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.
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 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
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.
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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
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| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | y-Oshawa Generals | 66 | 47 | 13 | 6 | 100 | 382 | 233 |
| 2 | x-North Bay Centennials | 66 | 40 | 23 | 3 | 83 | 322 | 247 |
| 3 | x-Belleville Bulls | 66 | 38 | 21 | 7 | 83 | 324 | 280 |
| 4 | x-Ottawa 67's | 66 | 39 | 25 | 2 | 80 | 301 | 280 |
| 5 | x-Peterborough Petes | 66 | 33 | 26 | 7 | 73 | 272 | 254 |
| 6 | x-Sudbury Wolves | 66 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 71 | 288 | 265 |
| 7 | Cornwall Royals | 66 | 23 | 42 | 1 | 47 | 281 | 335 |
| 8 | Kingston Frontenacs | 66 | 15 | 47 | 4 | 34 | 255 | 382 |
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Emms Division
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| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | y-Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 66 | 42 | 21 | 3 | 87 | 303 | 217 |
| 2 | x-Niagara Falls Thunder | 66 | 39 | 18 | 9 | 87 | 335 | 259 |
| 3 | x-London Knights | 66 | 38 | 25 | 3 | 79 | 301 | 270 |
| 4 | x-Windsor Spitfires | 66 | 33 | 29 | 4 | 70 | 307 | 279 |
| 5 | x-Kitchener Rangers | 66 | 28 | 30 | 8 | 64 | 301 | 293 |
| 6 | x-Hamilton Dukes | 66 | 17 | 43 | 6 | 40 | 270 | 379 |
| 7 | Owen Sound Platers | 66 | 13 | 48 | 5 | 31 | 269 | 373 |
| 8 | Detroit Compuware Ambassadors | 66 | 11 | 50 | 5 | 27 | 213 | 378 |
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Scoring leaders
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| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| Eric Lindros | Oshawa Generals | 57 | 71 | 78 | 149 | 189 |
| Chris Taylor | London Knights | 65 | 50 | 78 | 128 | 50 |
| Todd Simon | Niagara Falls Thunder | 65 | 51 | 74 | 125 | 35 |
| Jason Winch | Niagara Falls Thunder | 66 | 40 | 82 | 122 | 16 |
| Rob Pearson | Belleville Bulls//Oshawa Generals | 51 | 63 | 55 | 118 | 103 |
| Jason Firth | Kitchener Rangers | 62 | 41 | 71 | 112 | 27 |
| Joey St. Aubin | Kitchener Rangers | 63 | 40 | 71 | 111 | 90 |
| Brett Seguin | Ottawa 67's | 63 | 24 | 87 | 111 | 85 |
| Jason Cirone | Cornwall Royals//Windsor Spitfires | 63 | 58 | 52 | 110 | 97 |
| Jarrod Skalde | Oshawa Generals//Belleville Bulls | 55 | 38 | 66 | 104 | 35 |
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
Division quarter-finals
Leyden Division
(1) Oshawa Generals vs. (6) Sudbury Wolves
| March 17 | Sudbury Wolves | 2 – 4 | Oshawa Generals | Oshawa Civic Auditorium | ||||
| March 20 | Oshawa Generals | 5 – 3 | Sudbury Wolves | Sudbury Community Arena | ||||
| March 22 | Sudbury Wolves | 8 – 2 | Oshawa Generals | Oshawa Civic Auditorium | ||||
| March 24 | Oshawa Generals | 7 – 6 | Sudbury Wolves | Sudbury Community Arena | ||||
| March 26 | Sudbury Wolves | 4 – 6 | Oshawa Generals | Oshawa Civic Auditorium | ||||
| Oshawa wins series 4 – 1 | |
(2) North Bay Centennials vs. (5) Peterborough Petes
| March 17 | Peterborough Petes | 2 – 5 | North Bay Centennials | North Bay Memorial Gardens | ||||
| March 19 | North Bay Centennials | 5 – 4 | OT | Peterborough Petes | Peterborough Memorial Centre | |||
| March 21 | North Bay Centennials | 5 – 4 | OT | Peterborough Petes | Peterborough Memorial Centre | |||
| March 22 | Peterborough Petes | 2 – 5 | North Bay Centennials | North Bay Memorial Gardens | ||||
| North Bay wins series 4 – 0 | |
(3) Belleville Bulls vs. (4) Ottawa 67's
| March 16 | Ottawa 67's | 2 – 7 | Belleville Bulls | Yardmen Arena | ||||
| March 19 | Belleville Bulls | 5 – 4 | Ottawa 67's | Ottawa Civic Centre | ||||
| March 20 | Ottawa 67's | 8 – 5 | Belleville Bulls | Yardmen Arena | ||||
| March 22 | Belleville Bulls | 4 – 5 | Ottawa 67's | Ottawa Civic Centre | ||||
| March 24 | Ottawa 67's | 6 – 5 | Belleville Bulls | Yardmen Arena | ||||
| March 26 | Belleville Bulls | 4 – 6 | Ottawa 67's | Ottawa Civic Centre | ||||
| Ottawa wins series 4 – 2 | |
Emms Division
(1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (6) Hamilton Dukes
| March 17 | Hamilton Dukes | 3 – 8 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | Sault Memorial Gardens | ||||
| March 19 | Hamilton Dukes | 1 – 14 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | Sault Memorial Gardens | ||||
| 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
| March 16 | Kitchener Rangers | 4 – 5 | OT | Niagara Falls Thunder | Niagara Falls Memorial Arena | |||
| March 17 | Niagara Falls Thunder | 6 – 7 | OT | Kitchener Rangers | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium | |||
