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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]

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

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

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

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

References

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

External links

ECHL official site

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

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+{{Short description|Ice hockey league season}}
-The '''1990–91 ECHL season''' was the [[List of ECHL seasons|third]] [[Season (sports)|season]] of the [[ECHL]].  In 1990, the league welcomed three new franchises: [[Cincinnati Cyclones]], [[Louisville Icehawks]], and [[Richmond Renegades (ECHL)|Richmond Renegades]].  The [[Virginia Lancers]] franchise was renamed the [[Roanoke Valley Rebels (ECHL)|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.
+{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
+The '''1990–91 ECHL season''' was the [[List of ECHL seasons|third season]] of the [[ECHL]]. In 1990, the league welcomed three new franchises: [[Cincinnati Cyclones]], [[Louisville Icehawks]], and [[Richmond Renegades (ECHL)|Richmond Renegades]]. The [[Virginia Lancers]] franchise was renamed the [[Roanoke Valley Rebels (ECHL)|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.<ref>{{cite web |title=ECHL - 1990-1991 |url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/league/echl/stats/1990-1991 |publisher=Elite prospects |access-date=30 December 2023}}</ref>
+== Regular season ==
-==League realignment==
-With the league expanded to eleven teams, the league was realigned to include two separate divisions, East and West.
-===East Division===
-*[[Erie Panthers]]
-*[[Hampton Roads Admirals]]
-*[[Johnstown Chiefs]]
-*[[Richmond Renegades]]
-*[[Roanoke Valley Rebels (ECHL)|Roanoke Valley Rebels]]
-===West Division===
-*[[Cincinnati Cyclones]]
-*[[Greensboro Monarchs]]
-*[[Knoxville Cherokees]]
-*[[Louisville Icehawks]]
-*[[Nashville Knights]]
-*[[Winston-Salem Thunderbirds]]
-==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''
 <br>
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 | RD3=Riley Cup Finals <br/> April 3–11
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+| RD1-seed1=E1
-| RD1-seed2=E.4
+| RD1-seed2=E4
 | RD1-team1='''[[Hampton Roads Admirals|Hampton Roads]]'''
 | RD1-team2=[[Richmond Renegades|Richmond]]
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-| RD1-seed3=E.2
+| RD1-seed3=E2
-| RD1-seed4=E.3
+| RD1-seed4=E3
 | RD1-team3='''[[Johnstown Chiefs|Johnstown]]'''
 | RD1-team4=[[Erie Panthers|Erie]]
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 | RD1-score4= 2
-| RD1-seed5=W.2
+| RD1-seed5=W2
-| RD1-seed6=W.3
+| RD1-seed6=W3
 | RD1-team5=[[Cincinnati Cyclones|Cincinnati]]
 | RD1-team6='''[[Greensboro Monarchs|Greensboro]]'''
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 | RD1-score6= '''3'''
-| RD1-seed7=W.4
+| RD1-seed7=W4
-| RD1-seed8=W.1
+| RD1-seed8=W1
 | RD1-team7= '''[[Louisville Icehawks|Louisville]]'''
 | RD1-team8= [[Knoxville Cherokees|Knoxville]]
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 | RD1-score8= 0
-| RD2-seed1= E.1
+| RD2-seed1= E1
-| RD2-seed2= E.2
+| RD2-seed2= E2
 | RD2-team1='''Hampton Roads'''
 | RD2-team2=Johnstown
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 | RD2-score2= 1
-| RD2-seed3= W.3
+| RD2-seed3= W3
-| RD2-seed4= W.4
+| RD2-seed4= W4
 | RD2-team3='''Greensboro'''
 | RD2-team4=Louisville
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 | RD2-score4= 0
-| RD3-seed1= E.1
+| RD3-seed1= E1
-| RD3-seed2= W.3
+| RD3-seed2= W3
 | RD3-team1='''Hampton Roads'''
 | RD3-team2=Greensboro
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 *W is short for West Division
-==ECHL awards==
+== ECHL awards ==
 {{See also|ECHL awards}}
 {| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"
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 |}
-==All-Star Teams==
+== All-Star Teams ==
+The 1991 ECHL All-Star Team was announced on March 9, 1991. At this time, the ECHL did not hold an [[ECHL All-Star Game|All-Star Game]] and would not hold their first such game until [[1992–93 ECHL season|1993]].
+=== First Team ===
 {| cellpadding="1" cellspacing="8"
-===First Team===
 |-
-| '''Goalie:''' || Dean Anderson, [[Knoxville Cherokees]]
+| '''Goalie:''' || [[Dean Anderson (ice hockey)|Dean Anderson]], [[Knoxville Cherokees]]
 |-
 | '''Defenseman:''' || Jeff Lindsay, Knoxville Cherokees
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 |}
+=== Second Team ===
-===Second Team===
 {| cellpadding="1" cellspacing="8"
 |-
-| '''Goalie:''' ||Wayne Cowley, [[Cincinnati Cyclones]]
+| '''Goalie:''' || [[Wayne Cowley]], [[Cincinnati Cyclones]]
 |-
 | '''Defenseman:''' || Ryan Kummu, [[Erie Panthers]]
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 |}
-==See also==
+== See also ==
-* [[ECHL]]
 * [[ECHL All-Star Game]]
 * [[Kelly Cup]]
 * [[List of ECHL seasons]]
+* [[1990 in sports]]
+* [[1991 in sports]]
+== References ==
+{{Reflist}}
+== External links ==
+* [https://echl.com/about/history ECHL official site]
 {{ECHL seasons}}
 {{ECHL}}
+{{Authority control}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:1990-91 ECHL season}}
 [[Category:ECHL seasons]]
 [[Category:1990–91 in American ice hockey by league|ECHL season]]