1991–92 WHL season explained

1991–92 WHL season
League:Western Hockey League
Sport:Ice hockey
Playoffs:Playoffs
Playoffs Mvp Link:WHL Playoff MVP
Playoffs Mvp:Jarrett Deuling (Blazers)
Finals Champ:Kamloops Blazers (4)
Finals Runner-Up:Saskatoon Blades
No Of Teams:15
Season:Regular season
Season Champ Name:Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy
Season Champs:Kamloops Blazers (5)
Mvp Link:Four Broncos Memorial Trophy
Mvp:Steve Konowalchuk (Portland Winter Hawks)
Top Scorer Link:Bob Clarke Trophy
Top Scorer:Kevin St. Jacques (Lethbridge Hurricanes)
Seasonslistnames:WHL
Prevseason Year:1990–91
Nextseason Year:1992–93
1991–92 CHL season
Color:
  1. 4B489D
Color Text:
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League:Canadian Hockey League
Sport:Ice hockey
No Of Teams:43
Season:OHL
Season2:QMJHL
Season3:WHL
Playoffs:Memorial Cup
Finals Champ:Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
Num Championships:1
Finals Runner-Up:Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)

The 1991–92 WHL season was the 26th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The season featured fifteen teams and a 72-game regular season. The Kamloops Blazers won their fifth Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy as regular season champions, and followed this up in the playoffs by defeating the Saskatoon Blades in the championship series to claim their fourth President's Cup title. With the win, the Blazers advanced to the 1992 Memorial Cup tournament, where they won the franchise's first Memorial Cup championship.

The season saw the Tacoma Rockets join the league as its fifteenth franchise, and its fifth based in the United States.

Regular season

Final standings

East DivisionGPWLTPtsGFGA
x Prince Albert Raiders72 50 20 2 102 356 261
x Medicine Hat Tigers 72 48 24 0 96 336 264
x Saskatoon Blades 72 38 29 5 81 315 260
x Lethbridge Hurricanes 72 39 31 2 80 350 284
x Swift Current Broncos72 35 33 4 74 296 313
x Moose Jaw Warriors72 33 36 3 69 279 316
Regina Pats 72 31 36 5 67 300 298
Brandon Wheat Kings72 11 55 6 28 246 356
West DivisionGPWLTPtsGFGA
x Kamloops Blazers 72 51 17 4 106 351 226
x Spokane Chiefs 72 37 29 6 80 267 270
x Tri-City Americans 72 35 35 2 72 363 376
x Seattle Thunderbirds 72 33 34 5 71 292 285
x Portland Winter Hawks 72 31 37 4 66 314 342
x Tacoma Rockets 72 24 43 5 53 273 346
Victoria Cougars 72 15 52 5 35 231 372

Scoring leaders

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

PlayerTeamGPGAPtsPIM
71 65 75 140 119
72 58 81 139 63
72 45 83 128 35
69 65 50 115 87
72 60 54 114 16
64 48 65 113 64
70 40 69 109 70
64 51 53 104 95
63 44 60 104 100
71 33 71 104 95

Players

Trades

All-Star game

On February 5, the WHL All-Stars defeated a combined QMJHL/OHL All-Star team 5–4 in double overtime at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan before a crowd of 4,519.

WHL awards

Most Valuable Player - Four Broncos Memorial Trophy: Steve Konowalchuk, Portland Winter Hawks
Scholastic Player of the Year - Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy: Ashley Buckberger, Swift Current Broncos
Top Scorer - Bob Clarke Trophy: Kevin St. Jacques, Lethbridge Hurricanes
Most Sportsmanlike Player - Brad Hornung Trophy: Steve Junker, Spokane Chiefs
Top Defenseman - Bill Hunter Trophy: Richard Matvichuk, Saskatoon Blades
Rookie of the Year - Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy: Ashley Buckberger, Swift Current Broncos
Top Goaltender - Del Wilson Trophy: Corey Hirsch, Kamloops Blazers
Coach of the Year - Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy: Bryan Maxwell, Spokane Chiefs
Executive of the Year - Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy: Daryl Lubiniecki, Saskatoon Blades
Regular season champions - Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy: Kamloops Blazers
Marketing/Public Relations Award - St. Clair Group Trophy: Mark Dennis, Tacoma Rockets
WHL Plus-Minus Award

Dean McAmmond, Prince Albert Raiders

WHL Playoff Most Valuable Player

Jarrett Deuling, Kamloops Blazers

All-Star Teams

East Division
First Team Second Team
Goal Medicine Hat Tigers
Defense Medicine Hat Tigers
Swift Current Broncos
Center Prince Albert Raiders
Left Wing Prince Albert Raiders
Right Wing
West Division
First Team Second Team
Goal Spokane Chiefs
Defense Spokane Chiefs
Tri-City Americans
Center Tri-City Americans
Left Wing Tri-City Americans
Right Wing Seattle Thunderbirds

See also

Bibliography

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Kent pro wins Oregon Open . https://web.archive.org/web/20110713161946/http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/1991/jun/27/localsports-briefs/?printer=1/ . 2011-07-13 . 1991-06-27 . Kitsap Sun . 2009-02-16 . live .