Founders Cup (PIHA)
The Founders Cup is the championship trophy awarded to the winner of the Founders Cup Playoffs of the Professional Inline Hockey Association (PIHA), a 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 the spring of 2002, when the York Typhoon defeated the Delaware Blue Diamond Blades in the 2002 Founders Cup Finals.
List of Founders Cup champions
| Season | Winning Team | Winning Coach | Runner-Up Team | Runner-up Coach | Series Score | Series Clinching 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 (best-of-3) | |
| 2006 | Philadelphia Growl (EC) | Anthony Flynn | Littleton Fire (WC) | Jim Drapal | 3–1 (best-of-5) | 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) | -- | 4–0 | CJ Yoder (3:38, second) |
| 2011 | St. Louis Snipers (WC) | -- | Suffolk Sting (EC) | -- | ?-? | -- |
| 2012 | Suffolk Sting (EC) | -- | Parker Prowlers (WC) | -- | 4–1 | -- |
| 2013 | Long Island Snipers (EC) | -- | Colorado Springs Thunder (WC) | -- | 4–0 | Brendan Nelson (0:46, second) |
| 2014 | Marple Gladiators (EC) | -- | Parker Prowlers (WC) | -- | 4–2 | Shane Fox (9:32, first) |
| 2015 | Marple Gladiators (EC) | -- | Colorado Springs Thunder (WC) | -- | 4–2 | Joe D'Angelantonio (10:57, second) |
Founders Cup Finals Appearances by Franchise
| Num | Team | W | L | PCT | Notes | Years won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Hershey Typhoon* | 3 | 1 | .750 | 2002, 2003, 2004 | |
| 4 | Colorado Springs Thunder | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2009, 2010 | |
| 2 | Philadelphia Growl | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | †† | 2005. 2006 |
| 2 | Marple Gladiators | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2014, 2015 | |
| 2 | St. Louis Snipers** | 1 | 1 | 0.500 | †† | 2011 |
| 2 | Suffolk Sting | 1 | 1 | 0.500 | 2012 | |
| 2 | Connecticut Blaze | 0 | 2 | .000 | †† | |
| 2 | Parker Prowlers | 0 | 2 | .000 | ||
| 1 | Boston Swamp Rats*** | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | †† | 2007 |
| 1 | Phoenix Dragons | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | †† | 2008 |
| 1 | Long Island Snipers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2013 | |
| 1 | Delaware Blue Diamond Blades | 0 | 1 | .000 | †† | |
| 1 | Reading Nasty Boyz | 0 | 1 | .000 | †† | |
| 1 | New Jersey Stampede**** | 0 | 1 | .000 | †† | |
| 1 | Mile High Miners***** | 0 | 1 | .000 | ||
| 1 | New Jersey Grizzlies | 0 | 1 | .000 |
* – Includes titles won by York Typhoon, former name of the Pennsylvania Typhoon, then becoming the Hershey Typhoon.
** – Includes finals appearance by the Southside Snipers, their former name before becoming the St. Louis Snipers.
*** – Includes titles won by Boston Roller Rats, former name of the Boston Swamp Rats.
**** – 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, then becoming the Mile High Miners.
†† – 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