Season Structure
See also: List of PIHA seasons and Season structure of the PIHAThe Professional Inline Hockey Association season is divided into an exhibition season, a regular season (from second weekend in September through first weekend in January) and a postseason (the playoffs). During the exhibition season, teams may play other teams from the PIHA. They also may compete against clubs from other leagues. During the regular season, clubs play each other in a predefined schedule. The playoffs, which go from second week in January to the end of February, is an elimination tournament where two teams play against each other to win a playoff series in order to advance to the next round. The final remaining team is crowned the Founders Cup champion.
The PIHA's regular season standings are based on a point system instead of winning percentages. Points are awarded for each game, where two points are awarded for a win, one point for losing in overtime or a shootout, and zero points for a loss in regulation.
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