1991-92 ECHL season

The 1991-92 ECHL season was the fourth season of the ECHL. In 1991, the league welcomed four new franchises: the Columbus Chill, Dayton Bombers, Raleigh Icecaps, and Toledo Storm. The 15 teams played 64 games in the schedule. The Toledo Storm finished first overall in the regular season. The Hampton Roads Admirals won their second straight Riley Cup championship.
==League realignment==
With the league expanded to 15 teams, the league was realigned to include two separate divisions, East and West.
===East Division===
*Greensboro Monarchs
*Hampton Roads Admirals
*Knoxville Cherokees
*Raleigh Icecaps
*Richmond Renegades
*Roanoke Valley Rebels
*Winston-Salem Thunderbirds
===West Division===
*Cincinnati Cyclones
*Columbus Chill
*Dayton Bombers
*Erie Panthers
*Johnstown Chiefs
*Louisville Icehawks
*Nashville Knights
*Toledo Storm
==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
Greensboro Monarchs 	64	43	17	4 	90 	297	252
Hampton Roads Admirals 	64	42	20	2 	86 	298	220
Winston-Salem Thunderbirds	64	36	24	4 	76 	270	245
Richmond Renegades 	64	30	27	7 	67 	263	263
Raleigh Icecaps 	64	25	33	6 	56 	228	284
Roanoke Valley Rebels 	64	21	36	7 	49 	236	313
Knoxville Cherokees 	64	20	36	8 	48 	265	355
West Division 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	Pts	GF 	GA
Toledo Storm 	64	46	15	3 	95 	367	240
Cincinnati Cyclones	64	36	20	8 	80 	329	284
Johnstown Chiefs 	64	36	23	5 	77 	294	248
Erie Panthers 	64	33	27	4 	70 	284	309
Dayton Bombers 	64	32	26	6 	70 	305	300
Louisville Icehawks	64	31	25	8 	70 	315	306
Columbus Chill 	64	25	30	9 	59 	298	341
Nashville Knights 	64	24	36	4 	52 	246	335
==Riley Cup playoffs==
===East===
====1st Round====
Greensboro vs. Roanoke Valley 	Greensboro vs. Roanoke Valley 	Greensboro vs. Roanoke Valley 	Greensboro vs. Roanoke Valley
Away 	Home 	 	
Roanoke Valley 4 	Greensboro 1 	 	
Roanoke Valley 3 	Greensboro 1 	 	
Greensboro 5 	Roanoke Valley 2 	 	
Greensboro 5 	Roanoke Valley 1 	 	
Greensboro 6 	Roanoke Valley 1 	 	
Roanoke Valley 5 	Greensboro 4 	OT 	
Greensboro 6 	Roanoke Valley 2 	 	
Greensboro wins series 4-3 and earns bye to Divisional Finals	Greensboro wins series 4-3 and earns bye to Divisional Finals	Greensboro wins series 4-3 and earns bye to Divisional Finals	Greensboro wins series 4-3 and earns bye to Divisional Finals
Hampton Roads vs. Raleigh 	Hampton Roads vs. Raleigh 	Hampton Roads vs. Raleigh 	Hampton Roads vs. Raleigh
Away 	Home 	 	
Raleigh 5 	Hampton Roads 3 	 	
Hampton Roads 5 	Raleigh 3 	 	
Hampton Roads 3 	Raleigh 2 	OT 	
Hampton Roads 7 	Raleigh 6 	 	
Hampton Roads wins series 3-1	Hampton Roads wins series 3-1	Hampton Roads wins series 3-1	Hampton Roads wins series 3-1
Richmond vs. Winston-Salem	Richmond vs. Winston-Salem	Richmond vs. Winston-Salem	Richmond vs. Winston-Salem
Away 	Home 	 	
Richmond 4 	Winston-Salem 3 	 	
Winston-Salem 5 	Richmond 2 	 	
Winston-Salem 8 	Richmond 3 	 	
Richmond 5 	Winston-Salem 4 	 	
Richmond 5 	Winston-Salem 2 	 	
Richmond wins series 3-2 	Richmond wins series 3-2 	Richmond wins series 3-2 	Richmond wins series 3-2
====2nd Round====
Hampton Roads vs. Richmond 	Hampton Roads vs. Richmond 	Hampton Roads vs. Richmond 	Hampton Roads vs. Richmond
Away 	Home 	 	
Hampton Roads 5 	Richmond 2 	 	
Hampton Roads 7 	Richmond 2 	 	
Hampton Roads wins series 2-0	Hampton Roads wins series 2-0	Hampton Roads wins series 2-0	Hampton Roads wins series 2-0
====Divisional Finals====
