1987–88 Toronto Maple Leafs season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1987–88 1987 Toronto Maple Leafs Campbell 9th Norris 4th 21–49–10 14–20–6 7–29–4 273 345 Gerry McNamara John Brophy Vacant Wendel ClarkBorje SalmingUnknown Maple Leaf Gardens Eddie Olczyk (42) Mark Osborne (37) Eddie Olczyk (75) Al Secord (221) Ken Wregget (12) Allan Bester (3.81) The 1987–88 Toronto Maple Leafs season saw the Maple Leafs finish in fourth place in the Norris Division with a record of 21 wins, 49 losses, and 10 ties for 52 points. Despite posting the second-worst record in the league, they qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the third year in a row on the last day of the season, in part due to playing in an extremely weak Norris Division; the division champion Detroit Red Wings were the only team in the division with a winning record. Their .325 winning percentage is the third-worst in franchise history and one of the lowest ever for a playoff qualifier (Across all major North American sports leagues). For an NHL team, their .325 percentage is the worst mark to qualify for the playoffs for a team that played at least 70 games. They lost to the Red Wings in six games in the Division Semi-finals, including an embarrassing 8–0 defeat in Game 4.The Calgary Flames regained the lead in the NHL... – UPI Archives https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/03/25/The-Calgary-Flames-regained-the-lead-in-the-NHL/1410575269200/ 2024-01-27 UPI enArchives T. H. W. 2023-12-06 The Worst Teams in Stanley Cup Playoff History https://thehockeywriters.com/the-worst-teams-in-stanley-cup-playoff-history/ 2024-01-27 The Hockey Writers en-usHafner Dan 1988-04-04 NHL Roundup : Devils Need Overtime to Make the Playoffs https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-04-04-sp-287-story.html 2024-01-27 Los Angeles Times en-USMcIndoe Sean April 18, 2017 Down Goes Brown: 10 worst Maple Leafs playoff games of the past 30 years https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/goes-brown-10-worst-maple-leafs-playoff-games-past-30-years/ 2024-01-27 www.sportsnet.ca enAfter being pummeled by the Detroit Red Wings Sunday... – UPI Archives https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/04/11/After-being-pummeled-by-the-Detroit-Red-Wings-Sunday/8096576734400/ 2024-01-27 UPI enBarrett Michael October 1, 1988 The youngest general manager in major-league sports is wary... – UPI Archives https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/10/01/The-youngest-general-manager-in-major-league-sports-is-wary/7013591681600/ 2024-01-29 UPI en On February 7 1988 Gerry McNamara was fired by the Leafs.Gerry McNamara finds his place again in Maple Leafs lore https://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/3265421/gerry-mc-namara-finds-his-place-again-in-maple-leafs-lore The Score 9 October 2026 2 Regular season The Maple Leafs finished last in power-play goals scored (54), power-play opportunities (347) and power-play percentage (15.56%).https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1988.html 1987-88 NHL Summary Final standings TOR Record vs. opponents TOR Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 5px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 5px solid; 1987–88 regular season1987-88 Toronto Maple Leafs Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/TOR/1988_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 4, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; October Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||W||October 8, 1987||7–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) ||1–0–0 |- |2||W||October 10, 1987||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey Devils (1987–88) ||2–0–0 |- |3||L||October 14, 1987||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) ||2–1–0 |- |4||L||October 16, 1987||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) ||2–2–0 |- |5||W||October 17, 1987||7–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) ||3–2–0 |- |6||L||October 21, 1987||3–10 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) ||3–3–0 |- |7||L||October 24, 1987||4–7 || style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) ||3–4–0 |- |8||W||October 28, 