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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.
League notes
Regular season
Final standings
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
1988 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 5 games to 0
- Spokane defeated Victoria 5 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 before a crowd of 2,689.
WHL awards
Most Valuable Player -
Four Broncos Memorial Trophy:
Joe Sakic,
Swift Current Broncos
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Scholastic Player of the Year -
Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy:
Kevin Cheveldayoff,
Brandon Wheat Kings
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Top Scorer -
Bob Clarke Trophy:
Joe Sakic,
Swift Current Broncos
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Most Sportsmanlike Player -
Brad Hornung Trophy:
Craig Endean,
Regina Pats
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Top Defenseman -
Bill Hunter Trophy:
Greg Hawgood,
Kamloops Blazers
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Rookie of the Year -
Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy:
Stu Barnes,
New Westminster Bruins
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Top Goaltender -
Del Wilson Trophy:
Troy Gamble,
Spokane Chiefs
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Coach of the Year -
Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy:
Marcel Comeau,
Saskatoon Blades
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Executive of the Year -
Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy:
Jim Loria,
Spokane Chiefs
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Regular season Champions -
Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy:
Saskatoon Blades
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WHL Plus-Minus Award:
Mark Recchi,
Kamloops Blazers
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All-Star Teams
See also
References