| 1986–87 WHL season | |
| League: | Western Hockey League |
| Sport: | Ice hockey |
| Playoffs: | Playoffs |
| Finals Champ: | Medicine Hat Tigers (2) |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Portland Winter Hawks |
| No Of Teams: | 14 |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Season Champ Name: | Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy |
| Season Champs: | Kamloops Blazers (2) |
| Mvp Link: | Four Broncos Memorial Trophy |
| Mvp: | Rob Brown (Kamloops Blazers) / Joe Sakic (Swift Current Broncos) |
| Top Scorer Link: | Bob Clarke Trophy |
| Top Scorer: | Rob Brown (Kamloops Blazers) |
| Seasonslistnames: | WHL |
| Prevseason Year: | 1985–86 |
| Nextseason Year: | 1987–88 |
| 1986–87 CHL season | |
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| League: | Canadian Hockey League |
| Sport: | Ice hockey |
| No Of Teams: | 39 |
| Season: | OHL |
| Season2: | QMJHL |
| Season3: | WHL |
| Playoffs: | Memorial Cup |
| Finals Champ: | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) |
| Num Championships: | 1 |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Oshawa Generals (OHL) |
The 1986–87 WHL season was the 21st season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). While the Kamloops Blazers won their second Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy as regular season champions, the Medicine Hat Tigers won the President's Cup as playoff champions before going on to win the 1987 Memorial Cup tournament.
The season saw the return of the Swift Current Broncos, with the Lethbridge Broncos relocating prior to the start of the season.
| East Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x Medicine Hat Tigers | 72 | 48 | 19 | 5 | 101 | 383 | 264 |
| x Saskatoon Blades | 72 | 44 | 26 | 2 | 90 | 369 | 282 |
| x Prince Albert Raiders | 72 | 43 | 26 | 3 | 89 | 346 | 264 |
| x Moose Jaw Warriors | 72 | 38 | 31 | 3 | 79 | 366 | 321 |
| x Regina Pats | 72 | 31 | 37 | 4 | 66 | 332 | 356 |
| x Swift Current Broncos | 72 | 28 | 40 | 4 | 60 | 331 | 393 |
| Calgary Wranglers | 72 | 23 | 46 | 3 | 49 | 304 | 390 |
| Brandon Wheat Kings | 72 | 19 | 49 | 4 | 42 | 282 | 443 |
| West Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x Kamloops Blazers | 72 | 55 | 14 | 3 | 113 | 496 | 292 |
| x Portland Winter Hawks | 72 | 47 | 23 | 2 | 96 | 439 | 355 |
| x Spokane Chiefs | 72 | 37 | 33 | 2 | 76 | 374 | 350 |
| x Victoria Cougars | 72 | 30 | 41 | 1 | 61 | 334 | 412 |
| Seattle Thunderbirds | 72 | 21 | 47 | 4 | 46 | 328 | 430 |
| New Westminster Bruins | 72 | 18 | 50 | 4 | 40 | 300 | 432 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | 76 | 136 | 212 | 101 | ||
| 72 | 69 | 77 | 146 | 34 | ||
| 72 | 36 | 100 | 136 | 32 | ||
| 72 | 60 | 73 | 133 | 31 | ||
| 66 | 61 | 68 | 129 | 110 | ||
| 65 | 55 | 70 | 125 | 57 | ||
| 61 | 30 | 93 | 123 | 139 | ||
| 71 | 49 | 70 | 119 | 68 | ||
| 62 | 57 | 62 | 113 | 91 | ||
| 64 | 51 | 62 | 113 | 40 | ||
On January 20, the East Division defeated the West Division 4–3 at Regina, Saskatchewan with a crowd of 3,652.
| East Division | |||||
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| First Team | Second Team | ||||
| Goal | unknown | ||||
| Defense | |||||
| Calgary Wranglers | |||||
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| Left Wing | |||||
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| West Division | |||||
| First Team | Second Team | ||||
| Goal | Victoria Cougars | ||||
| Defense | Spokane Chiefs | ||||
| Seattle Thunderbirds | |||||
| Center | Seattle Thunderbirds | ||||
| Left Wing | Victoria Cougars | ||||
| Right Wing | Kamloops Blazers | ||||