AHL 1987/88

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The 1987/88 season was the 52nd regular season of the American Hockey League (AHL). During the regular season, the 14 teams in the league played 80 games each. The four best teams from the North Division and the South Division then played in a play-off round for the Calder Cup .

Team changes

The following changes were made before the start of the season:

Regular season

Closing tables

Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, OTL = defeat after overtime , SOL = defeat after shootout , GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded, Pts = points
Explanations: The position within the conference is in brackets;     = Playoff qualification,     = division winner,     = conference winner

Regular season

North Division GP W. L. T OTL GF GA Pts
Maine Mariners 80 44 25th 7th 4th 308 284 99
Fredericton Express 80 42 27 8th 3 370 318 95
Sherbrooke Canadiens 80 42 33 4th 1 316 243 89
Nova Scotia Oilers 80 35 34 9 2 323 343 81
New Haven Nighthawks 80 33 37 7th 3 288 307 76
Moncton Hawks 80 27 43 8th 2 286 358 64
Springfield Indians 80 27 44 8th 1 269 333 63
South Division GP W. L. T OTL GF GA Pts
Hershey Bears 80 50 25th 3 2 343 256 105
Rochester Americans 80 46 26th 7th 1 328 272 100
Adirondack Red Wings 80 42 23 11 4th 306 275 99
Binghamton Whalers 80 38 31 8th 3 353 300 87
Utica Devils 80 34 33 11 2 318 307 81
Newmarket Saints 80 33 33 8th 6th 282 328 80
Baltimore Skipjacks 80 13 58 9 0 268 434 35

Best scorer

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, +/- = plus / minus , PIM = penalty minutes; Bold: Season best

player team GP G A. Pts PIM
Bruce Boudreau Springfield Indians 80 42 74 116 84
Jean-Marc Lanthier Fredericton Express 74 35 71 106 37
Jody Gage Rochester Americans 76 60 44 104 46
Alfie Turcotte Sherbrooke / Baltimore / Moncton 66 36 66 102 64
Gilles Thibaudeau Sherbrooke Canadiens 59 39 57 96 45
Mike Richard Binghamton Whalers 72 46 48 94 23
Murray Eaves Adirondack Red Wings 65 39 54 93 65
Tim Lenardon Utica Devils 79 38 53 91 72
Marty Dallman Newmarket Saints 76 50 39 89 52
Tom Martin Binghamton Whalers 71 28 61 89 344

Calder Cup playoffs

mode

The four best teams in each division qualified for the play-offs. In the first two play-off rounds, the winners of the respective divisions were played. In round three, the two division winners met in the final. All play-off rounds as well as the final were played in best-of-seven mode.

Playoff tree

  Division semi-finals Division Finals Calder Cup Final
                           
  N1 Maine Mariners 4th        
N4 Nova Scotia Oilers 1  
N1 Maine Mariners 1
North Division
  N2 Fredericton Express 4th  
N2 Fredericton Express 4th
N3 Sherbrooke Canadiens 2  
N2 Fredericton Express 0
  S1 Hershey Bears 4th
S1 Hershey Bears 4th    
S4 Binghamton Whalers 0  
S1 Hershey Bears 4th
South Division
  S3 Adirondack Red Wings 0  
S2 Rochester Americans 3
  S3 Adirondack Red Wings 4th  

Calder Cup winner

Calder Cup winner


Hershey Bears

Goalkeepers: Cleon Daskalakis , Wendell Young

Defenders: Neil Belland , Jeff Chychrun , David Fenyves , Kevin McCarthy , Gord Murphy , Shawn Sabol , Steve Smith

Attackers: Ray Allison , Don Biggs , Brian Dobbin , Ross Fitzpatrick , Al Hill , Nick Kypreos , Mitch Lamoureux , Mark Lofthouse , Kevin Maxwell , Mike Murray , Don Nachbaur , Magnus Roupé , Glen Seabrooke

Head Coach: John Paddock   General Manager: Frank Mathers

Awarded trophies

Team trophies

Award team
Calder Cup
winners of the AHL playoffs 		Hershey Bears
FG "Teddy" Oke Trophy
Best team in the North Division, regular season 		Maine Mariners
John D. Chick Trophy
Best Team in the South Division, Regular Season 		Hershey Bears

Individual trophies

Award player team
Les Cunningham Award
MVP of the regular season 		Jody Gage Rochester Americans
John B. Sollenberger Trophy
Best Scorer 		Bruce Boudreau Springfield Indians
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award
Best Rookie 		Mike Richard Binghamton Whalers
Eddie Shore Award
Best Defender 		David Fenyves Hershey Bears
Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award
Best Goalkeeper 		Wendell Young Hershey Bears
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award
Goalkeeper with the fewest goals conceded 		Jocelyn Perreault Sherbrooke Canadiens
Vincent Riendeau
Louis AR Pieri Memorial Award
Best Trainer 		Mike Milbury Maine Mariners
John Paddock Hershey Bears
Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award
For the player who excels through fairness, commitment and dedication 		Bruce Boudreau Springfield Indians
Jack A. Butterfield Trophy
MVP of the Calder Cup Playoffs 		Wendell Young Hershey Bears

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