1991 Memorial Cup

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1991 Memorial Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)
QMJHL; did not participate)
TV partner(s)TSN
Final positions
ChampionsSpokane Chiefs (WHL) (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Games played8
Silver bowl trophy with two large handles, mounted on a wide black plinth engraved with team names on silver plates.
The Memorial Cup trophy

The 1991 Memorial Cup occurred May 11–19 at the

Quebec Major Junior Hockey League champion Chicoutimi Saguenéens and runner-up Drummondville Voltigeurs, as well as the winners of the Ontario Hockey League and Western Hockey League which were the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds and Spokane Chiefs. The original host team, the Beauport Harfangs, dropped out after finishing 26-40-4 in the 1990–91 QMJHL season and failing to qualify for the playoffs. Spokane, led by the high-scoring duo of Pat Falloon and Ray Whitney, dominated the tournament and won their first Memorial Cup, defeating Drummondville 5-1 in the final game. The Chiefs became the second American team to win the Memorial Cup; as of 2022, only Portland
(twice) and Spokane (twice) have taken the Cup to the US.

Teams

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QMJHL Team OHL Team WHL Team
Host City

Chicoutimi Saguenéens

The

President's Cup, and earning a berth in the 1991 Memorial Cup as the host team, the Beauport Harfangs dropped out of the tournament. Chicoutimi swept the Drummondville Voltigeurs
in four games to win their first QMJHL championship.

Defenseman

Shell Cup - Defensive as the top defensive player in the league. His 2.70 GAA led the league, awarded Potvin the Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy. In the playoffs, Potvin had a record of 11-4 with a 2.78 GAA and a .901 save percentage, winning the Guy Lafleur Trophy
for most valuable player in the post-season.

The 1991 Memorial Cup was the first appearance by the Saguenéens.

Drummondville Voltigeurs

The

President's Cup finals against the Chicoutimi Saguenéens
, the Voltigeurs were swept in four games.

Drummondville was led offensively by

1991 NHL Entry Draft. Corbet won the Michel Bergeron Trophy, awarded to the Offensive Rookie of the Year. Defenseman Patrice Brisebois, acquired by the Voltigeurs prior to the season from the Laval Titan, scored 17 goals and 61 points in 54 games with Drummondville. Brisebois won the Emile Bouchard Trophy as the Top Defenseman in the QMJHL. Brisebois also won the Paul Dumont Trophy, awarded to the Personality of the Year. Goaltender Pierre Gagnon was acquired from the Victoriaville Tigres
early in the season became the starting goaltender for the Voltigeurs, posting a record of 25-11-3 with a 3.46 GAA and a .874 save percentage in 41 games.

The 1991 Memorial Cup was the second time that the Voltigeurs qualified for the tournament. In the 1988 Memorial Cup, Drummondville finished in fourth place.

Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds represented the Ontario Hockey League at the 1991 Memorial Cup. The Greyhounds finished the 1990–91 season with a 42-21-3 record, earning 87 points and first place in the Emms Division. Sault Ste. Marie scored 303 goals, the seventh highest total in the OHL, while allowing a league best 217 goals. In the Emms Division quarter-finals, the Greyhounds defeated the Dukes of Hamilton in a four game sweep, earning a bye in the division semi-finals. In the Emms Division finals, Sault Ste. Marie swept the Niagara Falls Thunder in four games and a berth in the J. Ross Robertson Cup finals. In the championship round, the Greyhounds defeated the favoured Oshawa Generals four games to two to win the Cup and earn a berth in the 1991 Memorial Cup.

F.W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy, awarded to the first-year goaltender with the best goals against average in the league. Hodson had a record of 18-11-0 with a 3.22 GAA and a .884 save percentage in 30 games. Lenarduzzi had a record of 19-8-3 with a 3.27 GAA and a .879 save percentage. Both Hodson and Lenarduzzi were awarded the Dave Pinkney Trophy
, which is awarded to the team with the lowest GAA.

The 1991 Memorial Cup was the second time the Greyhounds earned a berth in the tournament. In the 1985 Memorial Cup, Sault Ste. Marie finished in third place.

Spokane Chiefs

The Spokane Chiefs represented the Western Hockey League at the 1991 Memorial Cup. The Chiefs had a record of 48-23-1, earning 97 points and a second place finish in the West Division. Spokane was a very high scoring team, leading the WHL with 435 goals scored. The Chiefs were the second best team defensively, allowing 275 goals. In the West Division semi-finals, the Chiefs defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds five games to one, setting up a series with the best team in the regular season, the Kamloops Blazers, in the West Division finals. The Chiefs shocked the Blazers, sweeping the series fives games to zero, earning a berth in the President's Cup finals. In the final round, the Chiefs swept the Lethbridge Hurricanes four games to none to earn a berth in the 1991 Memorial Cup.

The Chiefs were led by

1990 NHL Entry Draft
.

The 1991 Memorial Cup was the first time the Chiefs had qualified for the tournament.

Round-robin standings

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA
1 Spokane Chiefs (WHL) 3 3 0 22 8 Advanced directly to the championship game
2 Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL runner-up) 3 2 1 12 12 Advanced to the semifinal game
3
QMJHL
) 		3 1 2 6 13
4 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) 3 0 3 7 14
Source: [citation needed]

Scores

Round-robin

  • May 11 Drummondville 4-2 Sault Ste. Marie
  • May 12 Spokane 7-3 Drummondville
  • May 12 Chicoutimi 2-1 Sault Ste. Marie
  • May 14 Spokane 7-1 Chicoutimi
  • May 15 Spokane 8-4 Sault Ste. Marie
  • May 16 Drummondville 5-3 Chicoutimi

Semi-final

  • May 18 Drummondville 2-1 Chicoutimi (OT)

Final

  • May 19 Spokane 5-1 Drummondville

Winning roster

1990-91 Spokane Chiefs[1]

Goaltenders

Defencemen

Wingers

Centres

[2]

Award winners

All-star team

References

  1. ^ "MemorialCup.ca - Winning Rosters". Archived from the original on September 10, 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "Spokane Chiefs at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved December 7, 2022.

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