1990-91 ECHL season

The 1990-91 ECHL season was the 3rd season of the ECHL. In 1990, the league welcomed three new franchises: Cincinnati Cyclones, Louisville Icehawks, and Richmond Renegades. The Virginia Lancers franchise was renamed the Roanoke Valley Rebels. The 11 teams played 64 games in the schedule. The Knoxville Cherokees finished first overall in the regular season. The Hampton Roads Admirals won their first Riley Cup championship.
==League Realignment==
With the league expanded to 11 teams, the league was realigned to include two separate divisions, East and West.
===East Division===
*Erie Panthers
*Hampton Roads Admirals
*Johnstown Chiefs
*Richmond Renegades
*Roanoke Valley Rebels
===West Division===
*Cincinnati Cyclones
*Greensboro Monarchs
*Knoxville Cherokees
*Louisville Icehawks
*Nashville Knights
*Winston-Salem Thunderbirds
==Regular Season==
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Green shade = Clinched playoff spot, Blue shade = Clinched division
East Division 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	Pts	GF 	GA
Hampton Roads Admirals	64	38	20	6 	82 	300	248
Johnstown Chiefs 	64	32	29	3 	67 	324	287
Erie Panthers 	64	31	30	3 	65 	302	302
Richmond Renegades 	64	29	29	6 	64 	300	307
Roanoke Valley Rebels 	64	26	31	7 	59 	218	295
West Division 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	Pts	GF 	GA
Knoxville Cherokees 	64	46	13	5 	97 	377	230
Cincinnati Cyclones 	64	37	24	3 	77 	285	281
Greensboro Monarchs 	64	34	27	3 	71 	275	268
Louisville Icehawks 	64	31	29	4 	66 	251	309
Nashville Knights 	64	29	31	4 	62 	307	317
Winston-Salem Thunderbirds	64	20	41	3 	43 	228	323
== Riley Cup playoffs ==
*E is short for East Division
*W is short for West Division
==ECHL awards==
Jack Riley Cup: 	Hampton Roads Admirals
Henry Brabham Cup: 	Knoxville Cherokees
John Brophy Award: 	Don Jackson (Knoxville)
ECHL Most Valuable Player: 	Stan Drulia (Knoxville)
Riley Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player:	Dave Flanagan / Dave Gagnon (Hampton Roads)
ECHL Rookie of the Year: 	Dan Gauthier (Knoxville)
Defenseman of the Year: 	Brett McDonald (Nashville)
Leading Scorer: 	Stan Drulia (Knoxville)
==Team Photos==
90-91EriPan.jpg|Erie Panthers
90-91CinCyc.jpg|Cincinnati Cyclones
==See also==
* ECHL
* ECHL All-Star Game
* Kelly Cup
* List of ECHL seasons
*1991 ECHL All-Star Team
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