Founders Cup (PIHA)
The Founders Cup is the championship trophy of the Professional Inline Hockey Association (PIHA), the major professional inline hockey league in the United States. It is similar to the National Hockey League's Stanley Cup. The cup was first presented in 2002 when the York Typhoon defeated the Marple Gladiators in the playoff finals.
List of Founders Cup champions
Season |
Winning Team |
Runner-Up Team |
Games |
Winning Goal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2001-02 |
York Typhoon |
Marple Gladiators |
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2002-03 |
York Typhoon |
Reading Nasty Boyz |
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2003-04 |
York Typhoon |
Morristown Minutemen |
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2004-05 |
Philadelphia Growl |
York Typhoon |
2-1 |
|
2005-06 |
Philadelphia Growl (E) |
Littleton Fire (W) |
3-1 |
Sean Sullivan (11:14, 1st) |
2006-07 |
Boston Roller Rats (E) |
Southside Snipers (W) |
4-3 |
Jay McGeown (8:15, 1st) |
Founders Cup Finals Appearances by Franchise
Num |
Team |
W |
L |
PCT |
Notes |
Years won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 |
York Typhoon |
3 |
1 |
.750 |
2002, 2003, 2004 |
|
2 |
Philadelphia Growl |
2 |
0 |
1.000 |
2005, 2006 |
|
1 |
Boston Swamp Rats* |
1 |
0 |
1.000 |
2007 |
|
1 |
Aston Gladiators** |
0 |
1 |
.000 |
||
1 |
Reading Nasty Boyz |
0 |
1 |
.000 |
†† |
|
1 |
New Jersey Minutemen*** |
0 |
1 |
.000 |
||
1 |
Littleton Fire |
0 |
1 |
.000 |
||
1 |
Southside Snipers |
0 |
1 |
.000 |
* - Includes titles won by Boston Roller Rats, former name of the Boston Swamp Rats.
** - Includes finals appearance by the Marple Gladiators, their former name from their first stint in the league.
*** - Includes finals appearance by the Morristown Minutemen, their former name before becoming the New Jersey Minutemen.
†† - Franchise no longer exists.
Finals to match two first-time participants
- 2002-York vs. Marple
- 2006-Philadelphia vs. Littleton
- 2007-Boston vs. Southside