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
- Harrisburg Lunatics – Mason Dixon Division and Eastern Conference regular season champion; 51 points
- Marple Gladiators – 33 points
- Potomac Mavericks – 30 points
- Pennsylvania Typhoon – 14 points
Northeast Division
- Suffolk Sting – Northeast Division champion, 43 points
- New Jersey Grizzlies – 40 points (11 points head-to-head)
- Connecticut Blaze – 40 points (6 points head-to-head)
Western Conference
Gateway Division
- St. Louis Cobras – Gateway Division champion, 40 points
- Midwest Tornados – 39 points
- St. Peters Wheelers – 36 points
- Southside Snipers – 22 points
Rocky Mountain Division
- Colorado Springs Thunder – Rocky Mountain Division and Western Conference regular season champion; Best Overall Record Trophy winner, 62 points
- Denver Blizzard – 35 points
- Fort Collins Catz – 33 points
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Yingling, BrianBrian Yingling | Colorado Springs Thunder | 4 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 2 |
| Yoder, CJCJ Yoder | Colorado Springs Thunder | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 4 |
| Thede, DerekDerek Thede | Fort Collins Catz | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| Ciolli, MikeMike Ciolli | Colorado Springs Thunder | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| Wehrer, BryceBryce Wehrer | Fort Collins Catz | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| Crow, CraigCraig Crow | Denver Blizzard | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Seader, NathanNathan Seader | Denver Blizzard | 5 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| McGuinness, JohnJohn McGuinness | Suffolk Sting | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamb, DanDan Lamb | Colorado Springs Thunder | 4 | 79 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .905 | 1.22 |
| Risenhoover, JamesJames Risenhoover | Colorado Springs Thunder | 2 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .867 | 2.82 |
| Rohrbach, JasonJason Rohrbach | Harrisburg Lunatics | 2 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .806 | 3.00 |
| Brind'Amour, LukeLuke Brind'Amour | Connecticut Blaze | 3 | 76 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .857 | 3.47 |
| 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
| April 18 | Harrisburg Lunatics | 5–3 | Pennsylvania Typhoon | Lemoyne, PA | ||||
| Jay Mazer 1 - 01:08 Scott Miller 1 - 01:51 Shawn Powell 1 - 03:24 |
First Half | 11:12 - Jason Allen 1 | ||||||
| Scott Gartzke 1 - 00:34 Scott Gartzke 2 - 09:17 |
Second Half | 00:48 - Dan Nguyen 1 11:05 - Dan Nguyen 2 | ||||||
| Jason Rohrbach - W - 12 saves / 15 shots | Goalie Stats | Mitchell Reinhold - L - 13 saves / 18 shots | ||||||
| April 18 | Harrisburg Lunatics | 7–3 | Pennsylvania Typhoon | Lemoyne, PA | ||||
| Scott Gartzke 3 - 03:05 | First Half | 02:51 - Dan Nguyen 3 | ||||||
| Nick Pappas 1 - pp - 00:19 Nick Pappas 2 - 03:49 Jay Mazer 2 - 05:22 Jay Mazer 3 - 05:29 Scott Gartzke 4 - 09:48 Cory Volchko 1 - 11:42 |
Second Half | 01:11 - Jason Allen 2 09:23 - Frank Szilagyi 1 | ||||||
