The Western Conference is one of two conferences in the Professional Inline Hockey Association

Professional Inline Hockey Association

The Professional Inline Hockey Association, often abbreviated to the PIHA, is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates an elite inline hockey league of 16 franchised member clubs, all of which are located in the United States. Headquartered in Middletown, Pennsylvania, the PIHA...

 (PIHA) used to divide teams. Its counterpart is the Eastern Conference

Eastern Conference (PIHA)

The Eastern Conference is one of two conferences in the Professional Inline Hockey Association used to divide teams. Its counterpart is the Western Conference....

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It was created in 2005 when PIHA expanded west with five teams in Colorado

Colorado

Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...

. PIHA aligned its teams into two conferences. PIHA again expanded in 2006 into the St. Louis and New England

New England

New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...

 areas, and realigned each conference was divided into two divisions. Then in 2008, the PIHA's Western Conference contracted. The only teams left were those in the Rocky Mountain Division. The Western Conference Championship Trophy is awarded annually to the conference champion.

Divisions

Currently, the Western Conference comprises 5 teams in one division: Rocky Mountain Division.

Rocky Mountain Division

• Colorado Springs Thunder
  Colorado Springs Thunder
  The Colorado Springs Thunder are a professional inline hockey team based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. They are members of the Rocky Mountain Division of the Western Conference of the Professional Inline Hockey Association...
  
  
• Denver Blizzard
  Denver Blizzard
  The Denver Blizzard are a professional inline hockey team based in Denver, Colorado. They compete in the PIHA....
  
  
• Fort Collins Catz
  Fort Collins Catz
  The Fort Collins Catz are a professional inline hockey team based in Fort Collins, Colorado. They compete in the PIHA Pro League. They were formed as a part of the PIHA's Western expansion in 2006....
  
  
• Lakewood Fire
  Lakewood Fire
  The Lakewood Fire are a professional inline hockey team based in Lakewood, Colorado. They compete in the PIHA-External links:*...
  
  
• Parker Prowlers
  Parker Prowlers
  The Parker Prowlers are a professional inline hockey team based in Parker, Colorado. They compete in the PIHA. The Prowlers play their home games out of the Parker Field House. The Parker Prowlers are looking to make up for a less-than-stellar 2008-2009 season with a style of play that focuses on...
  
  

Champions

Founders Cup champions produced

Founders Cup (PIHA)

The Founders Cup is the championship trophy of the Professional Inline Hockey Association , the major professional inline hockey league in the United States. It is similar to the National Hockey League's Stanley Cup...

• 2008
  2008 PIHA 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...
  
   - Phoenix Dragons
  Phoenix Dragons
  The Phoenix Dragons are a professional inline hockey team based in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. They are members of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference of the Professional Inline Hockey Association . They are currently the defending Founders Cup champions.As of the 2009 season the...
  
  
• 2009
  2009 PIHA season
  The 2009 PIHA season is the 8th season of the Professional Inline Hockey Association. It runs from November 1, 2008 through April 18, 2009 with the Founders Cup playoffs to follow, ending on May 31, 2009.-Regular season:...
  
   - Colorado Springs Thunder
  Colorado Springs Thunder
  The Colorado Springs Thunder are a professional inline hockey team based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. They are members of the Rocky Mountain Division of the Western Conference of the Professional Inline Hockey Association...
  
  
• 2010
  2009–10 PIHA season
  The 2009–10 PIHA season is the 9th season of the Professional Inline Hockey Association. It began on October 10, 2009, and ran through January 17, 2010...
  
   - Colorado Springs Thunder
  Colorado Springs Thunder
  The Colorado Springs Thunder are a professional inline hockey team based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. They are members of the Rocky Mountain Division of the Western Conference of the Professional Inline Hockey Association...