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- League notes
- Regular season Final standings Scoring leaders
- 1987 WHL Playoffs First round Division semi-finals Division finals WHL Championship
- All-Star game
- WHL awards
- See also
- References
The 1986–87 WHL season was the 21st season for the Western Hockey League. Fourteen teams completed a 72-game season. The Medicine Hat Tigers won the President's Cup before going on to also capture the Memorial Cup. League notes- The Lethbridge Broncos returned to Swift Current, Saskatchewan, to become the Swift Current Broncos.
- On December 30, 1986, the Swift Current Broncos bus crash caused the deaths of four members of the Swift Current Broncos: Trent Kresse, Scott Kruger, Chris Mantyka, and Brent Ruff. The WHL would later rename its Most Valuable Player award the Four Broncos Memorial Trophy in their honor.
- On March 1, 1987, Regina Pats player Brad Hornung was paralyzed during a game by a check. The WHL would later rename its Most Sportsmanlike Player award the Brad Hornung Trophy in his honor.
Regular seasonFinal standingsEast Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
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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 |
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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 | |
Scoring leadersNote: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutesPlayer | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Rob Brown | Kamloops Blazers | 63 | 76 | 136 | 212 | 101 | Craig Endean | Regina Pats | 72 | 69 | 77 | 146 | 34 | Len Nielsen | Regina Pats | 72 | 36 | 100 | 136 | 32 | Joe Sakic | Swift Current Broncos | 72 | 60 | 73 | 133 | 31 | Theoren Fleury | Moose Jaw Warriors | 66 | 61 | 68 | 129 | 110 | Adam Morrison | Victoria Cougars | 65 | 55 | 70 | 125 | 57 | Greg Hawgood | Kamloops Blazers | 61 | 30 | 93 | 123 | 139 | Ron Shudra | Kamloops Blazers | 71 | 49 | 70 | 119 | 68 | Robin Bawa | Kamloops Blazers | 62 | 57 | 62 | 113 | 91 | Pat Elynuik | Prince Albert Raiders | 64 | 51 | 62 | 113 | 40 | |
1987 WHL PlayoffsFirst round- Medicine Hat earned a bye
- Saskatoon earned a bye
- Prince Albert defeated Swift Current 3 games to 1
- Moose Jaw defeated Regina 3 games to 0
Division semi-finals- Medicine Hat defeated Moose Jaw 4 games to 2
- Saskatoon defeated Prince Albert 4 games to 0
- Kamloops defeated Victoria 5 games to 0
- Portland defeated Spokane 5 games to 0
Division finals- Medicine Hat defeated Saskatoon 4 games to 3
- Portland defeated Kamloops 5 games to 3
WHL Championship- Medicine Hat defeated Portland 4 games to 3
All-Star gameOn January 20, the East Division defeated the West Division 4–3 at Regina, Saskatchewan with a crowd of 3,652. WHL awards- Note: For the 1986–87 season, the WHL handed out separate awards for the East and West Divisions.
Most Valuable Player - Four Broncos Memorial Trophy: East: Joe Sakic, Swift Current Broncos; West: Rob Brown, Kamloops Blazers | Scholastic Player of the Year - Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy: Casey McMilan, Swift Current Broncos | Top Scorer - Bob Clarke Trophy: East: Craig Endean, Regina Pats; West: Rob Brown, Kamloops Blazers | Most Sportsmanlike Player - Brad Hornung Trophy: East: Len Nielson, Regina Pats; West: Dave Archibald, Portland Winter Hawks | Top Defenseman - Bill Hunter Trophy: East: Wayne McBean, Medicine Hat Tigers; West: Glen Wesley, Portland Winter Hawks | Rookie of the Year - Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy: East: Joe Sakic, Swift Current Broncos; West: Dennis Holland, Portland Winter Hawks | Top Goaltender - Del Wilson Trophy: East: Kenton Rein, Prince Albert Raiders; West: Dean Cook, Kamloops Blazers | Coach of the Year - Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy: East: Graham James, Swift Current Broncos; West: Ken Hitchcock, Kamloops Blazers | Regular season Champions - Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy: Kamloops Blazers | WHL Plus-Minus Award: Rob Brown, Kamloops Blazers |
See also- 1987 Memorial Cup
- 1987 NHL Entry Draft
- 1986 in sports
- 1987 in sports
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