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 Delaware Blue Diamond Blades in the playoff finals.
List of Founders Cup champions
| Season | Winning Team | Coach | Runner-Up Team | Coach | Games | Winning Goal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | York Typhoon (K) | Kean Quinton | Delaware Blue Diamond Blades (DV) | Bob Kelly | ||
| 2003 | York Typhoon | Kean Quinton | Reading Nasty Boyz | |||
| 2004 | York Typhoon (MD) | Kean Quinton | Morristown Minutemen (DV) | |||
| 2005 | Philadelphia Growl (DV) | Anthony Flynn | York Typhoon (MD) | Kean Quinton | 2–1 | |
| 2006 | Philadelphia Growl (EC) | Anthony Flynn | Littleton Fire (WC) | Jim Drapal | 3–1 | Sean Sullivan (11:14, first) |
| 2007 | Boston Roller Rats (EC) | Ed Whitney | Southside Snipers (WC) | Rob Ferrara | 4–3 | Jay McGeown (8:15, first) |
| 2008 | Phoenix Dragons (WC) | Dave Mamorstein | Connecticut Blaze (EC) | Bill DiNapoli | 4–2 | Danny Marmorstein (9:57, second) |
| 2009 | Colorado Springs Thunder (WC) | Dave Needham | Connecticut Blaze (EC) | Bill DiNapoli | 4–2 | Matt Pedersen (2:55, second) |
| 2010 | Colorado Springs Thunder (WC) | Dave Needham | New Jersey Grizzlies (EC) | Denis Jelcic | 4–0 | CJ Yoder (3:38, second) |
Founders Cup Finals Appearances by Franchise
| Num | Team | W | L | PCT | Notes | Years won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Philadelphia Growl | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | †† | 2005, 2006 |
| 2 | Colorado Springs Thunder | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2009, 2010 | |
| 1 | Boston Swamp Rats* | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | †† | 2007 |
| 1 | Phoenix Dragons | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | †† | 2008 |
| 4 | Pennsylvania Typhoon** | 3 | 1 | .750 | 2002, 2003, 2004 | |
| 1 | Delaware Blue Diamond Blades | 0 | 1 | .000 | †† | |
| 1 | Reading Nasty Boyz | 0 | 1 | .000 | †† | |
| 1 | New Jersey Stampede*** | 0 | 1 | .000 | †† | |
| 1 | Lakewood Fire**** | 0 | 1 | .000 | ||
| 1 | Southside Snipers | 0 | 1 | .000 | †† | |
| 1 | New Jersey Grizzlies | 0 | 1 | .000 | ||
| 2 | Connecticut Blaze | 0 | 2 | .000 | †† |
* – Includes titles won by Boston Roller Rats, former name of the Boston Swamp Rats.
** – Includes titles won by York Typhoon, former name of the Pennsylvania Typhoon.
*** – Includes finals appearance by the Morristown Minutemen, their former name before becoming the New Jersey Minutemen, then becoming the New Jersey Stampede.
**** – Includes finals appearance by the Littleton Fire, their former name before becoming the Lakewood Fire.
†† – Franchise no longer exists.
Finals to match two first-time participants
- 2002–York vs. Delaware
- 2006–Philadelphia vs. Littleton
- 2007–Boston vs. Southside
- 2008–Connecticut vs. Phoenix