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 fifteen 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 fifteen teams, the league was realigned to include two separate divisions, East and West.
East Division
West Division
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
Riley Cup playoffs
East
1st Round
| Greensboro vs. Roanoke Valley |
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| 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 |
| Hampton Roads vs. Raleigh |
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| 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 |
| Richmond vs. Winston-Salem |
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| 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 |
2nd Round
| Hampton Roads vs. Richmond |
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| Away | Home |
| Hampton Roads 5 | Richmond 2 |
| Hampton Roads 7 | Richmond 2 |
| Hampton Roads wins series 2-0 |
Divisional Finals
| Hampton Roads vs. Greensboro |
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| 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 |
West
1st Round
| Toledo vs. Louisville |
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| 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 |
| Cincinnati vs. Dayton |
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| Away | Home |
| Cincinnati 7 | Dayton 1 |
| Cincinnati 6 | Dayton 3 |
| Cincinnati 8 | Dayton 2 |
| Cincinnati wins series 3-0 |
| Erie vs. Johnstown |
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| Away | Home |
| Erie 4 | Johnstown 2 |
| Johnstown 4 | Erie 0 |
| Johnstown 5 | Erie 2 |
| Johnstown 5 | Erie 3 |
| Johnstown wins series 3-1 |
2nd Round
| Cincinnati vs. Johnstown |
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| Away | Home |
| Cincinnati 8 | Johnstown 1 |
| Cincinnati 7 | Johnstown 1 |
| Cincinnati wins series 2-0 |
Divisional Finals
| Louisville vs. Cincinnati |
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| Away | Home |
| Cincinnati 6 | Louisville 5 |
| Louisville 6 | Cincinnati 4 |
| Louisville 5 | Cincinnati 3 |
| Louisville 6 | Cincinnati 4 |
| Louisville wins series 3-1 |
| Hampton Roads vs. Louisville |
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| 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 |
ECHL awards
References
All stats come from Internet Hockey Database
See also
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