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 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

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

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

Eastern Conference

Mason Dixon Division GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
z–Harrisburg Lunatics 32 25 6 1 158 93 51
x–Marple Gladiators 32 14 13 5 114 111 33
x–Potomac Mavericks 32 14 16 2 120 151 30
x–Pennsylvania Typhoon 32 5 23 4 93 173 14
e–South Carolina Pirates 8 4 3 1 32 40 9
Northeast Division GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
y–Suffolk Sting 32 21 10 1 143 89 43
x–New Jersey Grizzlies 32 19 11 2 105 94 40
x–Connecticut Blaze 32 19 11 2 115 121 40
e–New Jersey Assault 32 11 17 4 88 96 26

Western Conference

Gateway Division GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
y–St. Louis Cobras 32 19 11 2 135 110 40
x–Midwest Tornados 32 19 12 1 147 140 39
x–St. Peters Wheelers 32 17 13 2 114 118 36
x–Southside Snipers 32 9 19 4 114 142 22
Rocky Mountain Division GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
b–Colorado Springs Thunder 32 31 1 0 196 77 62
x–Denver Blizzard 32 17 14 1 134 132 35
x–Fort Collins Catz 32 16 15 1 116 120 33
x–Parker Prowlers 32 11 17 4 109 149 26
e–Lakewood Fire 32 5 26 1 112 189 11

Conference standings

Eastern Conference GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
z–Harrisburg Lunatics * 32 25 6 1 158 93 51
y–Suffolk Sting * 32 21 10 1 143 89 43
x–New Jersey Grizzlies 32 19 11 2 105 94 40
x–Connecticut Blaze 32 19 11 2 115 121 40
x–Marple Gladiators 32 14 13 5 114 111 33
x–Potomac Mavericks 32 14 16 2 120 151 30
x–Pennsylvania Typhoon 32 5 23 4 93 173 14
e–New Jersey Assault 32 11 17 4 88 96 26
e–South Carolina Pirates 8 4 3 1 32 40 9
Western Conference GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
b–Colorado Springs Thunder * 32 31 1 0 196 77 62
y–St. Louis Cobras * 32 19 11 2 135 110 40
x–Midwest Tornados 32 19 12 1 147 140 39
x–St. Peters Wheelers 32 17 13 2 114 118 36
x–Denver Blizzard 32 17 14 1 134 132 35
x–Fort Collins Catz 32 16 15 1 116 120 33
x–Parker Prowlers 32 11 17 4 109 149 26
x–Southside Snipers 32 9 19 4 114 142 22
e–Lakewood Fire 32 5 26 1 112 189 11

Tiebreaking procedures

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:

  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 for the entire regular season.

Statistical leaders

Scoring leaders

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; Star = Star Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts Star PIM
United States Brian Yingling Colorado Springs Thunder 32 49 50 99 50 18
United States CJ Yoder Colorado Springs Thunder 30 41 46 87 44 8
United States John Pinheiro Connecticut Blaze 31 37 29 66 42 10
United States Scott Gartzke Harrisburg Lunatics 32 28 38 66 35 16
United States Derek Thede Fort Collins Catz 32 19 40 59 36 2
United States Kyle Gouge Midwest Tornados 26 36 21 57 39 8
United States Jason Allen Pennsylvania Typhoon 30 32 25 57 27 8
United States Jay Mazer Harrisburg Lunatics 32 23 30 53 17 12
United States Mike Ciolli Colorado Springs Thunder 22 18 34 52 16 14
United States John McGuinness Suffolk Sting 22 29 22 51 33 6

Leading goaltenders

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
United States Dan Lamb Colorado Springs Thunder 18 423 18 0 28 4 .900 1.59
United States Jason Rohrbach Harrisburg Lunatics 24 559 19 5 57 1 .869 2.45
United States Jason Yocum Marple Gladiators 22 575 11 11 60 1 .858 2.50
United States Andrew Goworek New Jersey Grizzlies 8 228 3 5 24 0 .795 2.53
United States James McNevin Suffolk Sting 19 472 14 5 52 1 .845 2.64
United States Eric Jay New Jersey Assault 16 424 6 10 49 1 .735 2.77
United States Dave Thomas St. Louis Cobras 18 400 12 6 48 0 .830 2.88
United States Pete Pennecke Suffolk Sting 13 320 7 6 39 1 .814 2.93
United States Nuno Costa New Jersey Grizzlies 19 491 11 8 61 0 .825 2.98
United States Luke Brind'Amour Connecticut Blaze 26 691 17 9 89 2 .811 3.09

Playoffs

Playoff seeds

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

Mason Dixon Division

  1. Harrisburg Lunatics – Mason Dixon Division and Eastern Conference regular season champion; 51 points
  2. Marple Gladiators – 33 points
  3. Potomac Mavericks – 30 points
  4. Pennsylvania Typhoon – 14 points

Northeast Division

  1. Suffolk Sting – Northeast Division champion, 43 points
  2. New Jersey Grizzlies – 40 points (11 points head-to-head)
  3. Connecticut Blaze – 40 points (6 points head-to-head)

Western Conference

Gateway Division

  1. St. Louis Cobras – Gateway Division champion, 40 points
  2. Midwest Tornados – 39 points
  3. St. Peters Wheelers – 36 points
  4. Southside Snipers – 22 points

Rocky Mountain Division

  1. Colorado Springs Thunder – Rocky Mountain Division and Western Conference regular season champion; Best Overall Record Trophy winner, 62 points
  2. Denver Blizzard – 35 points
  3. Fort Collins Catz – 33 points
  4. Parker Prowlers – 26 points

Playoff bracket

  Division Semifinals Division Finals Conference Finals Founders Cup Finals
                                     
1  Harrisburg Lunatics 2  
4  Pennsylvania Typhoon 0  
  1  Harrisburg Lunatics 2  
Mason Dixon Division
    2  Marple Gladiators 0  
2  Marple Gladiators 2
3  Potomac Mavericks 0  
  MD1  Harrisburg Lunatics 0  
Eastern Conference
  NE3  Connecticut Blaze 3  
        
        
  1  Suffolk Sting 1
Northeast Division
    3  Connecticut Blaze 2  
2  New Jersey Grizzlies 0
3  Connecticut Blaze 2  
  NE3  Connecticut Blaze 2
  RM1  Colorado Springs Thunder 4
1  St. Louis Cobras 2  
4  Southside Snipers 0  
  1  St. Louis Cobras 2
Gateway Division
    2  Midwest Tornados 0  
2  Midwest Tornados 2
3  St. Peters Wheelers 1  
  G1  St. Louis Cobras 1
Western Conference
  RM1  Colorado Springs Thunder 3  
1  Colorado Springs Thunder 2  
4  Parker Prowlers 0  
  1  Colorado Springs Thunder 2
Rocky Mountain Division
    2  Denver Blizzard 0  
2  Denver Blizzard 2
3  Fort Collins Catz 1  

Records

See also

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