ECHL 1990/91
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The 1990/91 season was the third regular season of the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL). The eleven teams played 64 games each in the regular season . The best points team of the regular season were the Knoxville Cherokees , while the Hampton Roads Admirals won the Riley Cup for the first time in the play-offs .
Team changes
The following changes were made before the start of the season:
- As part of a league expansion, the Cincinnati Cyclones were added.
- As part of a league expansion, the Louisville Icehawks were added.
- In the course of a league expansion, the Richmond Renegades were added.
- The Virginia Lancers changed their name to Roanoke Valley Rebels.
Regular season
Closing tables
Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, OTL = defeat after overtime , GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded, Pts = points
| East Division | GP | W. | L. | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
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| Hampton Roads Admirals | 64 | 38 | 20th | 6th | 300 | 248 | 82 |
| Johnstown Chiefs | 64 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 324 | 287 | 67 |
| Erie Panthers | 64 | 31 | 30th | 3 | 302 | 302 | 65 |
| Richmond Renegades | 64 | 29 | 29 | 6th | 300 | 307 | 64 |
| Roanoke Valley Rebels | 64 | 26th | 31 | 7th | 218 | 295 | 59 |
| West Division | GP | W. | L. | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
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| Knoxville Cherokees | 64 | 46 | 13 | 5 | 377 | 230 | 97 |
| Cincinnati Cyclones | 64 | 37 | 24 | 3 | 285 | 281 | 77 |
| Greensboro Monarchs | 64 | 34 | 27 | 3 | 275 | 268 | 71 |
| Louisville Icehawks | 64 | 31 | 29 | 4th | 251 | 309 | 66 |
| Nashville Knights | 64 | 29 | 31 | 4th | 307 | 317 | 62 |
| Winston-Salem Thunderbirds | 64 | 20th | 41 | 3 | 228 | 323 | 43 |
Riley Cup playoffs
| Riley Cup Quarter Finals | Riley Cup semi-finals | Riley Cup Final | |||||||||||
| E1 | Hampton Roads | 3 | |||||||||||
| E4 | Richmond | 1 | |||||||||||
| E1 | Hampton Roads | 4th | |||||||||||
| E2 | Johnstown | 1 | |||||||||||
| E2 | Johnstown | 3 | |||||||||||
| E3 | Erie | 2 | |||||||||||
| E1 | Hampton Roads | 4th | |||||||||||
| W3 | Greensboro | 1 | |||||||||||
| W2 | Cincinnati | 1 | |||||||||||
| W3 | Greensboro | 3 | |||||||||||
| W3 | Greensboro | 4th | |||||||||||
| W4 | Louisville | 0 | |||||||||||
| W4 | Louisville | 3 | |||||||||||
| W1 | Knoxville | 0 | |||||||||||
Riley Cup winner
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Riley Cup winner Hampton Roads Admirals |
Mark Bernard , Pat Bingham , Rick Boyd , John East , Dave Flanagan , Dave Gagnon , Kent Hawley , Murray Hood , Kurt Kabat , Darcy Kaminski , Glen Kehrer , Olaf Kölzig , Dennis McEwen , Harry Mews , Dean Morton , Al Murphy , Billy Nolan , Jody Praznik Trainer: John Brophy |
Awarded trophies
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John Brophy Award Best Trainer |
Don Jackson | Knoxville Cherokees |
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ECHL Most Valuable Player Best player of the regular season |
Stan Drulia | Knoxville Cherokees |
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Riley Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player Best player of the playoffs |
Dave Flanagan Dave Gagnon |
Hampton Roads Admirals |
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ECHL Rookie of the Year Best rookie of the regular season |
Daniel Gauthier | Knoxville Cherokees |
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ECHL Defenseman of the Year Best Regular Season Defender |
Brett McDonald | Nashville Knights |
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ECHL Leading Scorer Best scorer of the regular season |
Stan Drulia | Knoxville Cherokees |
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Riley Cup winner of the ECHL playoffs |
Hampton Roads Admirals | |
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Henry Brabham Cup Best team of the regular season |
Knoxville Cherokees | |