1990–91 ECHL season

Ice hockey league season

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]

## Teams[edit]

Panthers

Admirals

Chiefs

Renegades

Rebels

Cyclones

Monarchs

Cherokees

Icehawks

Knights

Thunder
birds

East Division Teams  West Division Teams

1990-91 East Coast Hockey League

Division | Team | City | Arena
East  | Erie Panthers | Erie, Pennsylvania | Louis J. Tullio Arena
Hampton Roads Admirals | Norfolk, Virginia | Norfolk Scope
Johnstown Chiefs | Johnstown, Pennsylvania | Cambria County War Memorial Arena
Richmond Renegades | Richmond, Virginia | Richmond Coliseum
Roanoke Valley Rebels | Vinton, Virginia | LancerLot
West
Cincinnati Cyclones | Cincinnati, Ohio | Cincinnati Gardens
Greensboro Monarchs | Greensboro, North Carolina | Greensboro Coliseum
Knoxville Cherokees | Knoxville, Tennessee | Knoxville Civic Coliseum
Louisville Icehawks | Louisville, Kentucky | Broadbent Arena
Nashville Knights | Nashville, Tennessee | Nashville Municipal Auditorium
Winston-Salem Thunderbirds | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Annex

## Regular season[edit]

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

## Riley Cup playoffs[edit]

| Divisional Semifinals
March 14–20 | | | Division Finals
March 22–29 | | | Riley Cup Finals
April 3–11 |

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| E1 | Hampton Roads | 3 | | |
| E4 | Richmond | 1 |
| | E1 | Hampton Roads | 4 |
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| | | E2 | Johnstown | 1 |
| E2 | Johnstown | 3 |

| E3 | Erie | 2 |
| | E1 | Hampton Roads | 4 |
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| | | W3 | Greensboro | 1 |
| W2 | Cincinnati | 1 | |

| W3 | Greensboro | 3 |
| | W3 | Greensboro | 4 |
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| | | W4 | Louisville | 0 |
| W4 | Louisville | 3 |

| W1 | Knoxville | 0 |

* E is short for East Division
* W is short for West Division

## ECHL awards[edit]

See also: ECHL awards

Jack Riley Cup: | Hampton Roads Admirals

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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[edit]

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[edit]

Goalie: | Dean Anderson, Knoxville Cherokees

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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[edit]

Goalie: | Wayne Cowley, Cincinnati Cyclones

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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[edit]

* ECHL All-Star Game
* Kelly Cup
* List of ECHL seasons
* 1990 in sports
* 1991 in sports

## References[edit]

1. ^ "ECHL - 1990-1991". Elite prospects. Retrieved December 30, 2023.

## External links[edit]

* ECHL official site

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