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1991–92 WHL season
Junior ice hockey season
Junior ice hockey season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 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](1990-91-whl-season) |
| nextseason_year | [1992–93](1992-93-whl-season) |
| finals_runner-up = Saskatoon Blades | 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.
Team changes
- The Tacoma Rockets join the WHL as an expansion team.
Regular season
Final standings
| East Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **x Prince Albert Raiders** | 72 | 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 Broncos** | 72 | 35 | 33 | 4 | 74 | 296 | 313 |
| **x Moose Jaw Warriors** | 72 | 33 | 36 | 3 | 69 | 279 | 316 |
| **Regina Pats** | 72 | 31 | 36 | 5 | 67 | 300 | 298 |
| **Brandon Wheat Kings** | 72 | 11 | 55 | 6 | 28 | 246 | 356 |
| West Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **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
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin St. Jacques | Lethbridge Hurricanes | 71 | 65 | 75 | 140 | 119 |
| Terry Degner | Tri-City Americans | 72 | 58 | 81 | 139 | 63 |
| Brian Sakic | Tri-City Americans | 72 | 45 | 83 | 128 | 35 |
| Kevin Riehl | Medicine Hat Tigers | 69 | 65 | 50 | 115 | 87 |
| Chris Schmidt | Moose Jaw Warriors | 72 | 60 | 54 | 114 | 16 |
| Jeff Nelson | Prince Albert Raiders | 64 | 48 | 65 | 113 | 64 |
| Zac Boyer | Kamloops Blazers | 70 | 40 | 69 | 109 | 70 |
| Steve Konowalchuk | Portland Winter Hawks | 64 | 51 | 53 | 104 | 95 |
| Andy Schneider | Swift Current Broncos | 63 | 44 | 60 | 104 | 100 |
| Donevan Hextall | Prince Albert Raiders | 71 | 33 | 71 | 104 | 95 |
Players
; Trades
- June 27, 1991 — the Tacoma Rockets acquire Trevor Pennock from the Seattle Thunderbirds, in exchange for Lloyd Shaw.
1992 WHL Playoffs
| RD1-seed01= E1 | RD1-team01= Prince Albert | RD1-score01= 4 | RD1-seed02= E6 | RD1-team02= Moose Jaw | RD1-score02= 0 | RD1-seed05= E2 | RD1-team05= Medicine Hat | RD1-score05= 0 | RD1-seed06= E5 | RD1-team06= Swift Current | RD1-score06= 4 | RD1-seed07= E3 | RD1-team07= Saskatoon | RD1-score07= 4 | RD1-seed08= E4 | RD1-team08= Lethbridge | RD1-score08= 1 | RD1-seed09= W1 | RD1-team09= Kamloops | RD1-score09= 4 | RD1-seed10= W6 | RD1-team10= Tacoma | RD1-score10= 0 | RD1-seed13= W2 | RD1-team13= Spokane | RD1-score13= 4 | RD1-seed14= W5 | RD1-team14= Portland | RD1-score14= 2 | RD1-seed15= W3 | RD1-team15= Tri-City | RD1-score15= 1 | RD1-seed16= W4 | RD1-team16= Seattle | RD1-score16= 4 | RD2-seed01= E1 | RD2-team01= Prince Albert | RD2-score01= bye | RD2-seed03= E3 | RD2-team03= Saskatoon | RD2-score03= 3 | RD2-seed04= E5 | RD2-team04= Swift Current | RD2-score04= 1 | RD2-seed05= W1 | RD2-team05= Kamloops | RD2-score05= bye | RD2-seed07= W2 | RD2-team07= Spokane | RD2-score07= 1 | RD2-seed08= W4 | RD2-team08= Seattle | RD2-score08= 3 | RD3-seed01= E1 | RD3-team01= Prince Albert | RD3-score01= 2 | RD3-seed02= E3 | RD3-team02= Saskatoon | RD3-score02= 4 | RD3-seed03= W1 | RD3-team03= Kamloops | RD3-score03= 4 | RD3-seed04= W2 | RD3-team04= Seattle | RD3-score04= 2 | RD4-seed01= E3 | RD4-team01= Saskatoon | RD4-score01= 3 | RD4-seed02= W1 | RD4-team02= Kamloops | RD4-score02= 4
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
| WHL Playoff Most Valuable Player: Jarrett Deuling, Kamloops Blazers |
|---|
All-Star teams
| East Division | First Team | Second Team | West Division | First Team | Second Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goal | Trevor Robins | Saskatoon Blades | Sonny Mignacca | Medicine Hat Tigers | |
| Defense | Richard Matvichuk | Saskatoon Blades | Mike Rathje | Medicine Hat Tigers | |
| David Cooper | Medicine Hat Tigers | Brent Bilodeau | Swift Current Broncos | ||
| Center | Kevin St. Jacques | Lethbridge Hurricanes | Jeff Nelson | Prince Albert Raiders | |
| Left Wing | Brad Zavisha | Lethbridge Hurricanes | Donevan Hextall | Prince Albert Raiders | |
| Right Wing | Chris Schmidt | Moose Jaw Warriors | Frank Kovacs | Regina Pats | |
| Goal | Corey Hirsch | Kamloops Blazers | Scott Bailey | Spokane Chiefs | |
| Defense | Darryl Sydor | Kamloops Blazers | Frank Evans | Spokane Chiefs | |
| Scott Niedermayer | Kamloops Blazers | Todd Klassen | Tri-City Americans | ||
| Center | Steve Konowalchuk | Portland Winter Hawks | Terry Degner | Tri-City Americans | |
| Left Wing | Vladimir Vujtek | Tri-City Americans | Bill Lindsay | Tri-City Americans | |
| Right Wing | Turner Stevenson | Seattle Thunderbirds | Mike Kennedy | Seattle Thunderbirds |
References
Bibliography
- 2005–06 WHL Guide
References
- (1991-06-27). "Kent pro wins Oregon Open". Kitsap Sun.
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