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Tournament details | |
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Venue(s) | Colisée de Québec Quebec City, Quebec |
Dates | May 11–19, 1991 |
Teams | 4 |
Host team | Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL; did not participate) |
TV partner(s) | TSN |
Final positions | |
Champions | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) (1st title) |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 8 |
The 1991 Memorial Cup occurred May 11–19 at the Colisée de Québec in Quebec City, Quebec. It was the 73rd annual Memorial Cup competition and determined the major junior ice hockey champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). Participating teams were the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League champion Chicoutimi Saguenéens and runner-up Drummondville Voltigeurs, as well as the winners of the Ontario Hockey League and Western Hockey League which were the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds and Spokane Chiefs. The original host team, the Beauport Harfangs, dropped out after finishing 26-40-4 in the 1990–91 QMJHL season and failing to qualify for the playoffs. Spokane, led by the high-scoring duo of Pat Falloon and Ray Whitney, dominated the tournament and won their first Memorial Cup, defeating Drummondville 5-1 in the final game. The Chiefs became the second American team to win the Memorial Cup.