 | 8 | 61 | 0 | .825 | 2.98 |
| Luke Brind'Amour |
Connecticut Blaze | 26 | 691 | 17 | 9 | 89 | 2 | .811 | 3.09 |
Playoffs[edit]
Playoff seeds[edit]
After the regular season, 15 teams qualified for the playoffs. The Colorado Springs Thunder were the Western Conference regular season champions and were also the Best Overall Record Trophy winners with 62 points. The Harrisburg Lunatics earned the Eastern Conference regular season crown with 51 points.
Eastern Conference[edit]
Mason Dixon Division[edit]
- Harrisburg Lunatics – Mason Dixon Division and Eastern Conference regular season champion; 51 points
- Marple Gladiators – 33 points
- Potomac Mavericks – 30 points
- Pennsylvania Typhoon – 14 points
Northeast Division[edit]
- Suffolk Sting – Northeast Division champion, 43 points
- New Jersey Grizzlies – 40 points (11 points head-to-head)
- Connecticut Blaze – 40 points (6 points head-to-head)
Western Conference[edit]
Gateway Division[edit]
- St. Louis Cobras – Gateway Division champion, 40 points
- Midwest Tornados – 39 points
- St. Peters Wheelers – 36 points
- Southside Snipers – 22 points
Rocky Mountain Division[edit]
- Colorado Springs Thunder – Rocky Mountain Division and Western Conference regular season champion; Best Overall Record Trophy winner, 62 points
- Denver Blizzard – 35 points
- Fort Collins Catz – 33 points
- Parker Prowlers – 26 points
Playoff bracket[edit]
PIHA awards[edit]
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Records[edit]
- The Colorado Springs Thunder set two PIHA team records with a 28-game winning streak to end the season with the best record ever with a 31-1-0 mark for 62 points.
See also[edit]
- Season structure of the PIHA
- 2009 Founders Cup playoffs
- 2008 PIHA season
- 2009 PIHA transactions
- 2008 in sports
- 2009 in sports
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