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Junior ice hockey 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[ 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.
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.
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
Division quarter-finals [ 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 ]
(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 ]
(2) North Bay Centennials vs. (4) Ottawa 67's[ 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
(1) Oshawa Generals vs. (4) Ottawa 67's[ 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
East Division Central Division Midwest Division West Division Defunct teams