| Jason Rohrbach - W - 13 saves / 16 shots | Goalie Stats | Mitchell Reinhold - L - 17 saves / 24 shots | ||||||
| Harrisburg won series 2–0 | |
(2) Marple Gladiators vs. (3) Potomac Mavericks
| TBD | Marple Gladiators | TBD | Potomac Mavericks | Broomall, PA | ||||
| TBD | Marple Gladiators | TBD | Potomac Mavericks | Broomall, PA | ||||
| Marple won series 2–0 | |
Northeast Division Semifinals
(2) New Jersey Grizzlies vs. (3) Connecticut Blaze
| April 26 | New Jersey Grizzlies | 4:00 PM | Connecticut Blaze | Wallington, NJ | ||||
| April 26 | New Jersey Grizzlies | 5:00 PM | Connecticut Blaze | Wallington, NJ | ||||
| Connecticut won series 2–0 | |
Western Conference
Gateway Division Semifinals
(1) St. Louis Cobras vs. (4) Southside Snipers
| May 2 | St. Louis Cobras | 8–3 | Southside Snipers | St. Peters, MO | ||||
| Blake Propp 1 - 01:36 Cody Baugh 1 - 09:49 Sean Sullivan 1 - 10:55 |
First Half | No Scoring | ||||||
| Blake Propp 2 - 00:52 Chris Loness 1 - pp - 02:59 Sean Sullivan 2 - 05:13 PJ Tallo 1 - 09:25 PJ Tallo 2 - 10:28 |
Second Half | 06:11 - Shawn Gawrys 1 07:55 - Adam Clarke 1 08:39 - Mike Flieger 1 | ||||||
| Dave Thomas - W - 19 saves / 22 shots | Goalie Stats | Patrick Woodling - L - 10 saves / 18 shots | ||||||
| May 2 | St. Louis Cobras | 4–3 | Southside Snipers | St. Peters, MO | ||||
| Cody Baugh 2 - 01:11 | First Half | No Scoring | ||||||
| Jeremy Scott 1 - 06:16 Matt Johnson 1 - 08:57 Cody Baugh 3 - 09:17 |
Second Half | 10:11 - Zack Reis 1 10:59 - Mike Flieger 2 11:32 - Zack Reis 2 | ||||||
| Steve Reed - W - 15 saves / 18 shots | Goalie Stats | Dustin Brown - L - 13 saves / 17 shots | ||||||
| St. Louis won series 2–0 | |
(2) Midwest Tornados vs. (3) St. Peters Wheelers
| May 6 | St. Peters Wheelers | 2–1 | Midwest Tornados | St. Peters, MO | ||||
| May 6 | St. Peters Wheelers | 4–6 | Midwest Tornados | St. Peters, MO | ||||
| May 6 | St. Peters Wheelers | 3–6 | Midwest Tornados | St. Peters, MO | ||||
| Midwest won series 2–1 | |
Rocky Mountain Division Semifinals
(1) Colorado Springs Thunder vs. (4) Parker Prowlers
| April 10 | Colorado Springs Thunder | 6–2 | Parker Prowlers | Colorado Springs, CO | ||||
| CJ Yoder 1 - 00:17 Mike Ciolli 1 - 00:39 Mike Ciolli 2 - pp - 05:05 Shane Hayden 1 - 06:45 Brian Yingling 1 - pp - 11:12 |
First Half | No Scoring | ||||||
| Brian Yingling 2 - sh - 05:49 | Second Half | 09:15 - pp - Ryan Bernot 1 11:27 - pp - Jordan Bateman 1 | ||||||
| Dan Lamb - W - 7 saves / 7 shots James Risenhoover - 10 saves / 12 shots |
Goalie Stats | Bobby Mason - L - 14 saves / 20 shots | ||||||
| April 10 | Colorado Springs Thunder | 6–1 | Parker Prowlers | Colorado Springs, CO | ||||
| CJ Yoder 2 - pp - 04:02 Mike Ciolli 3 - pp - 04:50 Branden Maytum 1 - 06:36 Matt Pederson 1 - 07:13 |
First Half | 05:29 - Jordan Bateman 2 | ||||||
| CJ Yoder 3 - 01:27 Brian Yingling 3 - pp - 03:50 |
Second Half | No Scoring | ||||||
| Dan Lamb - W - 2 saves / 3 shots James Risenhoover - 3 saves / 3 shots |
Goalie Stats | Christopher Gill - L - 19 saves / 25 shots | ||||||
| Colorado Springs won series 2–0 | |
(2) Denver Blizzard vs. (3) Fort Collins Catz
| April 11 | Denver Blizzard | 3–2 | OT | Fort Collins Catz | Denver, CO | |||
