The 1987–88 OHL season was the eighth season of the
Ontario Hockey League
The Ontario Hockey League (OHL; french: Ligue de hockey de l'Ontario (LHO)) is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 16–19. There are exceptions for overa ...
. The OHL inaugurates the
OHL Goaltender of the Year award. Fifteen teams each played 66 games. The
Windsor Spitfires
The Windsor Spitfires are a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). The team is based in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1971, the franchise was promoted to the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League for the 1975â ...
won the
J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the
Peterborough Petes
The Peterborough Petes are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The team has played at the Peterborough Memorial Centre in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, since 1956, and is the oldest continuously operating team in the league.
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Regular season
Final standings
''Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title''
Leyden Division
Emms Division
Scoring leaders
Playoffs
Division quarter-finals
Leyden Division
=(1) Peterborough Petes vs. (6) Toronto Marlboros
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=(2) Ottawa 67's vs. (5) Oshawa Generals
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=(3) Cornwall Royals vs. (4) Belleville Bulls
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Emms Division
=(1) Windsor Compuware Spitfires vs. (6) Kitchener Rangers
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=(2) London Knights vs. (5) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
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=(3) Hamilton Steelhawks vs. (4) North Bay Centennials
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Division semi-finals
Leyden Division
=(2) Ottawa 67's vs. (3) Cornwall Royals
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Emms Division
=(2) London Knights vs. (3) Hamilton Steelhawks
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Division finals
Leyden Division
=(1) Peterborough Petes vs. (2) Ottawa 67's
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Emms Division
=(1) Windsor Compuware Spitfires vs. (3) Hamilton Steelhawks
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J. Ross Robertson Cup
(E1) Windsor Spitfires vs. (L1) Peterborough Petes
Awards
1988 OHL Priority Selection
The
Kingston Raiders
The Kingston Raiders was a short-lived name used by a Kingston, Ontario, Canada-based major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League for the 1988–89 season only. The team played out of the Kingston Memorial Centre.
Team history
When ...
held the first overall pick in the 1988 Ontario Priority Selection and selected
Drake Berehowsky
Drake Berehowsky (born January 3, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He is best known for his time in the National Hockey League (NHL), where he played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins, Edmonton Oilers ...
from the Barrie Colts. Berehowsky was awarded the
Jack Ferguson Award
The Jack Ferguson Award is awarded each year to the top draft pick in the Ontario Hockey League priority selection draft. The trophy is named in honour of Jack Ferguson, a former director of OHL Central Scouting.
Winners
List of OHL first overall ...
, awarded to the top pick in the draft.
Below are the players who were selected in the first round of the 1988 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.
See also
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List of OHA Junior A standings
This is a list of OHA standings and season-by-season summaries of the Ontario Hockey Association's Junior A division from 1933 to 1972, and its Tier I division from 1972 to 1974.
;Legend
* GP = games played
* W = wins
* L = losses
* T = ties
* P ...
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List of OHL seasons
This is a list of Ontario Hockey League seasons since inception of the league, as well as a list of seasons for its precursor leagues, the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League (OMJHL), and the Ontario Hockey Association Junior A League (OHA).
OHA se ...
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1988 Memorial Cup
The 1988 Memorial Cup occurred May 7–14 at the Centre Georges-Vézina in Chicoutimi, Quebec. It was the 70th annual Memorial Cup competition and determined the major junior ice hockey champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). Participati ...
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1988 NHL Entry Draft
The 1988 NHL Entry Draft was the 26th NHL Entry Draft. It was held at the Forum in Montreal, Quebec.
The last active player in the NHL from this draft class was Teemu Selanne, who retired after the 2013–14 season.
Selections by round
Below ...
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1987 in sports
1987 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
Alpine skiing
* Alpine Skiing World Cup
** Men's overall season champion: Pirmin Zurbriggen, Switzerland
** Women's overall season champion: Maria Walliser, Switzerland
American footbal ...
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1988 in sports
1988 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
Alpine skiing
* Alpine Skiing World Cup
** Men's overall season champion: Pirmin Zurbriggen, Switzerland
** Women's overall season champion: Michela Figini, Switzerland
American footb ...
References
HockeyDB
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