Western Conference (PIHA)
The Western Conference is one of two conferences in the Professional Inline Hockey Association (PIHA) used to divide teams. Its counterpart is the Eastern Conference.
It was created in 2005 when PIHA expanded west with five teams in Colorado. PIHA aligned its teams into two conferences. PIHA again expanded in 2006 into the St. Louis and New England areas, and realigned each conference was divided into two divisions. The Western Conference Championship Trophy is awarded annually to the conference champion.
Divisions
Currently, the Western Conference comprises 19 teams in four divisions: Rocky Mountain Division, Gateway Division, Pacific Division, and [[Southwest Division (PIHA)|Southwest Division.
- Gateway
- Chicago Untouchables
- Cincinnati Flying Monkeys
- Midwest Tornados
- River City Whalers
- Southside Snipers
- St. Louis Cobras
- Rocky Mountain
- Colorado Springs Thunder
- Fort Collins Catz
- Littleton Fire
- Parker Prowlers
- Westminster Blizzard
- Southwest
- Arizona Strike
- El Paso Black Diamonds
- Phoenix Dragons
- Tucson Desparados
- Pacific
- East Bay Jawz
- Northern California Mustangs
- Sacramento Saxons
- San Jose Pirates
Champions
Founders Cup champions produced
None