| Matt Turner 1 - 04:09 | First Half | 02:48 - Mick Pyle 1 | ||||||
| Nathan Seader 1 - 00:53 | Second Half | 04:05 - pp - Mick Pyle 2 | ||||||
| Kyle Dowd 1 - 02:41 | First Overtime Period | No Scoring | ||||||
| Ryan Clemens - W - 43 saves / 45 shots | Goalie Stats | Kyle Mikel - 20 saves / 22 shots Allen Laubenstein - L - 8 saves / 9 shots | ||||||
| April 11 | Denver Blizzard | 6–9 | Fort Collins Catz | Denver, CO | ||||
| Craig Crow 1 - 00:17 Casey Druex 1 - 02:27 |
First Half | 01:19 - Nick Vehanen 1 02:57 - Bryce Wehrer 1 09:49 - pp - Bryce Wehrer 2 10:36 - Derek Thede 1 | ||||||
| Brandon Davidson 1 - 00:47 Collin Kuhn 1 - 04:11 Craig Crow 2 - 05:01 Collin Kuhn 2 - 05:56 |
Second Half | 03:22 - pp - Bryce Wehrer 3 05:35 - Mick Pyle 3 06:35 - Nick Vehanen 2 07:39 - Bryce Wehrer 4 08:38 - Andrew Gonzalez 1 | ||||||
| Ryan Clemens - L - 23 saves / 32 shots | Goalie Stats | Allen Laubenstein - W - 22 saves / 28 shots | ||||||
| April 11 | Denver Blizzard | 11–8 | Fort Collins Catz | Denver, CO | ||||
| Nathan Seader 2 - 01:59 Nathan Seader 3 - 02:53 Brandon Davidson 2 - 03:19 Craig Crow 3 - 05:53 Collin Kuhn 3 - 07:34 Nathan Seader 4 - 10:24 |
First Half | 05:15 - pp - Derek Thede 2 08:56 - Nick Vehanen 3 11:20 - pp - Jesse Beers 1 | ||||||
| Nathan Seader 5 - 02:18 Craig Crow 4 - 04:00 Nathan Seader 6 - 09:23 Collin Kuhn 4 - 10:26 Collin Kuhn 5 - 10:32 |
Second Half | 01:55 - Doug Fetz 1 04:07 - Doug Fetz 2 07:07 - Nick Vehanen 4 09:33 - Doug Fetz 3 Derek Thede 3 | ||||||
| Ryan Clemens - W - 22 saves / 30 shots | Goalie Stats | Allen Laubenstein - L - 16 saves / 27 shots | ||||||
| Denver won series 2–1 | |
Division Finals
Mason Dixon Division Finals
(1) Harrisburg Lunatics vs. (2) Marple Gladiators
| May 9 | Harrisburg Lunatics | 6–2 | Marple Gladiators | Lemoyne, PA | ||||
| May 9 | Harrisburg Lunatics | 4–1 | Marple Gladiators | Lemoyne, PA | ||||
| Harrisburg won series 2–0 | |
Northeast Division Finals
(1) Suffolk Sting vs. (3) Connecticut Blaze
| May 1 | Suffolk Sting | 5–4 | OT | Connecticut Blaze | Moriches, NY | |||
| John McGuinness 1 - 11:06 | First Half | 01:48 - pp - Adam Goulet 1 06:17 - John Pinheiro 1 | ||||||
| Sean Kearney 1 - 03:54 John McGuinness 2 - 05:52 Ryan Carey 1 - 07:53 |
Second Half | 02:17 - Jay McGeown 1 09:07 - Jeff Goulet 1 | ||||||
| Vinny Burkhard 1 - 09:32 | First Overtime Period | No Scoring | ||||||
| James McNevin - W - 26 saves / 30 shots | Goalie Stats | Luke Brind'Amour - L - 27 saves / 32 shots | ||||||
| May 2 | Suffolk Sting | 1–8 | Connecticut Blaze | Moriches, NY | ||||
| John McGuinness 3 - 09:21 | First Half | 01:05 - Darrell Interbartolo 1 02:09 - Jimmy Dehm 1 03:03 - Jeff Goulet 2 03:20 - Darrell Interbartolo 2 04:12 - John Pinheiro 2 08:52 - John Pinheiro 3 09:58 - Mario Lucibello 1 | ||||||
| No Scoring | Second Half | 10:22 - Mario Lucibello 2 | ||||||
| James McNevin - L - 16 saves / 24 shots | Goalie Stats | Luke Brind'Amour - W - 11 saves / 12 shots | ||||||
| May 2 | Suffolk Sting | 5–6 | Connecticut Blaze | Moriches, NY | ||||
| Ryan Carey 2 - 06:16 | First Half | 07:10 - John Pinheiro 4 | ||||||