1987||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders (1987–88) ||4–4–0 |- |9||W||October 29, 1987||4–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88) ||5–4–0 |- |10||W||October 31, 1987||6–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) ||6–4–0 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |11||W||November 4, 1987||7–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) ||7–4–0 |- |12||W||November 5, 1987||7–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1987–88) ||8–4–0 |- |13||L||November 7, 1987||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1987–88) ||8–5–0 |- |14||L||November 9, 1987||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) ||8–6–0 |- |15||L||November 11, 1987||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1987–88) ||8–7–0 |- |16||W||November 14, 1987||6–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88) ||9–7–0 |- |17||L||November 15, 1987||4–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1987–88) ||9–8–0 |- |18||L||November 18, 1987||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1987–88) ||9–9–0 |- |19||T||November 19, 1987||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1987–88) ||9–9–1 |- |20||T||November 21, 1987||6–6 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) ||9–9–2 |- |21||W||November 24, 1987||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders (1987–88) ||10–9–2 |- |22||L||November 25, 1987||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1987–88) ||10–10–2 |- |23||L||November 28, 1987||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Hartford Whalers (1987–88) ||10–11–2 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |24||L||December 1, 1987||2–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) ||10–12–2 |- |25||L||December 3, 1987||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Calgary Flames (1987–88) ||10–13–2 |- |26||L||December 5, 1987||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) ||10–14–2 |- |27||W||December 7, 1987||5–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) ||11–14–2 |- |28||W||December 12, 1987||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1987–88) ||12–14–2 |- |29||L||December 13, 1987||1–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) ||12–15–2 |- |30||W||December 15, 1987||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (1987–88) ||13–15–2 |- |31||L||December 18, 1987||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals (1987–88) ||13–16–2 |- |32||L||December 19, 1987||2–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) ||13–17–2 |- |33||T||December 21, 1987||0–0 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) ||13–17–3 |- |34||W||December 23, 1987||5–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1987–88) ||14–17–3 |- |35||L||December 26, 1987||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) ||14–18–3 |- |36||T||December 28, 1987||4–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (1987–88) ||14–18–4 |- |37||L||December 30, 1987||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Hartford Whalers (1987–88) ||14–19–4 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |38||L||January 2, 1988||4–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1987–88) ||14–20–4 |- |39||T||January 4, 1988||7–7 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) ||14–20–5 |- |40||T||January 6, 1988||5–5 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) ||14–20–6 |- |41||L||January 8, 1988||3–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) ||14–21–6 |- |42||L||January 10, 1988||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) ||14–22–6 |- |43||T||January 13, 1988||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) ||14–22–7 |- |44||L||January 15, 1988||3–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New Jersey Devils (1987–88) ||14–23–7 |- |45||L||January 16, 1988||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88) ||14–24–7 |- |46||L||January 18, 1988||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) ||14–25–7 |- |47||L||January 21, 1988||4–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) ||14–26–7 |- |48||L||January 23, 1988||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) ||14–27–7 |- |49||L||January 25, 1988||3–11 || style="text-align:left;"| Calgary