1987-88 WHL season

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The 1987-88 WHL season was the 22nd season for the Western Hockey League. Fourteen teams completed a 72 game season. The Medicine Hat Tigers won their second consecutive President's Cup and Memorial Cup.

Contents 1 League notes 2 Regular season 2.1 Final standings 2.2 Scoring leaders 3 WHL Playoffs 3.1 First Round 3.2 Division Semi-finals 3.3 Division Finals 3.4 WHL Championship 4 All-Star Game 5 WHL awards 6 See also 7 References

[edit] League notes

• The Calgary Wranglers relocated to Lethbridge, Alberta to become the Lethbridge Hurricanes.

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Final standings

East Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
x Saskatoon Blades	72	47	22	3	97	381	294
x Medicine Hat Tigers	72	44	22	6	94	353	261
x Prince Albert Raiders	72	43	24	5	91	373	284
x Swift Current Broncos	72	44	26	2	90	388	312
x Regina Pats	72	39	29	4	82	342	286
x Brandon Wheat Kings	72	26	43	3	55	348	371
Lethbridge Hurricanes	72	20	48	4	44	257	356
Moose Jaw Warriors	72	18	52	2	38	308	458

West Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
x Kamloops Blazers	72	45	26	1	91	399	307
x Spokane Chiefs	72	37	32	3	77	330	296
x Victoria Cougars	72	37	34	1	75	346	335
x New Westminster Bruins	72	33	34	5	71	338	358
Seattle Thunderbirds	72	25	45	2	52	313	436
Portland Winter Hawks	72	24	45	3	51	328	449

[edit] 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

[edit] WHL Playoffs

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] Division Finals

• Medicine Hat defeated Saskatoon 4 games to 0
• Kamloops defeated Spokane 5 games to 2

[edit] WHL Championship

• Medicine Hat defeated Kamloops 4 games to 2

[edit] 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

[edit] WHL awards

Most Valuable Player - Four Broncos Memorial Trophy: Joe Sakic, Swift Current Broncos

Scholastic Player of the Year - Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy: Kevin Cheveldayoff, Brandon Wheat Kings

Top Scorer - Bob Clarke Trophy: Joe Sakic, Swift Current Broncos

Most Sportsmanlike Player - Brad Hornung Trophy: Craig Endean, Regina Pats

Top Defenseman - Bill Hunter Trophy: Greg Hawgood, Kamloops Blazers

Rookie of the Year - Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy: Stu Barnes, New Westminster Bruins

Top Goaltender - Del Wilson Trophy: Troy Gamble, Spokane Thunderbirds

Coach of the Year - Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy: Marcel Comeau, Saskatoon Blades

Executive of the Year - Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy: Jim Loria, Spokane Chiefs

Regular season Champions - Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy: Saskatoon Blades

WHL Plus-Minus Award: Mark Recchi, Kamloops Blazers

[edit] See also

• 1988 Memorial Cup
• 1988 NHL Entry Draft
• 1987 in sports
• 1988 in sports

[edit] References

• whl.ca
• 2005-06 WHL Guide

Preceded by: 1986-87 WHL season

WHL seasons

Succeeded by: 1988-89 WHL season