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.[1]
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
Divisional Semifinals March 14–20 | Division Finals March 22–29 | Riley Cup Finals April 3–11 | ||||||||||||
E1 | Hampton Roads | 3 | ||||||||||||
E4 | Richmond | 1 | ||||||||||||
E1 | Hampton Roads | 4 | ||||||||||||
E2 | Johnstown | 1 | ||||||||||||
E2 | Johnstown | 3 | ||||||||||||
E3 | Erie | 2 | ||||||||||||
E1 | Hampton Roads | 4 | ||||||||||||
W3 | Greensboro | 1 | ||||||||||||
W2 | Cincinnati | 1 | ||||||||||||
W3 | Greensboro | 3 | ||||||||||||
W3 | Greensboro | 4 | ||||||||||||
W4 | Louisville | 0 | ||||||||||||
W4 | Louisville | 3 | ||||||||||||
W1 | Knoxville | 0 |
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) |
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.
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 |
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 |