Joe Cook Award (PIHA)
Encyclopedia
The Joe Cook Award is awarded to the Professional Inline Hockey Association
player who leads the league in points at the end of the regular season.
inline
and ice hockey
player and coach. Cook played defense for five years and was on two Murphy Cup winning teams with the Anaheim Bullfrogs
in 1993
and 1997
of Roller Hockey International
. He was also a member of Team USA and competed in international tournaments winning several medals.
Brian Yingling was the winner of the first Joe Cook Award awarded at the conclusion of the 2002 PIHA season. He also won the award a record 6 times to date, becoming the first player to win the award twice with two different teams. There has only been 4 different winners of the Cook Award— Brian Yingling, Brian Fischer
, Jim Vivona and Sean Sullivan.
The Philadelphia Growl
have had two different scoring champions; Brian Fischer in 2003 and Sean Sullivan in 2006
. During the 2007 season
, the Growl had 3 former winners on their roster; Fischer, Sullivan and Jim Vivona (who won the trophy while a member of the Morristown Minutemen
).
In the 2007 PIHA season, 20-year-old Sean Sullivan became the youngest player in the PIHA history to win the Joe Cook Award.
Players for the Colorado Springs Thunder
have won the trophy more than players for any other team, having won 4 times. Pennsylvania Typhoon
and Philadelphia Growl
have won the trophy twice.
The PIHA rules stipulate three tiebreaker
s in case two or more players are tied in points:
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...
player who leads the league in points at the end of the regular season.
History
The Joe Cook Award is named after Joe Cook, who was a professionalProfessional
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inline
Inline hockey
Inline hockey, often referred to as roller hockey in the United States, is a sport similar to ice hockey but played with inline skates. Like its parent sport, skaters on two teams use hockey sticks to direct a disk-shaped puck into the opponent's goal; however, various details of the game, such as...
and ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player and coach. Cook played defense for five years and was on two Murphy Cup winning teams with the Anaheim Bullfrogs
Anaheim Bullfrogs
The Anaheim Bullfrogs were a professional inline hockey team based in Anaheim, California. The Bullfrogs played in Roller Hockey International and Major League Roller Hockey before returning to Roller Hockey international . The Bullfrogs played their home games in the Arrowhead Pond of...
in 1993
1993 RHI season
The 1993 RHI season was the 1st season of operation of Roller Hockey International . The season started on July 1, 1993. The Anaheim Bullfrogs defeated the Oakland Skates in the 1993 Murphy Cup Final 2–0 to win the first Murphy Cup.-Teams and divisions:...
and 1997
1997 RHI season
The 1997 RHI season was the 5th season of Roller Hockey International. It began in May 1997, with the regular season ending in August 1997. The Murphy Cup playoffs ended in September, with the Anaheim Bullfrogs defeating the New Jersey Rockin Rollers to win their second Murphy Cup.-New uniforms:The...
of Roller Hockey International
Roller Hockey International
Roller Hockey International was a professional inline hockey league that operated in North America from 1993 to 1999. It was the first major professional league for inline hockey....
. He was also a member of Team USA and competed in international tournaments winning several medals.
Brian Yingling was the winner of the first Joe Cook Award awarded at the conclusion of the 2002 PIHA season. He also won the award a record 6 times to date, becoming the first player to win the award twice with two different teams. There has only been 4 different winners of the Cook Award— Brian Yingling, Brian Fischer
Brian Fischer
Brian S. Fischer is the Commissioner of the New York State Department of Correctional Services, the fourth largest state prison system in the United States. He was appointed by former Governor of New York Eliot Spitzer in 2007. He was previously superintendent of Sing Sing Prison...
, Jim Vivona and Sean Sullivan.
The Philadelphia Growl
Philadelphia Growl
The Philadelphia Growl were a professional inline hockey team based in Voorhees, New Jersey. They were members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the Professional Inline Hockey Association . The team was founded in 2003 as one of four original expansion franchises of the...
have had two different scoring champions; Brian Fischer in 2003 and Sean Sullivan in 2006
2006 PIHA season
-PIHA awards:...
. During the 2007 season
2007 PIHA season
The 2007 PIHA season is the 6th regular season of the Professional Inline Hockey Association . The 2007 Founders Cup Playoffs began on April 24, 2007 and concluded on May 27, with the Boston Roller Rats defeating the Southside Snipers to win their first Founders Cup.-Events:The 2007 All-Star...
, the Growl had 3 former winners on their roster; Fischer, Sullivan and Jim Vivona (who won the trophy while a member of the Morristown Minutemen
New Jersey Minutemen
The New Jersey Minutemen are a professional inline hockey team based in Morristown, New Jersey, and competing in PIHA....
).
In the 2007 PIHA season, 20-year-old Sean Sullivan became the youngest player in the PIHA history to win the Joe Cook Award.
Players for the 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...
have won the trophy more than players for any other team, having won 4 times. Pennsylvania Typhoon
Pennsylvania Typhoon
The Pennsylvania Typhoon are a professional inline hockey team based in Lemoyne, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Mason Dixon Division of the Eastern Conference of the Professional Inline Hockey Association...
and Philadelphia Growl
Philadelphia Growl
The Philadelphia Growl were a professional inline hockey team based in Voorhees, New Jersey. They were members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the Professional Inline Hockey Association . The team was founded in 2003 as one of four original expansion franchises of the...
have won the trophy twice.
The PIHA rules stipulate three tiebreaker
Tiebreaker
In games and sports, a tiebreaker or tiebreak is used to determine a winner from among players or teams that are tied at the end of a contest, or a set of contests.-In matches:In some situations, the tiebreaker may consist of another round of play...
s in case two or more players are tied in points:
- Player with most goals
- Player with fewer games played
- Player scoring first goal of the season
Joe Cook Award winners
| 2002 | York Typhoon York Typhoon The York Typhoon were a professional inline hockey team based in York, Pennsylvania, and competed in the Professional Inline Hockey Association. They are now known as the Pennsylvania Typhoon. York is one of two franchises that were original members of PIHA that are currently competing in the PIHA,... |
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| 2003 | Philadelphia Growl Philadelphia Growl The Philadelphia Growl were a professional inline hockey team based in Voorhees, New Jersey. They were members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the Professional Inline Hockey Association . The team was founded in 2003 as one of four original expansion franchises of the... |
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| 2004 | Morristown Minutemen New Jersey Minutemen The New Jersey Minutemen are a professional inline hockey team based in Morristown, New Jersey, and competing in PIHA.... |
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| 2005 2005 PIHA season -PIHA awards:... |
York Typhoon York Typhoon The York Typhoon were a professional inline hockey team based in York, Pennsylvania, and competed in the Professional Inline Hockey Association. They are now known as the Pennsylvania Typhoon. York is one of two franchises that were original members of PIHA that are currently competing in the PIHA,... |
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| 2006 2006 PIHA season -PIHA awards:... |
Philadelphia Growl Philadelphia Growl The Philadelphia Growl were a professional inline hockey team based in Voorhees, New Jersey. They were members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the Professional Inline Hockey Association . The team was founded in 2003 as one of four original expansion franchises of the... |
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| 2007 2007 PIHA season The 2007 PIHA season is the 6th regular season of the Professional Inline Hockey Association . The 2007 Founders Cup Playoffs began on April 24, 2007 and concluded on May 27, with the Boston Roller Rats defeating the Southside Snipers to win their first Founders Cup.-Events:The 2007 All-Star... |
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... |
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| 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... |
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... |
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| 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... |
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| 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... |
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