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 granted a franchise.

Expansion/Realignment

Detroit Compuware Ambassadors

On December 11, 1989, the Detroit Compuware Ambassadors were approved to join the league for the 1990-91 season as an expansion team. The club was owned by former Windsor Compuware Spitfires owner Peter Karmanos. The club was the first American based team in the OHL, and would play in the city of Detroit. The Compuware Ambassadors home was Cobo Arena, which was previously the home of the Detroit Pistons of the NBA from 1960-1978, and the Michigan Stags, who played in the World Hockey Association during the 1974-75 season.

The new club would join the Emms Division.

Realignment

As the expansion Detroit Compuware Ambassadors joined the Emms Division, the league also moved the Hamilton Dukes to the Emms Division. The Sudbury Wolves and North Bay Centennials would realign to the Leyden Division, as each division would have eight teams.

Regular season

Final standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title

Leyden Division

Rank Team GP W L T PTS GF GA
1y-Oshawa Generals6647136100382233
2x-North Bay Centennials664023383322247
3x-Belleville Bulls663821783324280
4x-Ottawa 67's663925280301280
5x-Peterborough Petes663326773272254
6x-Sudbury Wolves663328571288265
7Cornwall Royals662342147281335
8Kingston Frontenacs661547434255382

Emms Division

Rank Team GP W L T PTS GF GA
1y-Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds664221387303217
2x-Niagara Falls Thunder663918987335259
3x-London Knights663825379301270
4x-Windsor Spitfires663329470307279
5x-Kitchener Rangers662830864301293
6x-Hamilton Dukes661743640270379
7Owen Sound Platers661348531269373
8Detroit Compuware Ambassadors661150527213378

Scoring leaders

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Eric LindrosOshawa Generals577178149189
Chris TaylorLondon Knights65507812850
Todd SimonNiagara Falls Thunder65517412535
Jason WinchNiagara Falls Thunder66408212216
Rob PearsonBelleville Bulls//Oshawa Generals516355118103
Jason FirthKitchener Rangers62417111227
Joey St. AubinKitchener Rangers63407111190
Brett SeguinOttawa 67's63248711185
Jason CironeCornwall Royals//Windsor Spitfires63585211097
Jarrod SkaldeOshawa Generals//Belleville Bulls55386610435

Playoffs

  Division quarterfinals Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                     
L1 Oshawa 4  
L6 Sudbury 1  
  L1 Oshawa bye  
           
     
       
  L1 Oshawa 4  
  L4 Ottawa 1  
L3 Belleville 2  
L4 Ottawa 4  
  L4 Ottawa 4
    L2 North Bay 2  
L2 North Bay 4
L5 Peterborough 0  
  L1 Oshawa 2
  E1 S.S. Marie 4
E2 Niagara Falls 4  
E5 Kitchener 2  
  E2 Niagara Falls 4
    E4 Windsor 0  
E3 London 3
E4 Windsor 4  
  E2 Niagara Falls 0
  E1 S.S. Marie 4  
       
       
       
    E1 S.S. Marie bye  
E1 S.S. Marie 4
E6 Hamilton 0  
(1) Oshawa Generals vs. (6) Sudbury Wolves
Oshawa wins series 4 – 1
(2) North Bay Centennials vs. (5) Peterborough Petes
North Bay wins series 4 – 0
(3) Belleville Bulls vs. (4) Ottawa 67's
Ottawa wins series 4 – 2
(1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (6) Hamilton Dukes
Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 0
(2) Niagara Falls Thunder vs. (5) Kitchener Rangers
Niagara Falls wins series 4 – 2
(3) London Knights vs. (4) Windsor Spitfires
Windsor wins series 4 – 3
(2) North Bay Centennials vs. (4) Ottawa 67's
Ottawa wins series 4 – 2
(2) Niagara Falls Thunder vs. (4) Windsor Spitfires
Niagara Falls wins series 4 – 0
(1) Oshawa Generals vs. (4) Ottawa 67's
Oshawa wins series 4 – 1
(1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (2) Niagara Falls Thunder
Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 0

(L1) Oshawa Generals vs. (E1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 2

Awards

J. Ross Robertson Cup:Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Hamilton Spectator Trophy:Oshawa Generals
Leyden Trophy:Oshawa Generals
Emms Trophy:Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Red Tilson Trophy:Eric Lindros, Oshawa Generals
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy:Eric Lindros, Oshawa Generals
Matt Leyden Trophy:George Burnett, Niagara Falls Thunder
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy:Rob Pearson, Oshawa Generals
Max Kaminsky Trophy:Chris Snell, Ottawa 67's
OHL Goaltender of the Year:Mike Torchia, Kitchener Rangers
Jack Ferguson Award:Todd Harvey, Detroit Compuware Ambassadors
Dave Pinkney Trophy:Mark Lenarduzzi and Kevin Hodson, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
OHL Executive of the Year:Sherwood Bassin, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Emms Family Award:Cory Stillman, Windsor Spitfires
F.W. 'Dinty' Moore Trophy:Kevin Hodson, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
William Hanley Trophy:Dale Craigwell, Oshawa Generals
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy:Joey St. Aubin, Kitchener Rangers
Bobby Smith Trophy:Nathan LaFayette, Cornwall Royals

1991 OHL Priority Selection

The Detroit Compuware Ambassadors held the first overall pick in the 1991 Ontario Priority Selection and selected Todd Harvey from the Cambridge Winterhawks. Harvey was awarded the Jack Ferguson Award, awarded to the top pick in the draft.

Below are the players who were selected in the first round of the 1991 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. [1]

# Player Nationality OHL Team Hometown Minor Team
1 Todd Harvey (C) Canada Detroit Compuware Ambassadors Sheffield, Ontario Cambridge Winter Hawks
2 Jeff Smith (D) Canada Owen Sound Platers Belleville, Ontario Wellington Dukes
3 Chris Gratton (C) Canada Kingston Frontenacs Brantford, Ontario Brantford Classics
4 Larry Courville (LW) Canada Cornwall Royals Timmins, Ontario Waterloo Siskins
5 Todd Bertuzzi (LW) Canada Guelph Storm Sudbury, Ontario Sudbury Midgets
6 Trevor Gallant (C) Canada Kitchener Rangers London, Ontario London Diamonds
7 Jamie Allison (D) Canada Windsor Spitfires Whitby, Ontario Waterloo Siskins
8 Jamie Rivers (D) Canada Sudbury Wolves Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa Jr. Senators
9 Dave Roche (LW) Canada Peterborough Petes Peterborough, Ontario Peterborough Jr. Petes
10 Jason Allison (C) Canada London Knights North York, Ontario North York Rangers
11 Steve Washburn (C) Canada Ottawa 67's Gloucester, Ontario Gloucester Rangers
12 Kevin Brown (RW) Canada Belleville Bulls Mississauga, Ontario Waterloo Siskins
13 Brad Brown (D) Canada North Bay Centennials Mississauga, Ontario Toronto Red Wings
14 Ethan Moreau (LW) Canada Niagara Falls Thunder Orillia, Ontario Orillia Terriers
15 Aaron Gavey (C) Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Peterborough, Ontario Peterborough Jr. Petes
16 Jason Arnott (C) Canada Oshawa Generals Wasaga Beach, Ontario Lindsay Bears

See also

References

Preceded by
1989–90 OHL season
OHL seasons Succeeded by
1991–92 OHL season
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