1987, season, 22nd, season, western, hockey, league, fourteen, teams, completed, game, season, medicine, tigers, their, second, consecutive, president, memorial, contents, league, notes, regular, season, final, standings, scoring, leaders, 1988, playoffs, firs. 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 1988 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 All Star Teams 7 See also 8 ReferencesLeague notes EditThe Calgary Wranglers relocated to Lethbridge Alberta to become the Lethbridge Hurricanes Regular season EditFinal standings Edit East Division GP W L T Pts GF GAx Saskatoon Blades 72 47 22 3 97 381 294x Medicine Hat Tigers 72 44 22 6 94 353 261x Prince Albert Raiders 72 43 24 5 91 373 284x Swift Current Broncos 72 44 26 2 90 388 312x Regina Pats 72 39 29 4 82 342 286x Brandon Wheat Kings 72 26 43 3 55 348 371Lethbridge Hurricanes 72 20 48 4 44 257 356Moose Jaw Warriors 72 18 52 2 38 308 458West Division GP W L T Pts GF GAx Kamloops Blazers 72 45 26 1 91 399 307x Spokane Chiefs 72 37 32 3 77 330 296x Victoria Cougars 72 37 34 1 75 346 335x New Westminster Bruins 72 33 34 5 71 338 358Seattle Thunderbirds 72 25 45 2 52 313 436Portland Winter Hawks 72 24 45 3 51 328 449Scoring leaders Edit Note GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points PIM Penalties in minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIMJoe Sakic Swift Current Broncos 64 78 82 160 64Theoren Fleury Moose Jaw Warriors 65 68 92 160 235Mark Recchi Kamloops Blazers 62 61 93 154 75Troy Mick Portland Winter Hawks 72 63 84 147 78Dennis Holland Portland Winter Hawks 67 58 86 144 115Terry Yake Brandon Wheat Kings 72 55 85 140 59Craig Endean Regina Pats 69 50 86 136 50Greg Hawgood Kamloops Blazers 63 48 85 133 142Trevor Jobe Prince Albert Raiders 72 69 63 132 111Mike Modano Prince Albert Raiders 65 47 80 127 801988 WHL Playoffs EditFirst round Edit Saskatoon earned a bye Medicine Hat earned a bye Prince Albert defeated Brandon 3 games to 1 Swift Current defeated Regina 3 games to 1Division semi finals Edit 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 3Division finals Edit Medicine Hat defeated Saskatoon 4 games to 0 Kamloops defeated Spokane 5 games to 2WHL Championship Edit Medicine Hat defeated Kamloops 4 games to 2All Star game EditOn January 12 the East Division defeated the West Division 5 4 at Kamloops British Columbia before a crowd of 2 689 WHL awards EditMost Valuable Player Four Broncos Memorial Trophy Joe Sakic Swift Current BroncosScholastic Player of the Year Daryl K Doc Seaman Trophy Kevin Cheveldayoff Brandon Wheat KingsTop Scorer Bob Clarke Trophy Joe Sakic Swift Current BroncosMost Sportsmanlike Player Brad Hornung Trophy Craig Endean Regina PatsTop Defenseman Bill Hunter Trophy Greg Hawgood Kamloops BlazersRookie of the Year Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy Stu Barnes New Westminster BruinsTop Goaltender Del Wilson Trophy Troy Gamble Spokane ChiefsCoach of the Year Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy Marcel Comeau Saskatoon BladesExecutive of the Year Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy Jim Loria Spokane ChiefsRegular season Champions Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy Saskatoon BladesWHL Plus Minus Award Mark Recchi Kamloops BlazersAll Star Teams EditEast DivisionFirst Team Second TeamGoal Tim Cheveldae Saskatoon Blades Mark Fitzpatrick Medicine Hat TigersDefense Curtis Leschyshyn Saskatoon Blades Dean Kolstad Prince Albert RaidersScott McCrady Medicine Hat Tigers Rich Pilon Prince Albert RaidersCenter Joe Sakic Swift Current Broncos Theoren Fleury Moose Jaw WarriorsLeft Wing Grant Tkachuk Saskatoon Blades Mark Pederson Medicine Hat TigersRight Wing Craig Endean Regina Pats Trevor Linden Medicine Hat TigersWest DivisionFirst Team Second TeamGoal Troy Gamble Spokane Chiefs unknownDefense Greg Hawgood Kamloops BlazersJayson More tied New Westminster BruinsAndrew Wolf tied Victoria CougarsCenter Dennis Holland Portland Winter HawksLeft Wing Troy Mick tied Portland Winter HawksDarcy Norton tied Kamloops BlazersRight Wing Mark Recchi Kamloops BlazersSee also Edit1988 Memorial Cup 1988 NHL Entry Draft 1987 in sports 1988 in sportsReferences Editwhl ca 2005 06 WHL GuidePreceded by1986 87 WHL season WHL seasons Succeeded by1988 89 WHL season Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1987 88 WHL season amp oldid 1102054474, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