Flames (1987–88) ||14–28–7 |- |50||W||January 27, 1988||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) ||15–28–7 |- |51||T||January 29, 1988||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) ||15–28–8 |- |52||T||January 30, 1988||5–5 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) ||15–28–9 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |53||L||February 1, 1988||4–5 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1987–88) ||15–29–9 |- |54||L||February 4, 1988||1–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88) ||15–30–9 |- |55||L||February 5, 1988||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1987–88) ||15–31–9 |- |56||L||February 7, 1988||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Hartford Whalers (1987–88) ||15–32–9 |- |57||W||February 11, 1988||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders (1987–88) ||16–32–9 |- |58||W||February 13, 1988||7–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88) ||17–32–9 |- |59||L||February 14, 1988||2–7 || style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey Devils (1987–88) ||17–33–9 |- |60||T||February 17, 1988||4–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) ||17–33–10 |- |61||W||February 19, 1988||5–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) ||18–33–10 |- |62||L||February 20, 1988||0–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) ||18–34–10 |- |63||L||February 22, 1988||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) ||18–35–10 |- |64||W||February 24, 1988||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) ||19–35–10 |- |65||L||February 27, 1988||2–6 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1987–88) ||19–36–10 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |66||L||March 2, 1988||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) ||19–37–10 |- |67||L||March 3, 1988||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1987–88) ||19–38–10 |- |68||L||March 5, 1988||1–10 || style="text-align:left;"| Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) ||19–39–10 |- |69||L||March 8, 1988||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1987–88) ||19–40–10 |- |70||L||March 9, 1988||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) ||19–41–10 |- |71||W||March 12, 1988||6–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) ||20–41–10 |- |72||L||March 15, 1988||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) ||20–42–10 |- |73||L||March 16, 1988||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88) ||20–43–10 |- |74||L||March 19, 1988||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1987–88) ||20–44–10 |- |75||L||March 22, 1988||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) ||20–45–10 |- |76||L||March 24, 1988||1–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Calgary Flames (1987–88) ||20–46–10 |- |77||L||March 26, 1988||2–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1987–88) ||20–47–10 |- |78||L||March 28, 1988||4–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) ||20–48–10 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; April Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |79||L||April 1, 1988||3–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) ||20–49–10 |- |80||W||April 2, 1988||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) ||21–49–10 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs 1988 Stanley Cup playoffs#(N1) Detroit Red Wings vs. (N4) Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs were defeated 4 games to 2 against the Norris Division winning Detroit Red Wings. Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG Eddie Olczyk C 80 42 33 75 55-221443 Gary Leeman RW 80 30 31 61 62-6600 Mark Osborne Mark Osborne (ice hockey) LW 79 23 37 60 102-3420 Al Iafrate D 77 22 30 52 80-21434 Tom Fergus C 63 19 31 50 815500 Russ Courtnall RW 65 23 26 49 47-16631 Vincent Damphousse C 75 12 36 48 402102 Al Secord LW 74 15 27 42 221-21200 Miroslav Frycer Miroslav Fryčer RW 38 12 20 32 418102 Peter Ihnacak Peter Ihnačák C 68 10 20 30 41-6000 Rick Lanz D 75 6 22 28 65-12300 Borje Salming Börje Salming D 66 2 24 26 827100 Todd Gill D 65 8 17 25 131-20103 Dale DeGray D 56 6 18 24 634101 Wendel Clark LW/D 28 12 11 23 80-13401 Greg Terrion LW 59 