Founders Cup (PIHA)

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The Founders Cup
The Founders Cup

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.

[edit] List of Founders Cup champions

Season Winning Team Runner-Up Team Games Winning Goal
2001-02 York Typhoon Marple Gladiators
2002-03 York Typhoon Reading Nasty Boyz
2003-04 York Typhoon Morristown Minutemen
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)

[edit] 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.

[edit] Finals to match two first-time participants

  • 2002-York vs. Marple
  • 2006-Philadelphia vs. Littleton
  • 2007-Boston vs. Southside