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1990–91 WHL season

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1990–91 WHL season
LeagueWestern Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Number of teams14
Regular season
Scotty Munro Memorial TrophyKamloops Blazers (4)
Season MVPRay Whitney (Spokane Chiefs)
Top scorerRay Whitney (Spokane Chiefs)
Playoffs
Finals championsSpokane Chiefs (1)
  Runners-upLethbridge Hurricanes
WHL seasons
1990–91 CHL season
LeagueCanadian Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Number of teams42
OHL
QMJHL
WHL
Memorial Cup
Finals championsSpokane Chiefs (WHL) (1st title)
  Runners-upDrummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)

The 1990–91 WHL season was the 25th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL), featuring fourteen teams and a 72-game regular season. The Kamloops Blazers won their second consecutive Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy for posting the league's best regular season record. In the playoffs, the Spokane Chiefs defeated the Lethbridge Hurricanes 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

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Final standings

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East Division GP W L T Pts GF GA
x Lethbridge Hurricanes 72 45 21 6 96 373 281
x Medicine Hat Tigers 72 40 27 5 85 366 296
x Swift Current Broncos 72 40 29 3 83 369 351
x Prince Albert Raiders 72 38 29 5 81 337 284
x Regina Pats 72 37 32 3 77 346 307
x Moose Jaw Warriors 72 31 39 2 64 336 369
Saskatoon Blades 72 29 41 2 60 309 363
Brandon Wheat Kings 72 19 51 2 40 265 380
West Division GP W L T Pts GF GA
x Kamloops Blazers 72 50 20 2 102 385 247
x Spokane Chiefs 72 48 23 1 97 435 275
x Seattle Thunderbirds 72 42 26 4 88 319 317
x Tri-City Americans 72 36 32 4 76 404 386
Portland Winter Hawks 72 17 53 2 36 298 450
Victoria Cougars 72 10 59 3 23 201 437

Scoring leaders

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Ray Whitney Spokane Chiefs 72 67 118 185 36
Brian Sakic Tri-City Americans 69 40 122 162 19
Cal McGowan Kamloops Blazers 71 58 81 139 147
Pat Falloon Spokane Chiefs 61 64 74 138 154
Jason Ruff Lethbridge Hurricanes 66 61 75 136 154
Jason Miller Medicine Hat Tigers 66 60 76 136 31
Brad Rubachuk Lethbridge Hurricanes 70 64 68 132 237
Kyle Reeves Tri-City Americans 63 89 40 129 146
Jeff Nelson Prince Albert Raiders 72 46 74 120 58
Kimbi Daniels Swift Current Broncos 69 54 64 118 68

1991 WHL Playoffs

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First round Division Semi-Finals Division Finals WHL Championship
            
E1 Lethbridge bye
E1 Lethbridge 4
E6 Moose Jaw 1
E3 Swift Current 0
E6 Moose Jaw 3
E1 Lethbridge 4
E2 Medicine Hat 3
E2 Medicine Hat bye
E2 Medicine Hat 4
E5 Regina 1
E4 Prince Albert 0
E5 Regina 3
E1 Lethbridge 0
W2 Spokane 4
W1 Kamloops 5
W4 Tri-City 2
W1 Kamloops 0
W2 Spokane 5
W2 Spokane 5
W3 Seattle 1

All-Star game

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On February 5, the East Division defeated the West Division 8–2 at Calgary, Alberta before a crowd of 7,473.

WHL awards

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Most Valuable Player - Four Broncos Memorial Trophy: Ray Whitney, Spokane Chiefs
Scholastic Player of the Year - Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy: Scott Niedermayer, Kamloops Blazers
Top Scorer - Bob Clarke Trophy: Ray Whitney, Spokane Chiefs
Most Sportsmanlike Player - Brad Hornung Trophy: Pat Falloon, Spokane Chiefs
Top Defenseman - Bill Hunter Trophy: Darryl Sydor, Kamloops Blazers
Rookie of the Year - Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy: Donevan Hextall, Prince Albert Raiders
Top Goaltender - Del Wilson Trophy: Jamie McLennan, Lethbridge Hurricanes
Coach of the Year - Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy: Tom Renney, Kamloops Blazers
Executive of the Year - Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy: Bob Brown, Kamloops Blazers
Regular season champions - Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy: Kamloops Blazers
Marketing/Public Relations Award - St. Clair Group Trophy: Bill Lee, Seattle Thunderbirds
WHL Plus-Minus Award: Frank Evans, Spokane Chiefs

All-Star Teams

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East Division
First Team Second Team
Goal Jamie McLennan Lethbridge Hurricanes Chris Osgood Medicine Hat Tigers
Defense Troy Neumeier Prince Albert Raiders Brent Thompson Medicine Hat Tigers
Jamie Heward Regina Pats Darcy Werenka Lethbridge Hurricanes
Center Mike Sillinger Regina Pats Jeff Nelson Prince Albert Raiders
Left Wing Jason Ruff Lethbridge Hurricanes Jason Miller Medicine Hat Tigers
Right Wing Brian Pellerin Prince Albert Raiders Kevin St. Jacques Lethbridge Hurricanes
West Division
First Team Second Team
Goal Corey Hirsch Kamloops Blazers Scott Bailey Spokane Chiefs
Defense Darryl Sydor Kamloops Blazers Vince Boe Seattle Thunderbirds
Scott Niedermayer Kamloops Blazers Jon Klemm Spokane Chiefs
Center Cal McGowan (tied) Kamloops Blazers Douglas Barrault Seattle Thunderbirds
Ray Whitney (tied) Spokane Chiefs - -
Left Wing Brian Sakic Tri-City Americans Murray Duval Kamloops Blazers
Right Wing Pat Falloon Spokane Chiefs Kyle Reeves Tri-City Americans

See also

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References

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  • 2005–06 WHL Guide
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