| John McGuinness 4 - 00:42 John McGuinness 5 - 05:52 Jeff Whitley 1 - 06:52 John McGuinness 6 - sh - 07:02 |
Second Half | 02:57 - Jimmy Dehm 2 03:10 - Jimmy Dehm 3 05:22 - Mario Lucibello 3 07:56 - pp - Jeff Goulet 3 08:03 - Jimmy Dehm 4 | ||||||
| James McNevin - L - 20 saves / 26 shots | Goalie Stats | Luke Brind'Amour - W - 28 saves / 33 shots | ||||||
| Connecticut won series 2–1 | |
Western Conference
Gateway Division Finals
(1) St. Louis Cobras vs. (2) Midwest Tornados
| May 7 | St. Louis Cobras | 6–2 | Midwest Tornados | St. Louis, MO | ||||
| May 7 | St. Louis Cobras | 5–2 | Midwest Tornados | St. Louis, MO | ||||
| St. Louis won series 2–0 | |
Rocky Mountain Division Finals
(1) Colorado Springs Thunder vs. (2) Denver Blizzard
| April 23 | Colorado Springs Thunder | 6–1 | Denver Blizzard | Colorado Springs, CO | ||||
| Brian Yingling 4 - 01:11 Brian Yingling 5 - 02:01 Mike Ciolli 4 - 11:02 |
First Half | No Scoring | ||||||
| Mike Ciolli 5 - 02:25 Shayne Hayden 2 - pp - 05:41 Shayne Hayden 3 - 07:16 |
Second Half | 06:36 - pp - Nathan Seader 7 | ||||||
| Dan Lamb - W - 13 saves / 14 shots | Goalie Stats | Ryan Clemens - L - 16 saves / 22 shots | ||||||
| April 23 | Colorado Springs Thunder | 5–2 | Denver Blizzard | Colorado Springs, CO | ||||
| Brian Yingling 5 - 01:41 Brian Yingling 6 - 08:28 CJ Yoder 4 - 10:21 Shayne Hayden 4 - 11:04 |
First Half | No Scoring | ||||||
| Bob Birdno 1 - 03:41 | Second Half | 04:12 - Brandon Davidson 3 08:15 - pp - Chris Rea 1 | ||||||
| Dan Lamb - W - 16 saves / 18 shots | Goalie Stats | Ryan Clemens - L - 12 saves / 17 shots | ||||||
| Colorado Springs won 2–0 | |
Conference finals
Eastern Conference Finals
(MD1) Harrisburg Lunatics vs. (NE3) Connecticut Blaze
| May 16 | Harrisburg Lunatics | 2–3 | Connecticut Blaze | Lemoyne, PA | ||||
| May 16 | Harrisburg Lunatics | 2–3 | OT | Connecticut Blaze | Lemoyne, PA | |||
| May 16 | Connecticut Blaze | 6–5 | Harrisburg Lunatics | Lemoyne, PA | ||||
| Connecticut Blaze won series 3–0 | |
Western Conference Finals
(RM1) Colorado Springs Thunder vs. (G1) St. Louis Cobras
| May 16 | Colorado Springs Thunder | 4–3 | OT | St. Louis Cobras | Colorado Springs, CO | |||
| May 16 | Colorado Springs Thunder | 6–3 | St. Louis Cobras | Colorado Springs, CO | ||||
| May 17 | St. Louis Cobras | 6–5 | Colorado Springs Thunder | Colorado Springs, CO | ||||
| May 17 | St. Louis Cobras | 3–4 | Colorado Springs Thunder | Colorado Springs, CO | ||||
| Colorado Springs won series 3–1 | |
Founders Cup Finals
Main article: 2009 Founders Cup Finals
(RM1) Colorado Springs Thunder vs. (NE3) Connecticut Blaze
| May 9 | Colorado Springs Thunder | 5–1 | Connecticut Blaze | Ballwin, MO | ||||
| May 9 | Colorado Springs Thunder | 6–3 | Connecticut Blaze | Ballwin, MO | ||||
| May 10 | Connecticut Blaze | 2–5 | Colorado Springs Thunder | Ballwin, MO | ||||
| May 10 | Connecticut Blaze | 8–6 | Colorado Springs Thunder | Ballwin, MO | ||||
| May 11 | Colorado Springs Thunder | 1–3 | Connecticut Blaze | Ballwin, MO | ||||
| May 11 | Connecticut Blaze | 7–4 | Colorado Springs Thunder | Ballwin, MO | ||||
| Colorado Springs won series 4–2 | |
See also
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