1987-88 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Season

his is the 1987-88 Hockey East Season.  This is the league's fourth season. The same 7 teams returned from the previous season.
==Standings==
 Team GP W L T P GF GA
 Maine Black Bears 26 20 4 2 44 159 90
 Northeastern Huskies 26 13 9 4 30 115 107
 Boston University Terriers 26 11 12 3 25 116 117
 Lowell Chiefs 26 12 14 0 24 111 119 
 Boston College Eagles 26 10 14 2 22 104 119
 Providence Friars 26 8 13 5 21 97 119
 New Hampshire Wildcats 26 6 18 2 14 86 128
==League Leaders==
===Points===
#David Capuano, Maine, 59 points
#Mike McHugh, Maine, 42 points
#Mike Golden, Maine;  Mike Kelfer, Boston University;  Mario Thyer, Boston University, 41 each
===Goals===
#David Capuano, Maine, 25
#Jeff Flaherty, Lowell, 22
#Gord Cruickshank, Providence; Mike McHugh, Maine; & Mike Kelfer, Boston University 21 each
===Goals Against Average===
#Scott King, Maine, 2.97
#Bruce Racine, Northeastern, 3.84
#David Littman, Boston College, 3.97
#Dave Delfino, Lowell, 4.22
#Mark Romaine, Providence, 4.23
===Save Percentage===
#Scott King, Maine .902
#David Littman, Boston College, .889
#Peter Fish, Boston University, .887
#Bruce Racine, Northeastern,.882
#Pat Morrison, New Hampshire, .875
==Conference Tournament==
===Format===
Top 6 teams qualify. Top 2 teams get a bye to the quarterfinals. Quarterfinals and Semifinals are 2 games total goals series. Championship game held at the Boston Garden.
===Quarterfinals===
#4 Lowell defeated #5 Boston College 8 goals to 5 (3-3, 5-2)
#6 Providence defeated #3 Boston University 9 to 6 (3-2, 6-4)
===Semifinals===
#1 Maine defeated #6 Providence 17 to 7 (6-5, 11-2)
#2 Northeastern defeated #4 Lowell 4 to 3 (3-1, 1-2)
===Finals===
#2 Northeastern defeated #1 Maine 4 to 3
===Tournament MVP===
*Bruce Racine, Northeastern
===All-Tournament Team===
*Bruce Racine, G, Northeastern
*Jack Capuano, D, Maine
*David Dowd, D, Northeastern
*Harry Mews, F, Northeastern
*Mike McHugh, F, Maine
*Mario Thyer, F, Maine
==NCAA Tournament teams==
*Lowell
: lost to  Wisconsin 11 to 5 in a 2 game total goals first round series (7-1, 4-4)
*Maine
: defeated Bowling Green 9 to 4 in a 2 game total goals quarterfinals series (5-1, 4-3)
: lost to Lake Superior 6 to 3 in the semifinals
: defeated Minnesota 5 to 2 in the consolation game
*Northeatern
: lost to Merrimack 10 to 8 in a 2 game total goal first round series (3-5, 7-3)
==Post Season Awards==
*Hockey East Player of the Year: Mike McHugh, Maine
*Hockey East Rookie of the Year: Mario Thyer, Maine
*Hockey East Coach of the Year: Shawn Walsh, Maine
===All-Americans===
*Jack Capuano, D, Maine
*Brian Dowd, D, Northeastern
*David Capuano, F, Maine
*Mike McHugh, F, Maine
*Mike Golden, F, Maine
*Gord Cruickshank, F, Providence
*Bruce Racine, G, Northeastern
==All-Conference Teams==
===First Team===
*Scott King, G, Maine
*Jack Capuano, D, Maine
*Brian Dowd, D, Northeastern
*David Capuano, F, Maine
*Mike McHugh, F, Maine
*David O'Brien, F, Northeastern
===Second Team===
*David Littman, G, Boston College
*Claude Lodin, D, Northeastern
*Carl Valimont, D, Lowell
*Mike Golden, F, Maine
*Mike Kelfer, F, Boston University
*Dan Shea, F, Boston College
===All-Rookie Team===
*Pat Morrison, G, New Hampshire
*Will Averill, D, Northeastern
*Tom Dion, D, Boston University
*David Emma, F, Boston College
*Mario Thyer, F, Maine
*Chris Winnes, F, Maine
Category:Hockey East
Category:1988 in hockey
Category:NCAA seasons