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 [ edit ] Detroit Compuware Ambassadors [ edit ] 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 to 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 [ edit ] 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.
1990-91 Ontario Hockey League Division Team City Arena Leyden Belleville Bulls Belleville , Ontario Yardmen Arena Cornwall Royals Cornwall , Ontario Cornwall Civic Complex Kingston Frontenacs Kingston , Ontario Kingston Memorial Centre North Bay Centennials North Bay , Ontario North Bay Memorial Gardens Oshawa Generals Oshawa , Ontario Oshawa Civic Auditorium Ottawa 67's Ottawa , Ontario Ottawa Civic Centre Peterborough Petes Peterborough , Ontario Peterborough Memorial Centre Sudbury Wolves Sudbury , Ontario Sudbury Community Arena Emms Detroit Compuware Ambassadors Detroit , Michigan Cobo Arena Dukes of Hamilton Hamilton , Ontario Copps Coliseum Kitchener Rangers Kitchener , Ontario Kitchener Memorial Auditorium London Knights London , Ontario London Gardens Niagara Falls Thunder Nigara Falls , Ontario Niagara Falls Memorial Arena Owen Sound Platers Owen Sound , Ontario Bayshore Community Centre Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Ste. Marie , Ontario Sault Memorial Gardens Windsor Spitfires Windsor , Ontario Windsor Arena
Emms Division
Leyden Division
Regular season [ edit ] Final standings [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Emms Division [ edit ] Scoring leaders [ edit ] Playoffs [ edit ] Division quarter-finals [ edit ] Leyden Division [ edit ] (1) Oshawa Generals vs. (6) Sudbury Wolves [ edit ]
(2) North Bay Centennials vs. (5) Peterborough Petes [ edit ] North Bay wins series 4 – 0
(3) Belleville Bulls vs. (4) Ottawa 67's [ edit ]
Emms Division [ edit ] (1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (6) Hamilton Dukes [ edit ] March 21 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 4 – 3 OT Hamilton Dukes Copps Coliseum
March 23 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 3 – 2 Hamilton Dukes Copps Coliseum
Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 0
(2) Niagara Falls Thunder vs. (5) Kitchener Rangers [ edit ] Niagara Falls wins series 4 – 2
(3) London Knights vs. (4) Windsor Spitfires [ edit ] Windsor wins series 4 – 3
Division semi-finals [ edit ] Leyden Division [ edit ] (2) North Bay Centennials vs. (4) Ottawa 67's [ edit ]
Emms Division [ edit ] (2) Niagara Falls Thunder vs. (4) Windsor Spitfires [ edit ] March 31 Niagara Falls Thunder 10 – 4 Windsor Spitfires Windsor Arena
April 4 Niagara Falls Thunder 6 – 5 Windsor Spitfires Windsor Arena
Niagara Falls wins series 4 – 0
Division finals [ edit ] Leyden Division [ edit ] (1) Oshawa Generals vs. (4) Ottawa 67's [ edit ]
Emms Division [ edit ] (1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (2) Niagara Falls Thunder [ edit ] Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 0
J. Ross Robertson Cup [ edit ] (L1) Oshawa Generals vs. (E1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds [ edit ] Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 2
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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] References [ edit ]
East Division Central Division Midwest Division West Division Defunct teams