1990–91 AHL season
The 1990–91 AHL season was the 55th season of the American Hockey League. Fifteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Rochester Americans finished first overall in the regular season. The Springfield Indians won their seventh and final Calder Cup championship.
Team changes
- The Binghamton Whalers became the Binghamton Rangers.
- The Sherbrooke Canadiens moved to Fredericton, New Brunswick, becoming the Fredericton Canadiens.
- The Capital District Islanders joined the AHL as an expansion team, based in Troy, New York, playing in the South Division.
Final standings
| North | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
| Springfield Indians | 80 | 43 | 27 | 10 | 96 | 348 | 281 |
| Cape Breton Oilers | 80 | 41 | 31 | 8 | 90 | 306 | 301 |
| Moncton Hawks | 80 | 36 | 32 | 12 | 84 | 270 | 267 |
| Fredericton Canadiens | 80 | 36 | 35 | 9 | 81 | 295 | 292 |
| Maine Mariners | 80 | 34 | 34 | 12 | 80 | 269 | 284 |
| Halifax Citadels | 80 | 33 | 35 | 12 | 78 | 338 | 340 |
| New Haven Nighthawks | 80 | 24 | 45 | 11 | 59 | 246 | 324 |
| South | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA |
| Rochester Americans | 80 | 45 | 26 | 9 | 99 | 326 | 253 |
| Binghamton Rangers | 80 | 44 | 30 | 6 | 94 | 318 | 274 |
| Baltimore Skipjacks | 80 | 39 | 34 | 7 | 85 | 325 | 289 |
| Hershey Bears | 80 | 33 | 35 | 12 | 78 | 313 | 324 |
| Adirondack Red Wings | 80 | 33 | 37 | 10 | 76 | 320 | 346 |
| Utica Devils | 80 | 36 | 42 | 2 | 74 | 325 | 346 |
| Capital District Islanders | 80 | 28 | 43 | 9 | 65 | 284 | 323 |
| Newmarket Saints | 80 | 26 | 45 | 9 | 61 | 278 | 317 |
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Kevin Todd | Utica Devils | 75 | 37 | 81 | 118 | 75 |
| Patrick Lebeau | Fredericton Canadiens | 69 | 50 | 51 | 101 | 32 |
| Shaun Van Allen | Cape Breton Oilers | 76 | 25 | 75 | 100 | 182 |
| Bill McDougall | Adirondack Red Wings | 71 | 47 | 52 | 99 | 192 |
| Jesse Belanger | Fredericton Canadiens | 75 | 40 | 58 | 98 | 30 |
| Neil Brady | Utica Devils | 77 | 33 | 63 | 96 | 91 |
| Michel Picard | Springfield Indians | 77 | 56 | 40 | 96 | 61 |
| James Black | Springfield Indians | 79 | 35 | 61 | 96 | 34 |
| Miroslav Ihnacak | Halifax Citadels | 77 | 38 | 57 | 95 | 42 |
| Dan Currie | Cape Breton Oilers | 71 | 47 | 45 | 92 | 51 |
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Calder Cup playoffs
Trophy and award winners
;Team awards;Individual awards
;Other awards