| March 19 | Kitchener Rangers | 1 – 5 | Niagara Falls Thunder | Niagara Falls Memorial Arena | ||||
| March 22 | Niagara Falls Thunder | 7 – 4 | Kitchener Rangers | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium | ||||
| March 23 | Kitchener Rangers | 4 – 3 | Niagara Falls Thunder | Niagara Falls Memorial Arena | ||||
| March 26 | Niagara Falls Thunder | 5 – 2 | Kitchener Rangers | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium | ||||
| Niagara Falls wins series 4 – 2 | |
(3) London Knights vs. (4) Windsor Spitfires
| March 17 | Windsor Spitfires | 5 – 4 | OT | London Knights | London Gardens | |||
| March 21 | London Knights | 6 – 2 | Windsor Spitfires | Windsor Arena | ||||
| March 22 | Windsor Spitfires | 3 – 2 | OT | London Knights | London Gardens | |||
| March 24 | London Knights | 2 – 5 | Windsor Spitfires | Windsor Arena | ||||
| March 25 | Windsor Spitfires | 6 – 7 | London Knights | London Gardens | ||||
| March 27 | London Knights | 3 – 2 | Windsor Spitfires | Windsor Arena | ||||
| March 28 | Windsor Spitfires | 5 – 2 | London Knights | London Gardens | ||||
| Windsor wins series 4 – 3 | |
Division semi-finals
Leyden Division
(2) North Bay Centennials vs. (4) Ottawa 67's
| March 29 | Ottawa 67's | 3 – 4 | North Bay Centennials | North Bay Memorial Gardens | ||||
| April 2 | North Bay Centennials | 2 – 4 | Ottawa 67's | Ottawa Civic Centre | ||||
| April 4 | Ottawa 67's | 4 – 2 | North Bay Centennials | North Bay Memorial Gardens | ||||
| April 5 | North Bay Centennials | 3 – 4 | OT | Ottawa 67's | Ottawa Civic Centre | |||
| April 7 | Ottawa 67's | 3 – 6 | North Bay Centennials | North Bay Memorial Gardens | ||||
| April 9 | North Bay Centennials | 2 – 6 | Ottawa 67's | Ottawa Civic Centre | ||||
| Ottawa wins series 4 – 2 | |
Emms Division
(2) Niagara Falls Thunder vs. (4) Windsor Spitfires
| March 30 | Windsor Spitfires | 2 – 7 | Niagara Falls Thunder | Niagara Falls Memorial Arena | ||||
| March 31 | Niagara Falls Thunder | 10 – 4 | Windsor Spitfires | Windsor Arena | ||||
| April 2 | Windsor Spitfires | 3 – 4 | Niagara Falls Thunder | Niagara Falls Memorial Arena | ||||
| April 4 | Niagara Falls Thunder | 6 – 5 | Windsor Spitfires | Windsor Arena | ||||
| Niagara Falls wins series 4 – 0 | |
Division finals
Leyden Division
(1) Oshawa Generals vs. (4) Ottawa 67's
| April 12 | Ottawa 67's | 2 – 4 | Oshawa Generals | Oshawa Civic Auditorium | ||||
| April 14 | Oshawa Generals | 5 – 8 | Ottawa 67's | Ottawa Civic Centre | ||||
| April 16 | Ottawa 67's | 2 – 8 | Oshawa Generals | Oshawa Civic Auditorium | ||||
| April 18 | Oshawa Generals | 6 – 5 | OT | Ottawa 67's | Ottawa Civic Centre | |||
| April 21 | Ottawa 67's | 2 – 6 | Oshawa Generals | Oshawa Civic Auditorium | ||||
| Oshawa wins series 4 – 1 | |
Emms Division
(1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (2) Niagara Falls Thunder
| April 11 | Niagara Falls Thunder | 2 – 7 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | Sault Memorial Gardens | ||||
| April 12 | Niagara Falls Thunder | 0 – 2 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | Sault Memorial Gardens | ||||
| April 15 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 6 – 4 | Niagara Falls Thunder | Niagara Falls Memorial Arena | ||||
| April 16 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 8 – 3 | Niagara Falls Thunder | Niagara Falls Memorial Arena | ||||
| Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 0 | |
J. Ross Robertson Cup
(L1) Oshawa Generals vs. (E1) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
| April 29 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 4 – 2 | Oshawa Generals | Oshawa Civic Auditorium | ||||
| April 30 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 4 – 5 | Oshawa Generals | Oshawa Civic Auditorium | ||||
| May 2 | Oshawa Generals | 5 – 6 | OT | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | Sault Memorial Gardens | |||
| May 3 | Oshawa Generals | 5 – 8 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | Sault Memorial Gardens | ||||
| May 5 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 2 – 4 | Oshawa Generals | Oshawa Civic Auditorium | ||||
| May 6 | Oshawa Generals | 2 – 4 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | Sault Memorial Gardens | ||||
| 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 |
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]
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| # | Player | Nationality | OHL Team | Hometown | Minor Team |
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| 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 |
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