The Phoenix Dragons are a professional inline hockey

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...

 team based in Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. They are members of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference

Western Conference (PIHA)

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

 of 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). They are currently the defending Founders Cup

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...

champions.

As of the 2009 season the Phoenix Dragons are part of the Southwest division of the AIHL. The Dragons are winners of the southwest division of the AIHL in 2010.

The Phoenix Dragons of the AIHL have several players who have qualified for Team USA...2008-09 players Josh Larricha and Danny Marmorstein both played for Team USA winning a gold medal in Italy at the men's world championships in 2009. Allison Era is a 3 time member of Team USA winning a gold medal in Italy in 2009. Allison was joined by Court Render in 2010 to represent Team USA at the women's world championships in the Czech Republic.