2009 Founders Cup playoffs

The 2009 Founders Cup Playoffs of the Professional Inline Hockey Association began on April 10, 2009, after the 2009 regular season. The fifteen teams that qualify, seven from the Eastern Conference and eight from the Western Conference (the winner of each of the two divisions plus the 2 or 3 teams with highest point totals from the remaining teams in each division), play best-of-3 series for the division semifinals and finals. The two division winners in each conference then play best-of-5 series for the conference finals. Then the conference champions play best-of-7 series for the Founders Cup.

Playoff seeds

After the 2009 PIHA 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 LunaticsMason 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 StingNortheast 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 ThunderRocky 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  

Statistical leaders

Skaters

These are the top ten skaters based on points.

Player Team GP G A Pts Star PIM
United States Yingling, BrianBrian Yingling Colorado Springs Thunder 4 7 6 13 10 2
United States Yoder, CJCJ Yoder Colorado Springs Thunder 4 4 6 10 5 4
United States Thede, DerekDerek Thede Fort Collins Catz 3 3 7 10 4 0
United States Ciolli, MikeMike Ciolli Colorado Springs Thunder 4 5 4 9 6 2
United States Wehrer, BryceBryce Wehrer Fort Collins Catz 3 4 5 9 3 0
United States Crow, CraigCraig Crow Denver Blizzard 5 4 5 9 1 0
United States Seader, NathanNathan Seader Denver Blizzard 5 7 1 8 5 2
United States McGuinness, JohnJohn McGuinness Suffolk Sting 3 6 2 8 6 0
United States Pinheiro, JohnJohn Pinheiro Connecticut Blaze 3 4 4 8 4 0

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

All statistics as of: 00:00, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

Goaltending

These are the top five goaltenders based on goals against average with at least two games played.

Player Team GP MIN W L GA SO SV% GAA
United States Lamb, DanDan Lamb Colorado Springs Thunder 4 79 4 0 4 0 .905 1.22
United States Risenhoover, JamesJames Risenhoover Colorado Springs Thunder 2 17 2 0 2 0 .867 2.82
United States Rohrbach, JasonJason Rohrbach Harrisburg Lunatics 2 48 2 0 6 0 .806 3.00
United States Brind'Amour, LukeLuke Brind'Amour Connecticut Blaze 3 76 2 1 11 0 .857 3.47
United States Clemens, RyanRyan Clemens Denver Blizzard 5 132 2 3 30 0 .795 5.45

GP = Games played; MIN = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

All statistics as of: 00:02, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

Division Semifinals

All times listed are Eastern Daylight Time.

Eastern Conference

Mason Dixon Division Semifinals

(1) Harrisburg Lunatics vs. (4) Pennsylvania Typhoon
Harrisburg won series 2–0
(2) Marple Gladiators vs. (3) Potomac Mavericks
Marple won series 2–0

Northeast Division Semifinals

(2) New Jersey Grizzlies vs. (3) Connecticut Blaze
Connecticut won series 2–0

Western Conference

Gateway Division Semifinals

(1) St. Louis Cobras vs. (4) Southside Snipers
St. Louis won series 2–0
(2) Midwest Tornados vs. (3) St. Peters Wheelers
Midwest won series 2–1

Rocky Mountain Division Semifinals

(1) Colorado Springs Thunder vs. (4) Parker Prowlers
Colorado Springs won series 2–0
(2) Denver Blizzard vs. (3) Fort Collins Catz
Denver won series 2–1

Division Finals

Mason Dixon Division Finals

(1) Harrisburg Lunatics vs. (2) Marple Gladiators

Harrisburg won series 2–0

Northeast Division Finals

(1) Suffolk Sting vs. (3) Connecticut Blaze
Connecticut won series 2–1

Western Conference

Gateway Division Finals

(1) St. Louis Cobras vs. (2) Midwest Tornados
St. Louis won series 2–0

Rocky Mountain Division Finals

(1) Colorado Springs Thunder vs. (2) Denver Blizzard
Colorado Springs won 2–0

Conference finals

Eastern Conference Finals

(MD1) Harrisburg Lunatics vs. (NE3) Connecticut Blaze

Connecticut Blaze won series 3–0

Western Conference Finals

(RM1) Colorado Springs Thunder vs. (G1) St. Louis Cobras

Colorado Springs won series 3–1

Founders Cup Finals

(RM1) Colorado Springs Thunder vs. (NE3) Connecticut Blaze

Colorado Springs won series 4–2

See also

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