The 1990–91 WHL season was the 25th season of the
Western Hockey League
The Western Hockey League (WHL) is a junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitutes the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) as the highest level of junior hocke ...
(WHL), featuring fourteen teams and a 72-game regular season. The
Kamloops Blazers
The Kamloops Blazers are a Canadian major junior ice hockey team based in Kamloops, British Columbia. The team plays in the B.C. Division of the Western Hockey League's Western Conference and plays its home games at the Sandman Centre. The Blaze ...
won their second consecutive
Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy for posting the league's best regular season record. In the playoffs, the
Spokane Chiefs
The Spokane Chiefs are an American major junior ice hockey team based in Spokane, Washington. The Chiefs play in the U.S. Division of the Western Hockey League's Western Conference, playing home games at Spokane Arena. The Chiefs are two-time M ...
defeated the
Lethbridge Hurricanes
The Lethbridge Hurricanes are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Lethbridge, Alberta. The Hurricanes play in the Central Division of the Western Hockey League's Eastern Conference, and play their home games at the VisitLethbridge.com Are ...
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
Scoring leaders
''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes''
1991 WHL Playoffs
All-Star game
On February 5, the East Division defeated the West Division 8–2 at
Calgary, Alberta
Calgary () is a major city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Alberta. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a Metropolitan area, metropolitan population of 1,481,806 making it the List of ...
before a crowd of 7,473.
WHL awards
All-Star Teams
See also
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1990–91 OHL 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 grant ...
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1990–91 QMJHL season
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1991 NHL Entry Draft
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1990 in sports
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1991 in sports
1991 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
Alpine skiing
* 1990–91 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Alpine Skiing World Cup
** Men's overall season champion: Marc Girardelli, Luxembourg
** Women's overall season champion: Petra Kronb ...
References
* 2005–06 WHL Guide
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