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
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
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 HawksScholastic Player of the Year - Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy: Ashley Buckberger, Swift Current BroncosTop Scorer - Bob Clarke Trophy: Kevin St. Jacques, Lethbridge HurricanesMost Sportsmanlike Player - Brad Hornung Trophy: Steve Junker, Spokane ChiefsTop Defenseman - Bill Hunter Trophy: Richard Matvichuk, Saskatoon BladesRookie of the Year - Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy: Ashley Buckberger, Swift Current BroncosTop Goaltender - Del Wilson Trophy: Corey Hirsch, Kamloops BlazersCoach of the Year - Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy: Bryan Maxwell, Spokane ChiefsExecutive of the Year - Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy: Daryl Lubiniecki, Saskatoon BladesRegular season champions - Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy: Kamloops BlazersMarketing/Public Relations Award - St. Clair Group Trophy: Mark Dennis, Tacoma RocketsWHL Plus-Minus Award: Dean McAmmond, Prince Albert RaidersWHL Playoff Most Valuable Player: Jarrett Deuling, Kamloops Blazers
All-Star teams East Division First Team Second Team Goal Trevor Robins Saskatoon Blades Sonny Mignacca Medicine Hat TigersDefense 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 West Division First Team Second Team Goal Corey Hirsch Kamloops Blazers Scott Bailey Spokane ChiefsDefense 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
See also 1992 NHL entry draft 1991 in sports 1992 in sports
References
Bibliography
2005–06 WHL Guide
External links Official website of the Western Hockey League Official website of the Canadian Hockey League