1987–88 WHL season

Junior ice hockey season August 2023 1987–88 WHL season Western Hockey League Ice hockey Playoffs Medicine Hat Tigers (3) Kamloops Blazers 14 Regular season Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy Saskatoon Blades (3) Four Broncos Memorial Trophy Joe Sakic (Swift Current Broncos) Bob Clarke Trophy Joe Sakic (Swift Current Broncos) WHL 1986–87 1988–89 1987–88 CHL season #4B489D #FFFFFF Canadian Hockey League Ice hockey 39 OHL QMJHL WHL Memorial Cup Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) 2 Windsor Spitfires (OHL) The 1987–88 WHL season was the 22nd season of the Western Hockey League (WHL), featuring fourteen teams and a 72-game season. The Saskatoon Blades won their third Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy for best regular season record. In the playoffs, the Medicine Hat Tigers won their second consecutive President's Cup, defeating the Kamloops Blazers in the championship series. The Tigers advanced to the 1988 Memorial Cup tournament, where they won their second straight Memorial Cup title. The season was the first for the Lethbridge Hurricanes, after the Calgary Wranglers relocated to Lethbridge prior to the season. The Hurricanes brought WHL hockey back to the city after the Broncos returned to Swift Current in 1986. Team changes The Calgary Wranglers relocate to Lethbridge, Alberta, becoming the Lethbridge Hurricanes. Regular season Final standings main WDL y n y 2 before qualified for playoffs East Division SAS Saskatoon Blades MED Medicine Hat Tigers PRI Prince Albert Raiders SWI Swift Current Broncos REG Regina Pats BRA Brandon Wheat Kings LET Lethbridge Hurricanes MOO Moose Jaw Warriors 47 22 3 381 294 x 44 22 6 353 261 x 43 24 5 373 284 x 44 26 2 388 312 x 39 29 4 342 286 x 26 43 3 348 371 x 20 48 4 257 356 18 52 2 308 458 complete main WDL y n y 2 before qualified for playoffs West Division KAM Kamloops Blazers SPO Spokane Chiefs VIC Victoria Cougars NEW New Westminster Bruins SEA Seattle Thunderbirds POR Portland Winter Hawks 45 26 1 399 307 x 37 32 3 330 296 x 37 34 1 346 335 x 33 34 5 338 358 x 25 45 2 313 436 24 45 3 328 449 complete Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Joe Sakic Swift Current Broncos 64 78 82 160 64 Theoren Fleury Moose Jaw Warriors 65 68 92 160 235 Mark Recchi Kamloops Blazers 62 61 93 154 75 Troy Mick Portland Winter Hawks 72 63 84 147 78 Dennis Holland Portland Winter Hawks 67 58 86 144 115 Terry Yake Brandon Wheat Kings 72 55 85 140 59 Craig Endean Regina Pats 69 50 86 136 50 Greg Hawgood Kamloops Blazers 63 48 85 133 142 Trevor Jobe Prince Albert Raiders 72 69 63 132 111 Mike Modano Prince Albert Raiders 65 47 80 127 80 1988 WHL Playoffs First round Saskatoon earned a bye Medicine Hat earned a bye Prince Albert defeated Brandon 3 games to 1 Swift Current defeated Regina 3 games to 1 Division semi-finals Saskatoon defeated Swift Current 4 games to 2 Medicine Hat defeated Prince Albert 4 games to 2 Kamloops defeated New Westminster 5 games to 0 Spokane defeated Victoria 5 games to 3 Division finals Medicine Hat defeated Saskatoon 4 games to 0 Kamloops defeated Spokane 5 games to 2 WHL Championship Medicine Hat defeated Kamloops 4 games to 2 All-Star game On January 12, the East Division defeated the West Division 5–4 at Kamloops, British Columbia before a crowd of 2,689. WHL awards Most Valuable Player - Four Broncos Memorial Trophy: Joe Sakic, Swift Current BroncosScholastic Player of the Year - Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy: Kevin Cheveldayoff, Brandon Wheat KingsTop Scorer - Bob Clarke Trophy: Joe Sakic, Swift Current BroncosMost Sportsmanlike Player - Brad Hornung Trophy: Craig Endean, Regina PatsTop Defenseman - Bill Hunter Trophy: Greg Hawgood, Kamloops BlazersRookie of the Year - Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy: Stu Barnes, New Westminster BruinsTop Goaltender - Del Wilson Trophy: Troy Gamble, Spokane ChiefsCoach of the Year - Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy: Marcel Comeau, Saskatoon BladesExecutive of the Year - Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy: Jim Loria, Spokane ChiefsRegular season Champions - Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy: Saskatoon BladesWHL Plus-Minus Award: Mark Recchi, Kamloops Blazers All-Star teams East Division First Team Second team Goal Tim Cheveldae Saskatoon Blades Mark Fitzpatrick Medicine Hat TigersDefense Curtis Leschyshyn Saskatoon Blades Dean Kolstad Prince Albert Raiders Scott McCrady Medicine Hat Tigers Rich Pilon Prince Albert Raiders Center Joe Sakic Swift Current Broncos Theoren Fleury Moose Jaw Warriors Left wing Grant Tkachuk Saskatoon Blades Mark Pederson Medicine Hat Tigers Right wing Craig Endean Regina Pats Trevor Linden Medicine Hat TigersWest Division First Team Second team Goal Troy Gamble Spokane Chiefs unknownDefense Greg Hawgood Kamloops Blazers Jayson More (tied) New Westminster Bruins Andrew Wolf (tied) Victoria Cougars Center Dennis Holland Portland Winter Hawks Left wing Troy Mick (tied) Portland Winter Hawks Darcy Norton (tied) Kamloops Blazers Right wing Mark Recchi Kamloops Blazers See also 1988 NHL entry draft 1987 in sports 1988 in sports References 2005–06 WHL Guide 1986–87 WHL season 1988–89 WHL season WHL seasons Category:Western Hockey League seasons WHL WHL