4 16 20 65-6101 Dan Daoust C 67 9 8 17 57-7001 Sean McKenna Sean McKenna (ice hockey) RW 40 5 5 10 12-11001 Luke Richardson D 78 4 6 10 90-25000 Ken Yaremchuk C 16 2 5 7 10-7000 Mike Blaisdell RW 18 3 2 5 2-5001 Dave Semenko LW 70 2 3 5 107-8000 Ken Wregget G 56 0 5 5 400000 Chris Kotsopoulos D 21 2 2 4 19-3000 Mike Allison LW 15 0 3 3 100000 Allan Bester G 30 0 3 3 60000 Brian Curran D 7 0 1 1 193000 Marty Dallman C 2 0 1 1 01000 Ted Fauss D 13 0 1 1 46000 Mike Stothers D 18 0 1 1 42-6000 Leigh Verstraete RW 3 0 1 1 9-2000 Wes Jarvis C 1 0 0 0 00000 Derek Laxdal RW 5 0 0 0 60000 Chris McRae LW 11 0 0 0 650000 Jeff Reese G 5 0 0 0 00000 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LTGAGAA SOSASVSV% Ken Wregget 3000 56 12 35 4 222 4.44 217121490.870 Allan Bester 1607 30 8 12 5 102 3.81 2879777.884 Jeff Reese 249 5 1 2 1 17 4.10 0128111.867 Team: 4856 80 21 49 10 341 4.21 427192378.875 Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG Eddie Olczyk C 6 5 4 9 2111 Al Iafrate D 6 3 4 7 6200 Tom Fergus C 6 2 3 5 2010 Todd Gill D 6 1 3 4 20100 Mark Osborne Mark Osborne (ice hockey) LW 6 1 3 4 16001 Borje Salming Börje Salming D 6 1 3 4 8000 Russ Courtnall RW 6 2 1 3 0000 Mike Blaisdell RW 6 1 2 3 10000 Peter Ihnacak Peter Ihnačák C 5 0 3 3 4000 Gary Leeman RW 2 2 0 2 2200 Greg Terrion LW 5 0 2 2 4000 Ken Yaremchuk C 6 0 2 2 10000 Daniel Marois RW 3 1 0 1 0000 Al Secord LW 6 1 0 1 16000 Vincent Damphousse C 6 0 1 1 10000 Dale DeGray D 5 0 1 1 16000 Allan Bester G 5 0 0 0 0000 Brian Curran D 6 0 0 0 41000 Dan Daoust C 4 0 0 0 2000 Miroslav Frycer Miroslav Fryčer RW 3 0 0 0 6000 Terry Johnson Terry Johnson (ice hockey) D 3 0 0 0 10000 Rick Lanz D 1 0 0 0 2000 Sean McKenna Sean McKenna (ice hockey) RW 2 0 0 0 0000 Luke Richardson D 2 0 0 0 0000 Ken Wregget G 2 0 0 0 2000 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LGAGAA SOSASVSV% Allan Bester 253 5 2 3 21 4.98 0135114.844 Ken Wregget 108 2 0 1 11 6.11 06251.823 Team: 360 6 2 4 32 5.32 0197165.838 hockey-reference.com 2009-05-28 1987-88 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics – Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/TOR/1988.html Transactions The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1987–88 season. Trades September 3, 1987To Chicago BlackhawksRick Vaive Steve Thomas Bob McGillTo Toronto Maple LeafsAl Secord Eddie Olczyk September 8, 1987To Hartford WhalersBill RootTo Toronto Maple LeafsDave Semenko September 17, 1987To Calgary Flames5th round pick in 1988 – Scott MatusovichTo Toronto Maple LeafsDale DeGray December 14, 1987To Los Angeles KingsMike AllisonTo Toronto Maple LeafsSean McKenna March 8, 1988To New York Islanders6th round pick in 1988 – Pavel GrossTo Toronto Maple LeafsBrian Curran June 10, 1988To Detroit Red WingsMiroslav FrycerTo Toronto Maple LeafsDarren Veitch Waivers October 5, 1987To Buffalo SabresKevin Maguire Free agents Player Former team Mike Blaisdell Pittsburgh Penguins Mark Kirton Vancouver Canucks Draft picks Toronto's draft picks at the 1987 NHL entry draft held at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. The Maple Leafs attempted to select Grant Paranica in the second round of the 1987 NHL supplemental draft, but the claim was ruled invalid since Paranica entered school after age 20 and therefore did not meet eligibility requirements.1987 NHL Supplemental Draft -- Round 2 Selections Hockey Draft Central http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1987/87supp2.htm December 6, 2021 Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)17Luke RichardsonCanadaPeterborough Petes (OHL)228Daniel MaroisCanadaVerdun Junior Canadiens (QMJHL)349John McIntyreCanadaGuelph Platers (OHL)471Joe SaccoUnited StatesMedford High School (USHS-MA)591Mike EastwoodCanadaPembroke Lumber Kings (CJAHL)6112Damian RhodesUnited StatesRichfield High School (USHS-MN)7133Trevor JobeCanadaMoose Jaw Warriors (WHL)8154Chris JensenUnited StatesNorthwood School (USHS-NY)9175Brian BladCanadaBelleville Bulls (OHL)10196Ron BernacciCanadaHamilton Steelhawks (OHL)11217Ken AlexanderCanadaHamilton Steelhawks (OHL)12238Alex WeinrichUnited StatesNorth Yarmouth Academy (USHS-ME) See also 1987–88 NHL season References Toronto Maple Leafs season, 1987-88 Toronto Category:Toronto Maple Leafs seasons