The 1991–92 WHL season was the 26th season of the Western Hockey League. Fifteen teams completed a 72 game season. The Kamloops Blazers won the President's Cup before going on to win the Memorial Cup.
League notes[]
- The Tacoma Rockets joined the WHL as its 15th franchise, playing in the West Division.
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 Nielson | 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.
WHL Playoffs[]
First round[]
- Prince Albert defeated Moose Jaw 4 games to 0
- Saskatoon defeated Lethbridge 4 games to 1
- Swift Current defeated Medicine Hat 4 games to 0
- Kamloops defeated Tacoma 4 games to 0
- Spokane defeated Portland 4 games to 2
- Seattle defated Tri-City 4 games to 1
Division semi-finals[]
- Prince Albert earned a bye
- Saskatoon defeated Swift Current 3 games to 1
- Kamloops earned a bye
- Seattle defeated Spokane 3 games to 1
Division finals[]
- Saskatoon defeated Prince Albert 4 games to 2
- Kamloops defeated Seattle 4 games to 2
WHL Championship[]
- Kamloops defeated Saskatoon 4 games to 3
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 with a crowd of 4,519.
WHL awards[]
All-Star Teams[]
| East 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 |
| West Division | ||||
| First Team | Second Team | |||
| 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 |
External links[]
| Preceded by 1990–91 WHL season |
WHL seasons | Succeeded by 1992–93 WHL season |
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