1990–91 OHL season

Junior ice hockey season The 1990–91 OHL season was the 11th season of the Ontario Hockey League. Sixteen teams each played 66 games. The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Oshawa Generals. The Detroit Compuware Ambassadors are granted a franchise. Expansion/Realignment Detroit Compuware Ambassadors On December 11, 1989, the Detroit Compuware Ambassadors were approved to join the league for the 1990–91 season as an expansion team. The club was owned by former Windsor Compuware Spitfires owner Peter Karmanos. The club was the first American based team in the OHL, and would play in the city of Detroit. The Compuware Ambassadors home was Cobo Arena, which was previously the home of the Detroit Pistons of the NBA from 1960 to 1978, and the Michigan Stags, who played in the World Hockey Association during the 1974-75 season. The new club would join the Emms Division. Realignment As the expansion Detroit Compuware Ambassadors joined the Emms Division, the league also moved the Hamilton Dukes to the Emms Division. The Sudbury Wolves and North Bay Centennials would realign to the Leyden Division, as each division would have eight teams. Regular season Final standings Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title Leyden Division Rank Team GP W L T PTS GF GA 1 y-Oshawa Generals 66 47 13 6 100 382 233 2 x-North Bay Centennials 66 40 23 3 83 322 247 3 x-Belleville Bulls 66 38 21 7 83 324 280 4 x-Ottawa 67's 66 39 25 2 80 301 280 5 x-Peterborough Petes 66 33 26 7 73 272 254 6 x-Sudbury Wolves 66 33 28 5 71 288 265 7 Cornwall Royals 66 23 42 1 47 281 335 8 Kingston Frontenacs 66 15 47 4 34 255 382 Emms Division Rank Team GP W L T PTS GF GA 1 y-Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 66 42 21 3 87 303 217 2 x-Niagara Falls Thunder 66 39 18 9 87 335 259 3 x-London Knights 66 38 25 3 79 301 270 4 x-Windsor Spitfires 66 33 29 4 70 307 279 5 x-Kitchener Rangers 66 28 30 8 64 301 293 6 x-Hamilton Dukes 66 17 43 6 40 270 379 7 Owen Sound Platers 66 13 48 5 31 269 373 8 Detroit Compuware Ambassadors 66 11 50 5 27 213 378 Scoring leaders Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Eric Lindros Oshawa Generals 57 71 78 149 189 Chris Taylor London Knights 65 50 78 128 50 Todd Simon Niagara Falls Thunder 65 51 74 125 35 Jason Winch Niagara Falls Thunder 66 40 82 122 16 Rob Pearson Belleville Bulls//Oshawa Generals 51 63 55 118 103 Jason Firth Kitchener Rangers 62 41 71 112 27 Joey St. Aubin Kitchener Rangers 63 40 71 111 90 Brett Seguin Ottawa 67's 63 24 87 111 85 Jason Cirone Cornwall Royals//Windsor Spitfires 63 58 52 110 97 Jarrod Skalde Oshawa Generals//Belleville Bulls 55 38 66 104 35 Playoffs Division quarterfinals Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals L1 Oshawa 4 L6 Sudbury 1 L3 Belleville 2 L4 Ottawa 4 L2 North Bay 4 L5 Peterborough 0 E2 Niagara Falls 4 E5 Kitchener 2 E3 London 3 E4 Windsor 4 E1 S.S. Marie 4 E6 Hamilton 0 L1 Oshawa bye L4 Ottawa 4 L2 North Bay 2 E1 S.S. Marie bye E2 Niagara Falls 4 E4 Windsor 0 L1 Oshawa 4 L4 Ottawa 1 E2 Niagara Falls 0 E1 S.S. Marie 4 L1 Oshawa 2 E1 S.S. Marie 4 Division quarter-finals Leyden Division (1) Oshawa Generals vs. (6) Sudbury Wolves Oshawa Generals Sudbury Wolves Oshawa Civic Auditorium Sudbury