2012 PIHA season

2012 PIHA season
League Professional Inline Hockey Association
Sport Inline hockey
Duration October 1, 2011 –
February 26, 2012
Number of games 24
Number of teams 10
Regular season
Best Overall Record Trophy Suffolk Sting
Season MVP JT Bovee (Parker)
Top scorer John McGuinness (Suffolk)
Playoffs
Eastern champions Suffolk Sting
  Eastern runners-up New Jersey Grizzlies
Western champions Parker Prowlers
  Western runners-up Mile High Miners
Playoffs Playoffs MVP Greg Thompson (Suffolk)
Founders Cup
Champions Suffolk Sting
  Runners-up Parker Prowlers

The 2012 PIHA season was the 11th season of operation of the Professional Inline Hockey Association (PIHA). The Suffolk Sting defeated the Parker Prowlers in the Founders Cup Finals 4–1 to win the Founders Cup. It was the first Cup win in Sting's franchise history.

Regular season

Standings

Each of the 10 teams played a 24-game season of an unbalanced schedule. Teams played all games against conference opponents. The top four finishers from the Eastern Conference qualified for the playoffs, and the top three finishers from the Western Conference qualified for the playoffs, making a total of seven playoff teams. Template:2012 PIHA Eastern Conference standings Template:2012 PIHA Western Conference standings

Playoffs

Playoff seeds

After the regular season, seven teams qualified for the playoffs. The Suffolk Sting were the Eastern Conference regular season champions and Best Overall Record Trophy winners with 46 points. The Parker Prowlers were the Western Conference regular season champions, finishing with 40 points.

Eastern Conference

  1. Suffolk StingEastern Conference regular season champions and Best Overall Record Trophy winners – 46 points
  2. New Jersey Grizzlies – 32 points
  3. Pottstown Team Blue – 27 points
  4. Scottdale Inferno – 23 points

Western Conference

  1. Parker ProwlersWestern Conference regular season champions – 40 points
  2. Colorado Springs Thunder – 39 points
  3. Mile High Miners – 14 points

Bracket

Template:2012 PIHA Founders Cup playoffs bracket

PIHA awards

2012 PIHA awards
Award Recipient(s)
Founders Cup Suffolk Sting
Eastern Conference Championship Trophy Suffolk Sting
Western Conference Championship Trophy Parker Prowlers
Best Overall Record Trophy Suffolk Sting
Organization of the Year Award Mile High Miners
Coach of the Year Award John Bovee (Parker Prowlers)
Joe Cook Award John McGuinness (Suffolk Sting)
Rob Pirelli Unsung Hero Award Frank Caldwell (Pottstown Team Blue)
Scott Rupp Award JT Bovee (Parker Prowlers)
Walt Frazier Award Greg Thompson (Suffolk Sting)

See also

External links


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