Hampton Roads vs. Greensboro 	Hampton Roads vs. Greensboro 	Hampton Roads vs. Greensboro 	Hampton Roads vs. Greensboro
Away 	Home 	 	
Greensboro 3 	Hampton Roads 2 	 	
Hampton Roads 3 	Richmond 1 	 	
Hampton Roads 3 	Richmond 2 	 	
Hampton Roads 5 	Richmond 4 	OT 	
Hampton Roads wins series 3-1	Hampton Roads wins series 3-1	Hampton Roads wins series 3-1	Hampton Roads wins series 3-1
===West===
====1st Round====
Toledo vs. Louisville 	Toledo vs. Louisville 	Toledo vs. Louisville 	Toledo vs. Louisville
Away 	Home 	 	
Toledo 4 	Louisville 3 	OT 	
Louisville 4 	Toledo 3 	 	
Louisville 5 	Toledo 2 	 	
Louisville 5 	Toledo 2 	 	
Louisville 6 	Toledo 5 	 	
Louisville wins series 4-1 and earns bye to Divisional Finals	Louisville wins series 4-1 and earns bye to Divisional Finals	Louisville wins series 4-1 and earns bye to Divisional Finals	Louisville wins series 4-1 and earns bye to Divisional Finals
Cincinnati vs. Dayton 	Cincinnati vs. Dayton 	Cincinnati vs. Dayton 	Cincinnati vs. Dayton
Away 	Home 	 	
Cincinnati 7 	Dayton 1 	 	
Cincinnati 6 	Dayton 3 	 	
Cincinnati 8 	Dayton 2 	 	
Cincinnati wins series 3-0	Cincinnati wins series 3-0	Cincinnati wins series 3-0	Cincinnati wins series 3-0
Erie vs. Johnstown 	Erie vs. Johnstown 	Erie vs. Johnstown 	Erie vs. Johnstown
Away 	Home 	 	
Erie 4 	Johnstown 2 	 	
Johnstown 4 	Erie 0 	 	
Johnstown 5 	Erie 2 	 	
Johnstown 5 	Erie 3 	 	
Johnstown wins series 3-1	Johnstown wins series 3-1	Johnstown wins series 3-1	Johnstown wins series 3-1
====2nd Round====
Cincinnati vs. Johnstown 	Cincinnati vs. Johnstown 	Cincinnati vs. Johnstown 	Cincinnati vs. Johnstown
Away 	Home 	 	
Cincinnati 8 	Johnstown 1 	 	
Cincinnati 7 	Johnstown 1 	 	
Cincinnati wins series 2-0	Cincinnati wins series 2-0	Cincinnati wins series 2-0	Cincinnati wins series 2-0
====Divisional Finals====
Louisville vs. Cincinnati 	Louisville vs. Cincinnati 	Louisville vs. Cincinnati 	Louisville vs. Cincinnati
Away 	Home 	 	
Cincinnati 6 	Louisville 5 	 	
Louisville 6 	Cincinnati 4 	 	
Louisville 5 	Cincinnati 3 	 	
Louisville 6 	Cincinnati 4 	 	
Louisville wins series 3-1	Louisville wins series 3-1	Louisville wins series 3-1	Louisville wins series 3-1
===Riley Cup Finals===
Hampton Roads vs. Louisville 	Hampton Roads vs. Louisville 	Hampton Roads vs. Louisville 	Hampton Roads vs. Louisville
Away 	Home 	 	
Hampton Roads 4 	Louisville 3 	OT 	
Hampton Roads 5 	Louisville 2 	 	
Hampton Roads 4 	Louisville 0 	 	
Hampton Roads 8 	Louisville 3 	 	
Hampton Roads wins series and Riley Cup 4-0	Hampton Roads wins series and Riley Cup 4-0	Hampton Roads wins series and Riley Cup 4-0	Hampton Roads wins series and Riley Cup 4-0
==ECHL awards==
Jack Riley Cup: 	Hampton Roads Admirals
Henry Brabham Cup: 	Toledo Storm
John Brophy Award: 	Doug Sauter (Winston-Salem)
ECHL Most Valuable Player: 	Phil Berger (Greensboro)
Riley Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player:	Mark Bernard (Hampton Roads)
ECHL Rookie of the Year: 	Darren Colbourne (Dayton)
Defenseman of the Year: 	Scott White (Greensboro)
Leading Scorer: 	Phil Berger (Greensboro)
==Team Photos==
92JohnChiefs.jpg|Johnstown Chiefs
91-92EriPan.jpg|Erie Panthers
91-92PeoRiv.jpg|Peoria Rivermen
91-92CinCyc.jpg|Cincinnati Cyclones
==Game Ads==
91-92ECHLColumbus GameAd.jpg|Columbus
==References==
All stats come from Internet Hockey Database
==See also==
* List of ECHL seasons
Category:ECHL seasons
Category:1992 in hockey