| 1987–88 WHL season | |
| League: | Western Hockey League |
| Sport: | Ice hockey |
| Playoffs: | Playoffs |
| Finals Champ: | Medicine Hat Tigers (3) |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Kamloops Blazers |
| No Of Teams: | 14 |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Season Champ Name: | Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy |
| Season Champs: | Saskatoon Blades (3) |
| Mvp Link: | Four Broncos Memorial Trophy |
| Mvp: | Joe Sakic (Swift Current Broncos) |
| Top Scorer Link: | Bob Clarke Trophy |
| Top Scorer: | Joe Sakic (Swift Current Broncos) |
| Seasonslistnames: | WHL |
| Prevseason Year: | 1986–87 |
| Nextseason Year: | 1988–89 |
| 1987–88 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: | 2 |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) |
The 1987–88 WHL season was the 22nd season of the Western Hockey League (WHL), featuring fourteen teams and a 72-game season. The Saskatoon Blades won their third Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy for best regular season record. In the playoffs, the Medicine Hat Tigers won their second consecutive President's Cup, defeating the Kamloops Blazers in the championship series. The Tigers advanced to the 1988 Memorial Cup tournament, where they won their second straight Memorial Cup title.
The season was the first for the Lethbridge Hurricanes, after the Calgary Wranglers relocated to Lethbridge prior to the season. The Hurricanes brought WHL hockey back to the city after the Broncos returned to Swift Current in 1986.
| 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 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | 78 | 82 | 160 | 64 | ||
| 65 | 68 | 92 | 160 | 235 | ||
| 62 | 61 | 93 | 154 | 75 | ||
| 72 | 63 | 84 | 147 | 78 | ||
| 67 | 58 | 86 | 144 | 115 | ||
| 72 | 55 | 85 | 140 | 59 | ||
| 69 | 50 | 86 | 136 | 50 | ||
| 63 | 48 | 85 | 133 | 142 | ||
| 72 | 69 | 63 | 132 | 111 | ||
| 65 | 47 | 80 | 127 | 80 | ||
On January 12, the East Division defeated the West Division 5–4 at Kamloops, British Columbia before a crowd of 2,689.
| 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 |
| East Division | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Team | Second team | |||
| Goal | Medicine Hat Tigers | |||
| Defense | Prince Albert Raiders | |||
| Prince Albert Raiders | ||||
| Center | Moose Jaw Warriors | |||
| Left wing | Medicine Hat Tigers | |||
| Right wing | Medicine Hat Tigers | |||
| West Division | ||||
| First Team | Second team | |||
| Goal | unknown | |||
| Defense | ||||
| Jayson More (tied) | New Westminster Bruins | |||
| Andrew Wolf (tied) | ||||
| Center | ||||
| Left wing | Troy Mick (tied) | Portland Winter Hawks | ||
| Darcy Norton (tied) | ||||
| Right wing | ||||