2007–08 PIHA season

Template:Infobox sports season The 2008 PIHA season is the 7th season of the Professional Inline Hockey Association. It began on December 1, 2007, and will run through April 27, 2008. The Founders Cup Playoffs ended on June 15, with the Phoenix Dragons taking the championship by defeating the Connecticut Blaze four games to two.

League business

This season is the first for 18 expansion teams; the Arizona Strike, Chicago Untouchables, East Bay Jawz, El Paso Black Diamonds, Long Island 495ers, Marple Gladiators, Maryland Knights, N.E. Philadelphia Revolution, Northern California Mustangs, Phoenix Dragons, Potomac Mavericks, Raleigh Assault, Sacramento Saxons, San Jose Pirates, Savannah Stingers (moved to Williamsburg,VA midseason and were renamed Williamsburg Stingers), South Carolina Pirates, Tucson Desperados, and Winchester Generals.

• The defending Founders Cup champions, the Boston Roller Rats changed their name to the Boston Swamp Rats.
• The Littleton Fire changed their name to the Lakewood Fire.
• The Marple Gladiators, who had relocated to Aston, Pennsylvania during the 2007 season, were renamed to the Aston Demolition.
• The New Jersey Minutemen changed their name to the New Jersey Stampede.
• The Pikes Peak Prowlers changed their name to the Parker Prowlers.
• The Richmond Rollin Robins officially shortened their name to the Richmond Robins.
• The St. Louis Vipers changed their name to the St. Louis Cobras.

Ryan Grant of the defending champion Boston Swamp Rats scored the first goal of the season against the N.E. Philadelphia Revolution on December 1 in Holbrook, Massachusetts.

Final Regular Season Standings

GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime/Shootout Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PTS = Points.

Divisional standings

Eastern Conference

Template:2008 PIHA Atlantic Division standings

Template:2008 PIHA Mason Dixon Division standings

Template:2008 PIHA Northeast Division standings

Template:2008 PIHA Southeast Division standings

Western Conference

Template:2008 PIHA Gateway Division standings

Template:2008 PIHA Pacific Division standings

Template:2008 PIHA Rocky Mountain Division standings

Template:2008 PIHA Southwest Division standings

Conference standings

*-Denotes Division Leader

Template:2008 PIHA Eastern Conference standings

Template:2008 PIHA Western Conference standings

Tiebreaking Procedures

Where two or more clubs are tied in points at the end of the regular season, the standing of the clubs is determined in the following order:

1. The greater number of games won.
2. The greater number of points earned in games between the tied clubs.
3. The greater differential between goals for and against.

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; PTS = Points; STAR = Star Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes

As of April 28

Player	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	STAR	PIM
Template:Country data USA Brian Yingling	Colorado Springs Thunder	32	63	57	120	64	22
Template:Country data USA CJ Yoder	Colorado Springs Thunder	32	37	70	107	43	24
Template:Country data USA Josh Laricchia	Phoenix Dragons	24	44	57	101	52	10
Template:Country data USA Mike Ciolli	Colorado Springs Thunder	32	30	69	99	33	10
Template:Country data CAN Marc Genest	South Carolina Pirates	23	45	48	93	22	45
Template:Country data CAN Darcy Anderson	South Carolina Pirates	21	41	46	87	22	16
Template:Country data USA John Pinheiro	Connecticut Blaze	31	49	37	86	56	18
Template:Country data USA Danny Marmorstein	Phoenix Dragons	32	31	52	83	34	20
Template:Country data USA Brian Fleury	Potomac Mavericks	28	27	49	76	29	10
Template:Country data USA Kevin Donovan	Potomac Mavericks	30	30	36	66	26	18

Founders Cup playoffs

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Playoff seeds

After the 2008 PIHA regular season, 27 teams qualified for the playoffs, 14 from the Eastern Conference and 13 from the Western Conference.

