Junior ice hockey season
Sports season
1991–92 WHL season |
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League | Western Hockey League |
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Sport | Ice hockey |
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Number of teams | 15 |
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Regular season |
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Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy | Kamloops Blazers (5) |
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Season MVP | Steve Konowalchuk (Portland Winter Hawks) |
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Top scorer | Kevin St. Jacques (Lethbridge Hurricanes) |
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Playoffs |
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Playoffs MVP | Jarrett Deuling (Blazers) |
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Finals champions | Kamloops Blazers (4) |
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Runners-up | Saskatoon Blades |
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WHL seasons |
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← 1990–91 1992–93 → |
Sports season
1991–92 CHL season |
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League | Canadian Hockey League |
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Sport | Ice hockey |
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Number of teams | 43 |
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OHL |
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QMJHL |
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WHL |
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Memorial Cup |
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Finals champions | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) (1st title) |
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Runners-up | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
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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.
Regular season
Final standings
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
Players
- Trades
1992 WHL Playoffs
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
Most Valuable Player - Four Broncos Memorial Trophy: Steve Konowalchuk, Portland Winter Hawks |
Scholastic Player of the Year - Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy: Ashley Buckberger, Swift Current Broncos |
Top Scorer - Bob Clarke Trophy: Kevin St. Jacques, Lethbridge Hurricanes |
Most Sportsmanlike Player - Brad Hornung Trophy: Steve Junker, Spokane Chiefs |
Top Defenseman - Bill Hunter Trophy: Richard Matvichuk, Saskatoon Blades |
Rookie of the Year - Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy: Ashley Buckberger, Swift Current Broncos |
Top Goaltender - Del Wilson Trophy: Corey Hirsch, Kamloops Blazers |
Coach of the Year - Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy: Bryan Maxwell, Spokane Chiefs |
Executive of the Year - Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy: Daryl Lubiniecki, Saskatoon Blades |
Regular season champions - Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy: Kamloops Blazers |
Marketing/Public Relations Award - St. Clair Group Trophy: Mark Dennis, Tacoma Rockets |
WHL Plus-Minus Award: Dean McAmmond, Prince Albert Raiders |
WHL Playoff Most Valuable Player: Jarrett Deuling, Kamloops Blazers |
All-Star Teams
See also
References
- ^ "Kent pro wins Oregon Open". Kitsap Sun. June 27, 1991. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved February 16, 2009.
Bibliography
External links
- Official website of the Western Hockey League
- Official website of the Canadian Hockey League