Community Arena yes March 17 2 – 4 1 1 March 20 5 – 3 2 1 March 22 8 – 2 1 2 March 24 7 – 6 2 1 March 26 4 – 6 1 1 Oshawa wins series 4 – 1 (2) North Bay Centennials vs. (5) Peterborough Petes North Bay Centennials Peterborough Petes North Bay Memorial Gardens Peterborough Memorial Centre yes March 17 2 – 5 1 1 March 19 5 – 4 1 2 1 March 21 5 – 4 1 2 1 March 22 2 – 5 1 1 North Bay wins series 4 – 0 (3) Belleville Bulls vs. (4) Ottawa 67's Belleville Bulls Ottawa 67's Yardmen Arena Ottawa Civic Centre yes March 16 2 – 7 1 1 March 19 5 – 4 2 1 March 20 8 – 5 1 2 March 22 4 – 5 2 2 March 24 6 – 5 1 2 March 26 4 – 6 2 2 Ottawa wins series 4 – 2 Emms Division (1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (6) Hamilton Dukes Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Hamilton Dukes Sault Memorial Gardens Copps Coliseum yes March 17 3 – 8 1 1 March 19 1 – 14 1 1 March 21 4 – 3 1 2 1 March 23 3 – 2 2 1 Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 0 (2) Niagara Falls Thunder vs. (5) Kitchener Rangers Niagara Falls Thunder Kitchener Rangers Niagara Falls Memorial Arena Kitchener Memorial Auditorium yes March 16 4 – 5 1 1 1 March 17 6 – 7 1 2 2 March 19 1 – 5 1 1 March 22 7 – 4 2 1 March 23 4 – 3 1 2 March 26 5 – 2 2 1 Niagara Falls wins series 4 – 2 (3) London Knights vs. (4) Windsor Spitfires London Knights Windsor Spitfires London Gardens Windsor Arena yes March 17 5 – 4 1 1 2 March 21 6 – 2 2 1 March 22 3 – 2 1 1 2 March 24 2 – 5 2 2 March 25 6 – 7 1 1 March 27 3 – 2 2 1 March 28 5 – 2 1 2 Windsor wins series 4 – 3 Division semi-finals Leyden Division (2) North Bay Centennials vs. (4) Ottawa 67's North Bay Centennials Ottawa 67's North Bay Memorial Gardens Ottawa Civic Centre yes March 29 3 – 4 1 1 April 2 2 – 4 2 2 April 4 4 – 2 1 2 April 5 3 – 4 1 2 2 April 7 3 – 6 1 1 April 9 2 – 6 2 2 Ottawa wins series 4 – 2 Emms Division (2) Niagara Falls Thunder vs. (4) Windsor Spitfires Niagara Falls Thunder Windsor Spitfires Niagara Falls Memorial Arena Windsor Arena yes March 30 2 – 7 1 1 March 31 10 – 4 2 1 April 2 3 – 4 1 1 April 4 6 – 5 2 1 Niagara Falls wins series 4 – 0 Division finals Leyden Division (1) Oshawa Generals vs. (4) Ottawa 67's Oshawa Generals Ottawa 67's Oshawa Civic Auditorium Ottawa Civic Centre yes April 12 2 – 4 1 1 April 14 5 – 8 2 2 April 16 2 – 8 1 1 April 18 6 – 5 1 2 1 April 21 2 – 6 1 1 Oshawa wins series 4 – 1 Emms Division (1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (2) Niagara Falls Thunder Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Niagara Falls Thunder Sault Memorial Gardens Niagara Falls Memorial Arena yes April 11 2 – 7 1 1 April 12 0 – 2 1 1 April 15 6 – 4 2 1 April 16 8 – 3 2 1 Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 0 J. Ross Robertson Cup (L1) Oshawa Generals vs. (E1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Oshawa Generals Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Oshawa Civic Auditorium Sault Memorial Gardens yes April 29 4 – 2 1 2 April 30 4 – 5 1 1 May 2 5 – 6 1 2 2 May 3 5 – 8 2 2 May 5 2 – 4 1 1 May 6 2 – 4 2 2 Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 2 Awards J. Ross Robertson Cup: Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsHamilton Spectator Trophy: Oshawa GeneralsLeyden Trophy: Oshawa