1987–88 Winnipeg Jets season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1987–88 1987 Winnipeg Jets (1972–1996)Winnipeg Jets 33–36–11 20–14–6 13–22–5 Campbell 4th Smythe 3rd 292 310 John Ferguson Dan Maloney Dale Hawerchuk Winnipeg Arena Dale Hawerchuk (44) Dale Hawerchuk (77) Dale Hawerchuk (121) Laurie Boschman (229) Daniel Berthiaume (22) Daniel Berthiaume (3.52) 1986–87 1988–89 The 1987–88 Winnipeg Jets season was the 16th season of the Winnipeg Jets, their ninth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Jets placed third in the Smythe to qualify for the playoffs. The Jets lost to the Edmonton Oilers in the first round. 2 Offseason On June 5, 1987, the Jets traded away Perry Turnbull to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for a fifth round draft pick in the 1987 NHL entry draft. Turnbull had an injury plagued 1986–87 season, scoring a goal and six points in 26 games. From 1984 to 1986, he had back-to-back 20+ goal seasons in his first two years with Winnipeg. Three days later, on June 8, 1987, the Jets traded away Brian Mullen and a tenth round draft pick in the 1987 NHL entry draft to the New York Rangers for the Rangers fifth round pick in the 1988 NHL entry draft and their third round pick in the 1989 NHL entry draft. Mullen had been with Winnipeg since the 1982–83 season, and was coming off a 19-goal and 51 point season in 1986–87. On June 13, 1987, the Jets participated in the 1987 NHL entry draft, and with their first round selection, 16th overall, Winnipeg selected defenseman Bryan Marchment from the Belleville Bulls of the OHL. Marchment had six goals and 44 points in 52 games with the Bulls in 1986–87. During training camp, on September 30, 1987, the Jets made another trade with the New York Rangers, acquiring George McPhee from the Rangers for the Jets fourth round draft pick in the 1989 NHL entry draft. One week later, the Jets sent McPhee to the New Jersey Devils for the Devils seventh round draft pick in the 1989 NHL entry draft. Regular season Final standings WIN Record vs. opponents WIN Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#012169 5px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 5px solid; 1987–88 regular season1987-88 Winnipeg Jets Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/WIN/1988_games.html Hockey-Reference.com March 20, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; October Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||W||October 10, 1987||5–1 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1987–88) ||1–0–0 |- |2||W||October 12, 1987||3–2 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1987–88) ||2–0–0 |- |3||W||October 17, 1987||5–2 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) ||3–0–0 |- |4||L||October 18, 1987||4–6 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) ||3–1–0 |- |5||L||October 20, 1987||2–6 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1987–88) ||3–2–0 |- |6||W||October 23, 1987||4–3 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) ||4–2–0 |- |7||L||October 25, 1987||1–2 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) ||4–3–0 |- |8||L||October 28, 1987||1–5 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) ||4–4–0 |- |9||W||October 30, 1987||3–2 OT|| align="left"| Washington Capitals (1987–88) ||5–4–0 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |10||W||November 1, 1987||7–3 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) ||6–4–0 |- |11||L||November 4, 1987||3–7 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) ||6–5–0 |- |12||W||November 6, 1987||6–3 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) ||7–5–0 |- |13||W||November 8, 1987||3–1 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) ||8–5–0 |- |14||W||November 10, 1987||4–3 OT|| align="left"| Calgary Flames (1987–88) ||9–5–0 |- |15||T||November 12, 1987||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1987–88) ||9–5–1 |- |16||L||November 14, 1987||3–7 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1987–88) ||9–6–1 |- |17||L||November 15, 1987||4–6 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1987–88) ||9–7–1 |- |18||L||November 18, 1987||3–4 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1987–88) ||9–8–1 |- |19||L||November 20, 1987||3–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1987–88) ||9–9–1 |- |20||W||November 22, 1987||4–3 OT|| align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) ||10–9–1 |- |21||L||November 25, 1987||8–10 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) ||10–10–1 |- |22||L||November 26, 1987||3–5 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1987–88) ||10–11–1 |- |23||L||November 28, 1987||3–7 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) ||10–12–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |24||W||December 1, 1987||7–6 OT|| align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) ||11–12–1 |- |25||W||December 3, 1987||5–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) ||12–12–1 |- |26||L||December 9, 1987||0–2 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) ||12–13–1 |- |27||T||December 11, 1987||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) ||12–13–2 |- |28||L||December 13, 1987||3–4 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88) ||12–14–2 |- |29||L||December 16, 1987||4–5 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1987–88) ||12–15–2 |- |30||T||December 18, 1987||5–5 OT|| align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) ||12–15–3 |- |31||W||December 20, 1987||4–1 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1987–88) ||13–15–3 |- |32||W||December 22, 1987||5–2 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1987–88) ||14–15–3 |- |33||W||December 26, 1987||5–4 OT|| align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) ||15–15–3 |- |34||W||December 28, 1987||5–2 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) ||16–15–3 |- |35||L||December 30, 1987||4–6 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) ||16–16–3 |- |36||L||December 31, 1987||1–2 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) ||16–17–3 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |37||T||January 3, 1988||4–4 OT|| align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) ||16–17–4 |- |38||L||January 6, 1988||1–6 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1987–88) ||16–18–4 |- |39||T||January 8, 1988||4–4 OT|| align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) ||16–18–5 |- |40||W||January 10, 1988||4–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) ||17–18–5 |- |41||W||January 12, 1988||5–3 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) ||18–18–5 |- |42||L||January 13, 1988||2–8 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) ||18–19–5 |- |43||T||January 15, 1988||4–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) ||18–19–6 |- |44||L||January 17, 1988||5–6 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) ||18–20–6 |- |45||W||January 19, 1988||3–0 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1987–88) ||19–20–6 |- |46||W||January 22, 1988||5–3 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) ||20–20–6 |- |47||L||January 24, 1988||1–2 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) ||20–21–6 |- |48||W||January 26, 1988||3–2 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1987–88) ||21–21–6 |- |49||W||January 27, 1988||4–1 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88) ||22–21–6 |- |50||L||January 30, 1988||3–4 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88) ||22–22–6 |- |51||T||January 31, 1988||4–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1987–88) ||22–22–7 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |52||W||February 3, 1988||9–0 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1987–88) ||23–22–7 |- |53||T||February 5, 1988||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) ||23–22–8 |- |54||T||February 6, 1988||8–8 OT|| align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) ||23–22–9 |- |55||W||February 12, 1988||7–5 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1987–88) ||24–22–9 |- |56||W||February 14, 1988||3–2 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) ||25–22–9 |- |57||W||February 16, 1988||7–3 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) ||26–22–9 |- |58||L||February 17, 1988||3–4 || align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1987–88) ||26–23–9 |- |59||L||February 19, 1988||0–6 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1987–88) ||26–24–9 |- |60||L||February 21, 1988||3–4 OT|| align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) ||26–25–9 |- |61||W||February 23, 1988||4–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88) ||27–25–9 |- |62||W||February 24, 1988||3–1 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1987–88) ||28–25–9 |- |63||L||February 27, 1988||0–6 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) ||28–26–9 |- |64||L||February 28, 1988||3–5 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1987–88) ||28–27–9 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |65||W||March 1, 1988||6–3 || align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1987–88) ||29–27–9 |- |66||W||March 3, 1988||4–3 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) ||30–27–9 |- |67||W||March 5, 1988||10–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) ||31–27–9 |- |68||L||March 7, 1988||0–6 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) ||31–28–9 |- |69||T||March 9, 1988||6–6 OT|| align="left"| Calgary Flames (1987–88) ||31–28–10 |- |70||L||March 10, 1988||3–5 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1987–88) ||31–29–10 |- |71||L||March 13, 1988||4–5 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88) ||31–30–10 |- |72||L||March 16, 1988||1–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) ||31–31–10 |- |73||L||March 18, 1988||1–4 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) ||31–32–10 |- |74||L||March 20, 1988||0–6 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1987–88) ||31–33–10 |- |75||L||March 22, 1988||3–4 || align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1987–88) ||31–34–10 |- |76||L||March 24, 1988||3–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1987–88) ||31–35–10 |- |77||L||March 26, 1988||0–6 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88) ||31–36–10 |- |78||W||March 29, 1988||3–2 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) ||32–36–10 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; April Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |79||T||April 1, 1988||6–6 OT|| align="left"| New York Rangers (1987–88) ||32–36–11 |- |80||W||April 3, 1988||5–4 OT|| align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1987–88) ||33–36–11 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs The Jets lost the Division semi-finals (4–1) to the Edmonton Oilers. Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG Dale Hawerchuk C 80 44 77 121 59-92034 Paul MacLean Paul MacLean (ice hockey) RW 77 40 39 79 76-172202 Andrew McBain RW 74 32 31 63 145-102005 Randy Carlyle D 78 15 44 59 210-20801 Dave Ellett D 68 13 45 58 106-8501 Thomas Steen C 76 16 38 54 53-11311 Mario Marois D 79 7 44 51 1115301 Laurie Boschman C 80 25 23 48 229-241013 Iain Duncan LW 62 19 23 42 73-2404 Ray Neufeld RW 78 18 18 36 169-29902 Doug Smail LW 71 15 16 31 345035 Peter Taglianetti D 70 6 17 23 182-13201 Gilles Hamel LW 63 8 11 19 35-16100 Hannu Jarvenpaa RW 41 6 11 17 340100 Fredrik Olausson D 38 5 10 15 183202 Steve Rooney LW 56 7 6 13 2172000 Ron Wilson Ron Wilson (ice hockey, born 1956) C 69 5 8 13 28-1020 Mark Kumpel RW 32 4 4 8 194000 Brad Jones Brad Jones (ice hockey) LW 19 2 5 7 152001 Brad Berry D 48 0 6 6 75-11000 Randy Gilhen C 13 3 2 5 155000 Pat Elynuik RW 13 1 3 4 122000 Jim Kyte D 51 1 3 4 1281000 Daniel Berthiaume G 56 0 2 2 120000 Peter Douris RW 4 0 2 2 0-1000 Joel Baillargeon LW 4 0 1 1 120000 Jim Nill RW 24 0 1 1 44-7000 Paul Boutilier D 6 0 0 0 6-2000 Todd Flichel D 2 0 0 0 2-4000 Guy Gosselin D 5 0 0 0 6-1000 Steve Penney Steve Penney (ice hockey) G 8 0 0 0 00000 Pokey Reddick G 28 0 0 0 60000 Dwight Schofield D 18 0 0 0 33-3000 Alfie Turcotte C 3 0 0 0 0-4000 Tim Watters D 36 0 0 0 106-12000 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LTGAGAA SOSASVSV% Daniel Berthiaume 3010 56 22 19 7 176 3.51 214891313.882 Pokey Reddick 1487 28 9 13 3 102 4.12 0712610.857 Steve Penney Steve Penney (ice hockey) 385 8 2 4 1 30 4.68 0186156.839 Team: 4882 80 33 36 11 308 3.79 223872079.871 Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG Dale Hawerchuk C 5 3 4 7 16200 Andrew McBain RW 5 2 5 7 29010 Thomas Steen C 5 1 5 6 2100 Ray Neufeld RW 5 2 2 4 6100 Laurie Boschman C 5 1 3 4 9000 Mario Marois D 5 0 4 4 6000 Dave Ellett D 5 1 2 3 10100 Paul MacLean Paul MacLean (ice hockey) RW 5 2 0 2 23200 Fredrik Olausson D 5 1 1 2 0000 Peter Taglianetti D 5 1 1 2 12000 Randy Carlyle D 5 0 2 2 10000 Randy Gilhen C 4 1 0 1 10011 Steve Rooney LW 5 1 0 1 33000 Doug Smail LW 5 1 0 1 22000 Iain Duncan LW 4 0 1 1 0000 Daniel Berthiaume G 5 0 0 0 0000 Paul Boutilier D 5 0 0 0 15000 Peter Douris RW 1 0 0 0 0000 Gilles Hamel LW 1 0 0 0 0000 Brad Jones Brad Jones (ice hockey) LW 1 0 0 0 0000 Mark Kumpel RW 4 0 0 0 4000 Tim Watters D 4 0 0 0 4000 Ron Wilson Ron Wilson (ice hockey, born 1956) C 1 0 0 0 2000 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LGAGAA SOSASVSV% Daniel Berthiaume 300 5 1 4 25 5.00 0154129.838 Team: 300 5 1 4 25 5.00 0154129.838 hockey-reference.com 2009-06-04 1987-88 Winnipeg Jets Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/WPG/1988.html Transactions Trades September 30, 1987To New York Islanders4th round pick in 1989 – Jim CumminsTo Winnipeg JetsGeorge McPhee October 7, 1987To New Jersey DevilsGeorge McPheeTo Winnipeg Jets7th round pick in 1989 – Doug Evans December 16, 1987To New York Rangers5th round pick in 1989 – Aaron MillerTo Winnipeg JetsPaul Boutilier January 10, 1988To Detroit Red WingsJim NillTo Winnipeg JetsMark Kumpel January 14, 1988To Montreal CanadiensFuture ConsiderationsTo Winnipeg JetsAlfie Turcotte March 7, 1988To Minnesota North StarsJohn BlueTo Winnipeg Jets7th round pick in 1988 – Markus Akerblom June 13, 1988To Detroit Red WingsPaul MacLeanTo Winnipeg JetsBrent Ashton Free agents Player Former team Guy Larose Undrafted Free Agent Darren Boyko New Jersey Devils Brent Hughes Undrafted free agent Draft picks The Jets selected the following players at the 1987 NHL entry draft, which was held at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, on June 13, 1987. http://hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1987e.html 1987 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com hockeyDB.com November 23, 2016 NHL entry draft Round Pick Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team1 16 Bryan Marchment (D) Canada Belleville Bulls (OHL)2 37 Patrik Erickson (C) Sweden Brynäs IF (SEL)4 79 Don McLennan (D) Canada University of Denver (NCAA)5 96 Ken Gernander (RW) Canada Greenway (Coleraine, Minnesota) High School5 100 Darrin Amundson (FWD) United States Duluth East (MN) High School6 121 Joe Harwell (D) Canada Hill-Murray (Maplewood, Minnesota) High School7 142 Tod Hartje (C) United States Harvard University (NCAA)8 163 Markku Kyllonen (LW) Oulun Kärpät (Fin D1)9 184 Jim Fernholz (RW) United States White Bear Lake (MN) High School11 226 Roger Rougelot (G) United States Madison Capitols (USHL)12 247 Hans-Goran Elo (G) Sweden Djurgardens IF (SEL)S217Rob Fowler (F)United StatesMerrimack College (Hockey East) See also 1987–88 NHL season References Winnipeg Jets season, 1987-88 Category:Winnipeg Jets (1972–1996) seasons Winn Category:1987 in sports in Manitoba Category:1988 in sports in Manitoba Category:1980s in Winnipeg