1990–91 ECHL season

Ice hockey league season August 2023 The 1990–91 ECHL season was the third season of the ECHL. In 1990, the league welcomed three new franchises: Cincinnati Cyclones, Louisville Icehawks, and Richmond Renegades. The Virginia Lancers franchise was renamed the Roanoke Valley Rebels. The eleven teams played 64 games in the schedule. The Knoxville Cherokees finished first overall in the regular season. The Hampton Roads Admirals won their first Riley Cup championship.ECHL - 1990-1991 https://www.eliteprospects.com/league/echl/stats/1990-1991 Elite prospects 30 December 2023 Regular season Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Green shade = Clinched playoff spot, Blue shade = Clinched division East Division GP W L OTL Pts GF GA Hampton Roads Admirals 64 38 20 6 82 300 248 Johnstown Chiefs 64 32 29 3 67 324 287 Erie Panthers 64 31 30 3 65 302 302 Richmond Renegades 64 29 29 6 64 300 307 Roanoke Valley Rebels 64 26 31 7 59 218 295 West Division GP W L OTL Pts GF GA Knoxville Cherokees 64 46 13 5 97 377 230 Cincinnati Cyclones 64 37 24 3 77 285 281 Greensboro Monarchs 64 34 27 3 71 275 268 Louisville Icehawks 64 31 29 4 66 251 309 Nashville Knights 64 29 31 4 62 307 317 Winston-Salem Thunderbirds 64 20 41 3 43 228 323 Riley Cup playoffs Divisional Semifinals March 14–20 Division Finals March 22–29 Riley Cup Finals April 3–11 E1 E4 Hampton Roads Richmond 3 1 E2 E3 Johnstown Erie 3 2 W2 W3 Cincinnati Greensboro 1 3 W4 W1 Louisville Knoxville 3 0 E1 E2 Hampton Roads Johnstown 4 1 W3 W4 Greensboro Louisville 4 0 E1 W3 Hampton Roads Greensboro 4 1 E is short for East Division W is short for West Division ECHL awards ECHL awards Jack Riley Cup: Hampton Roads Admirals Henry Brabham Cup: Knoxville Cherokees John Brophy Award: Don Jackson (Knoxville) ECHL Most Valuable Player: Stan Drulia (Knoxville) Riley Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player: Dave Flanagan / Dave Gagnon (Hampton Roads) ECHL Rookie of the Year: Dan Gauthier (Knoxville) Defenseman of the Year: Brett McDonald (Nashville) Top Goaltender: Dean Anderson (Knoxville) Leading Scorer: Stan Drulia (Knoxville) All-Star teams The 1991 ECHL All-Star Team was announced on March 9, 1991. At this time, the ECHL did not hold an All-Star Game and would not hold their first such game until 1993. First Team Goalie: Dean Anderson, Knoxville Cherokees Defenseman: Jeff Lindsay, Knoxville Cherokees Defenseman: Brett MacDonald, Nashville Knights Left Wing: Brian Martin, Hampton Roads Admirals Center: Dan Gauthier, Knoxville Cherokees Right Wing: Stan Drulia, Knoxville Cherokees Second Team Goalie: Wayne Cowley, Cincinnati Cyclones Defenseman: Ryan Kummu, Erie Panthers Defenseman: Tom Searle, Richmond Renegades Left Wing: Troy Mick, Knoxville Cherokees Center: Murray Hood, Hampton Roads Admirals Right Wing: Sheldon Gorski, Louisville Icehawks See also ECHL All-Star Game Kelly Cup List of ECHL seasons 1990 in sports 1991 in sports References External links ECHL official site Category:ECHL seasons ECHL season