GeneralsEmms Trophy: Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsRed Tilson Trophy: Eric Lindros, Oshawa GeneralsEddie Powers Memorial Trophy: Eric Lindros, Oshawa Generals Matt Leyden Trophy: George Burnett, Niagara Falls ThunderJim Mahon Memorial Trophy: Rob Pearson, Oshawa GeneralsMax Kaminsky Trophy: Chris Snell, Ottawa 67'sOHL Goaltender of the Year: Mike Torchia, Kitchener RangersJack Ferguson Award: Todd Harvey, Detroit Compuware AmbassadorsDave Pinkney Trophy: Mark Lenarduzzi and Kevin Hodson, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL Executive of the Year: Sherwood Bassin, Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsEmms Family Award: Cory Stillman, Windsor SpitfiresF.W. 'Dinty' Moore Trophy: Kevin Hodson, Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsWilliam Hanley Trophy: Dale Craigwell, Oshawa Generals Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy: Joey St. Aubin, Kitchener RangersBobby Smith Trophy: Nathan LaFayette, Cornwall Royals 1991 OHL Priority Selection The Detroit Compuware Ambassadors held the first overall pick in the 1991 Ontario Priority Selection and selected Todd Harvey from the Cambridge Winterhawks. Harvey was awarded the Jack Ferguson Award, awarded to the top pick in the draft. Below are the players who were selected in the first round of the 1991 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1991/ohl/91omain.htm 1991 Ontario Hockey League Draft # Player Nationality OHL Team Hometown Minor Team 1 Todd Harvey (C) Canada Canada Detroit Compuware Ambassadors Sheffield, Ontario Cambridge Winter Hawks 2 Jeff Smith (D) Canada Canada Owen Sound Platers Belleville, Ontario Wellington Dukes 3 Chris Gratton (C) Canada Canada Kingston Frontenacs Brantford, Ontario Brantford Classics 4 Larry Courville (LW) Canada Canada Cornwall Royals Timmins, Ontario Waterloo Siskins 5 Todd Bertuzzi (LW) Canada Canada Guelph Storm Sudbury, Ontario Sudbury Midgets 6 Trevor Gallant (C) Canada Canada Kitchener Rangers London, Ontario London Diamonds 7 Jamie Allison (D) Canada Canada Windsor Spitfires Whitby, Ontario Waterloo Siskins 8 Jamie Rivers (D) Canada Canada Sudbury Wolves Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa Jr. Senators 9 Dave Roche (LW) Canada Canada Peterborough Petes Peterborough, Ontario Peterborough Jr. Petes 10 Jason Allison (C) Canada Canada London Knights North York, Ontario North York Rangers 11 Steve Washburn (C) Canada Canada Ottawa 67's Gloucester, Ontario Gloucester Rangers 12 Kevin Brown (RW) Canada Canada Belleville Bulls Mississauga, Ontario Waterloo Siskins 13 Brad Brown (D) Canada Canada North Bay Centennials Mississauga, Ontario Toronto Red Wings 14 Ethan Moreau (LW) Canada Canada Niagara Falls Thunder Orillia, Ontario Orillia Terriers 15 Aaron Gavey (C) Canada Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Peterborough, Ontario Peterborough Jr. Petes 16 Jason Arnott (C) Canada Canada Oshawa Generals Wasaga Beach, Ontario Lindsay Bears See also List of OHA Junior A standings List of OHL seasons 1990–91 WHL season 1990–91 QMJHL season 1991 Memorial Cup 1991 NHL entry draft 1990 in sports 1991 in sports References HockeyDB 1989–90 OHL season 1991–92 OHL season OHL seasons Category:Ontario Hockey League seasons OHL