Sports season
| 1990–91 WHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Western Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| Regular season | |
| Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy | Kamloops Blazers (4) |
| Season MVP | Ray Whitney (Spokane Chiefs) |
| Top scorer | Ray Whitney (Spokane Chiefs) |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals champions | Spokane Chiefs (1) |
| Runners-up | Lethbridge Hurricanes |
| WHL seasons | |
| ← 1989–901991–92 → | |
| 1990–91 CHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Canadian Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Number of teams | 42 |
| OHL | |
| QMJHL | |
| WHL | |
| Memorial Cup | |
| Finals champions | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) |
The 1990–91 WHL season was the 25th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL), featuring fourteen teams and a 72-game regular season. The Kamloops Blazers won their second consecutive Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy for posting the league's best regular season record. In the playoffs, the Spokane Chiefs defeated the Lethbridge Hurricanes to win the club's first President's Cup title, before going on to win the 1991 Memorial Cup tournament, becoming the second American club to win the championship.
Regular season
Final standings
| East Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x Lethbridge Hurricanes | 72 | 45 | 21 | 6 | 96 | 373 | 281 |
| x Medicine Hat Tigers | 72 | 40 | 27 | 5 | 85 | 366 | 296 |
| x Swift Current Broncos | 72 | 40 | 29 | 3 | 83 | 369 | 351 |
| x Prince Albert Raiders | 72 | 38 | 29 | 5 | 81 | 337 | 284 |
| x Regina Pats | 72 | 37 | 32 | 3 | 77 | 346 | 307 |
| x Moose Jaw Warriors | 72 | 31 | 39 | 2 | 64 | 336 | 369 |
| Saskatoon Blades | 72 | 29 | 41 | 2 | 60 | 309 | 363 |
| Brandon Wheat Kings | 72 | 19 | 51 | 2 | 40 | 265 | 380 |
| West Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x Kamloops Blazers | 72 | 50 | 20 | 2 | 102 | 385 | 247 |
| x Spokane Chiefs | 72 | 48 | 23 | 1 | 97 | 435 | 275 |
| x Seattle Thunderbirds | 72 | 42 | 26 | 4 | 88 | 319 | 317 |
| x Tri-City Americans | 72 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 76 | 404 | 386 |
| Portland Winter Hawks | 72 | 17 | 53 | 2 | 36 | 298 | 450 |
| Victoria Cougars | 72 | 10 | 59 | 3 | 23 | 201 | 437 |
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Whitney | Spokane Chiefs | 72 | 67 | 118 | 185 | 36 |
| Brian Sakic | Tri-City Americans | 69 | 40 | 122 | 162 | 19 |
| Cal McGowan | Kamloops Blazers | 71 | 58 | 81 | 139 | 147 |
| Pat Falloon | Spokane Chiefs | 61 | 64 | 74 | 138 | 154 |
| Jason Ruff | Lethbridge Hurricanes | 66 | 61 | 75 | 136 | 154 |
| Jason Miller | Medicine Hat Tigers | 66 | 60 | 76 | 136 | 31 |
| Brad Rubachuk | Lethbridge Hurricanes | 70 | 64 | 68 | 132 | 237 |
| Kyle Reeves | Tri-City Americans | 63 | 89 | 40 | 129 | 146 |
| Jeff Nelson | Prince Albert Raiders | 72 | 46 | 74 | 120 | 58 |
| Kimbi Daniels | Swift Current Broncos | 69 | 54 | 64 | 118 | 68 |
1991 WHL Playoffs
| First round | Division Semi-Finals | Division Finals | WHL Championship | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Lethbridge | bye | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Lethbridge | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E6 | Moose Jaw | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Swift Current | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E6 | Moose Jaw | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Lethbridge | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Medicine Hat | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Medicine Hat | bye | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Medicine Hat | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E5 | Regina | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Prince Albert | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E5 | Regina | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Lethbridge | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Spokane | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Kamloops | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Tri-City | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Kamloops | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Spokane | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Spokane | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Seattle | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
All-Star game
On February 5, the East Division defeated the West Division 8–2 at Calgary, Alberta before a crowd of 7,473.
WHL awards
| Most Valuable Player - Four Broncos Memorial Trophy: Ray Whitney, Spokane Chiefs |
| Scholastic Player of the Year - Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy: Scott Niedermayer, Kamloops Blazers |
| Top Scorer - Bob Clarke Trophy: Ray Whitney, Spokane Chiefs |
| Most Sportsmanlike Player - Brad Hornung Trophy: Pat Falloon, Spokane Chiefs |
| Top Defenseman - Bill Hunter Trophy: Darryl Sydor, Kamloops Blazers |
| Rookie of the Year - Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy: Donevan Hextall, Prince Albert Raiders |
| Top Goaltender - Del Wilson Trophy: Jamie McLennan, Lethbridge Hurricanes |
| Coach of the Year - Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy: Tom Renney, Kamloops Blazers |
| Executive of the Year - Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy: Bob Brown, Kamloops Blazers |
| Regular season champions - Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy: Kamloops Blazers |
| Marketing/Public Relations Award - St. Clair Group Trophy: Bill Lee, Seattle Thunderbirds |
| WHL Plus-Minus Award: Frank Evans, Spokane Chiefs |
All-Star Teams
| East Division | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Team | Second Team | |||
| Goal | Jamie McLennan | Lethbridge Hurricanes | Chris Osgood | Medicine Hat Tigers |
| Defense | Troy Neumeier | Prince Albert Raiders | Brent Thompson | Medicine Hat Tigers |
| Jamie Heward | Regina Pats | Darcy Werenka | Lethbridge Hurricanes | |
| Center | Mike Sillinger | Regina Pats | Jeff Nelson | Prince Albert Raiders |
| Left Wing | Jason Ruff | Lethbridge Hurricanes | Jason Miller | Medicine Hat Tigers |
| Right Wing | Brian Pellerin | Prince Albert Raiders | Kevin St. Jacques | Lethbridge Hurricanes |
| West Division | ||||
| First Team | Second Team | |||
| Goal | Corey Hirsch | Kamloops Blazers | Scott Bailey | Spokane Chiefs |
| Defense | Darryl Sydor | Kamloops Blazers | Vince Boe | Seattle Thunderbirds |
| Scott Niedermayer | Kamloops Blazers | Jon Klemm | Spokane Chiefs | |
| Center | Cal McGowan (tied) | Kamloops Blazers | Douglas Barrault | Seattle Thunderbirds |
| Ray Whitney (tied) | Spokane Chiefs | - | - | |
| Left Wing | Brian Sakic | Tri-City Americans | Murray Duval | Kamloops Blazers |
| Right Wing | Pat Falloon | Spokane Chiefs | Kyle Reeves | Tri-City Americans |
See also
References
- 2005–06 WHL Guide
| Preceded by1989–90 WHL season | WHL seasons | Succeeded by1991–92 WHL season |