2006 PIHA season

2006 PIHA season
League Professional Inline Hockey Association
Sport Inline hockey
Duration January 11, 2006-June 17, 2006
Regular season
Season MVP Ryan Clemens (Littleton)
Top scorer Sean Sullivan (Philadelphia)
Playoffs
Eastern champions Philadelphia Growl
  Eastern runners-up York Typhoon
Western champions Littleton Fire
  Western runners-up Colorado Springs Thunder
Playoffs MVP Joe D'Aloisio (Philadelphia)
Finals
Finals champions Philadelphia Growl
  Runners-up Littleton Fire

The 2006 PIHA season was the 5th regular season of the Professional Inline Hockey Association (PIHA). The 2006 Founders Cup Playoffs began on May 20, 2006 and concluded on June 17, with the Philadelphia Growl defeating the Littleton Fire to win their second straight Founders Cup.

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Events

The 2006 PIHA All-Star Classic was hosted by the Philadelphia Growl at the Sportsplex in Feasterville, PA. The Philadelphia Growl hosted the All-Star Classic for the first time. Brian Yingling (West) of the Pikes Peak Prowlers won the All-Star MVP.

Regular season

Final standings

Green shaded teams clinched a playoff berth.

Yellow shaded teams clinched their division and home-court advantage throughout the divisional playoffs.

Orange shaded teams clinched their conference.

Red shaded team won the Best Overall Record trophy.

Eastern Conference

Eastern Division GP W L PTS PCT GF GA
Philadelphia Growl 32 29 3 58 .906 239 78
York Typhoon 32 24 8 48 .750 185 90
Harrisburg Lunatics 32 20 12 40 .625 128 114
Morristown Minutemen 32 13 19 26 .406 114 139
Scottsdale Inferno 32 11 21 22 .344 91 134
Pittsburgh Phantoms 32 10 22 20 .313 89 212
Richmond Rollin Robins 32 5 27 10 .156 91 170

Western Conference

Rocky Mountain Division GP W L PTS PCT GF GA
Littleton Fire 32 20 12 40 .625 122 103
Pikes Peak Prowlers 32 19 13 38 .594 146 138
Colorado Springs Thunder 32 19 13 38 .594 138 140
Westminster Blizzard 32 15 17 30 .469 140 110
Aurora Crimson Catz 32 7 25 14 .219 99 154

Tiebreaking Procedures

If two or more clubs are tied in points during the regular season, the standing of the clubs is determined in the following order:

  1. The fewer number of games played (i.e., superior points percentage).
  2. The greater number of games won.
  3. The greater number of points earned in games between the tied clubs.
  4. The greater differential between goals for and against.

Leading Scorers

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; PTS = Points

Points

Name Team GP G A PTS

Leading Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; MIN = Minutes Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

Goals Against Average

Name Team GP MIN GA GAA

Founders Cup Playoffs

Main article: 2006 Founders Cup Playoffs (PIHA)

Playoff bracket

  Conference Semifinals Conference Finals Founders Cup Finals
                           
  E1  Philadelphia 2  
E4  Morristown 0  
  E1  Philadelphia 3  
Eastern Conference
  E2  York 0  
E2  York 2
  E3  Harrisburg 1  
    E1  Philadelphia 3
  W1  Littleton 1
  W1  Littleton 2  
W4  Westminster 1  
  W1  Littleton 3
Western Conference
  W3  Colorado Springs 1  
W2  Pikes Peak 0
  W3  Colorado Springs 2  

Founders Cup Finals

PIHA awards

2005-06 PIHA awards
Award Recipient(s)
Founders Cup: Philadelphia Growl
Best Overall Record: Philadelphia Growl
Eastern Conference Championship: Philadelphia Growl
Western Conference Championship: Littelton Fire
Organization of the Year: Richmond Rollin Robins
All-Star Most Valuable Player: Brian Yingling, Pikes Peak Prowlers
Joe Cook Award: Sean Sullivan, Philadelphia Growl
Scott Rupp Award: Ryan Clemens, Littleton Fire
Walt Frazier Award: Joe D'Aloisio, Philadelphia Growl