Eastern Conference

Northeast Division

1. Connecticut Blaze - Northeast Division and Eastern Conference regular season champion; 58 points
2. Long Island 495ers - 41 points
3. Boston Swamp Rats - 36 points
4. Massachusetts Bombers - 31 points

Atlantic Division

1. Philadelphia Growl - Atlantic Division champion, 56 points
2. New Jersey Grizzlies - 52 points
3. Aston Demolition - 35 points
4. Feasterville Fury - 33 points

Mason Dixon Division

1. Harrisburg Lunatics - Mason Dixon Division champion, 54 points
2. Pittsburgh Bandits - 46 points
3. Scottdale Inferno - 41 points
4. Potomac Mavericks - 39 points

Southeast Division *

1. South Carolina Pirates - Southeast Division champion, 52 points
2. Richmond Robins - 33 points
3. York Typhoon - 21 points

Western Conference

Gateway Division

1. Midwest Tornados - Gateway Division and Western Conference regular season champion; Best Overall Record Trophy winner, 60 points
2. Chicago Untouchables - 41 points
3. Southside Snipers - 38 points
4. St. Louis Cobras - 31 points

Rocky Mountain Division

1. Colorado Springs Thunder - Rocky Mountain Division champion, 59 points
2. Westminster Blizzard - 35 points
3. Lakewood Fire - 31 points
4. Fort Collins Catz - 30

Southwest Division *

1. Phoenix Dragons - Southwest Division champion, 52 points
2. Tucson Desparados - 21 points

Pacific Division

1. San Jose Pirates - Pacific Division champion, 54 points
2. Northern California Mustangs - 40 points
3. East Bay Jawz - 26 points

* The Southeast Division was to have four teams qualify for the playoffs, but the Raleigh Assault were removed before playoffs began.
* The Southwest Division was to have three teams qualify for the playoffs, but the Arizona Strike were removed before playoffs began.

	Division Semifinals					Division Finals					Conference Semifinals					Conference Finals					Founders Cup Finals
	1	Connecticut Blaze	2
	4	Massachusetts Bombers	0
						1	Connecticut Blaze	2
	Northeast Division
						2	Long Island 495ers	1
	2	Long Island 495ers	2
	3	Boston Swamp Rats	1
											NE1	Connecticut Blaze	2
										SE1	South Carolina Pirates	0
	1	Philadelphia Growl	2
	4	Feasterville Fury	0
						1	Philadelphia Growl	2
	Atlantic Division
						2	New Jersey Grizzlies	0
	2	New Jersey Grizzlies	2
	3	Aston Demolition	0
																NE1	Connecticut Blaze	3
		Eastern Conference
																A1	Philadelphia Growl	2
	1	Harrisburg Lunatics	2
	4	Potomac Mavericks	0
						1	Harrisburg Lunatics	2
	Mason Dixon Division
						2	Pittsburgh Bandits	1
	2	Pittsburgh Bandits	2
	3	Scottdale Inferno	1
											A1	Philadelphia Growl	2
										MD1	Harrisburg Lunatics	0
						1	South Carolina Pirates	2
	Southeast Division
						2	Richmond Robins	0
	2	Richmond Robins	2
	3	York Typhoon	1
																					NE1	Connecticut Blaze	2
																					SW1	Phoenix Dragons	4
	1	Midwest Tornados	2
	4	St. Louis Cobras	0
						1	Midwest Tornados	1
	Gateway Division
						3	Southside Snipers	2
	2	Chicago Untouchables	0
	3	Southside Snipers	2
											RM1	Colorado Springs Thunder	1
										G3	Southside Snipers	2
	1	Colorado Springs Thunder	2
	4	Fort Collins Catz	0
						1	Colorado Springs Thunder	2
	Rocky Mountain Division
						2	Westminster Blizzard	1
	2	Westminster Blizzard	2
	3	Lakewood Fire	0
																G3	Southside Snipers	1
		Western Conference
																SW1	Phoenix Dragons	3
						1	Phoenix Dragons	2
	Southwest Division
						2	Tucson Desparados	0
											SW1	Phoenix Dragons	2
										P1	Northern California Mustangs	1
						1	San Jose Pirates	0
	Pacific Division
						2	Northern California Mustangs	2
	2	Northern California Mustangs	2
	3	East Bay Jawz	0

See also

• 2008 PIHA Prospects Draft
• 2008 PIHA transactions
• List of current PIHA team rosters