1987–88 WHL season

The 1987–88 WHL season was the 22nd season of 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.
==League notes==
*The Calgary Wranglers relocated to Lethbridge, Alberta to become the Lethbridge Hurricanes.
==Regular season==
===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
===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
==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 4 games to 0
*Spokane defeated Victoria 4 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 with a crowd of 2,689.
==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 Chiefs
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
==All-Star Teams==
Andrew Wolf (tied)	Victoria Cougars 	 	 	
Center 	Dennis Holland 	Portland Winter Hawks	Stu Barnes	New Westminster Bruins
Left Wing 	Troy Mick (tied) 	Portland Winter Hawks	 	
Left Wing 	Darcy Norton (tied)	Kamloops Blazers 	 	
Right Wing 	Mark Recchi 	Kamloops Blazers 	 	
==Team Photos==
87-88BraWK.jpg|Brandon Wheat Kings
87-88RegPat.jpg|Regina Pats
87-88MHTig.jpg|Medicine Hat Tigers
==References==
*whl.ca
* 2005–06 WHL Guide
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