1988

These events occured in 1988 in the world of ice hockey:
==Events==
*Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
*Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
*Stanley Cup – Edmonton Oilers won 4 games to 0 over the Boston Bruins
*World Hockey Championship –
**Men's champion: Soviet Union won the Olympic gold medal
**Junior Men's champion: Canada defeated the USSR
==January==
==February==
==March==
==April==
==May==
==June==
==July==
==August==
August 9 - Wayne Gretzky is traded to the Los Angeles Kings
==September==
==October==
* The ECHL begins its first season of play as the East Coast Hockey League, with five founding teams: the Carolina Thunderbirds (now Wheeling Nailers), the Erie Panthers (now Victoria Salmon Kings), the Johnstown Chiefs, the Knoxville Cherokees (later Pee Dee Pride), and Virginia Lancers (now Utah Grizzlies).
==November==
==December==
December 31 - in a game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and New Jersey Devils, Mario Lemieux scores five goals and becomes the only player in NHL history to score a goal in all five possible game situations in the same game: even-strength, power play, shorthanded, penalty shot, and empty net.
==External links==
Category:Timeline