1987–88 OHL season

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The 1987–88 OHL season was the eighth season of the Ontario Hockey League. The OHL inaugurates the OHL Goaltender of the Year award. Fifteen teams each played 66 games. The Windsor Spitfires won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Peterborough Petes.

Teams[edit]

Regular season[edit]

Final standings[edit]

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[edit]

Rank Team GP W L T PTS GF GA
1 y-Peterborough Petes 66 44 17 5 93 323 212
2 x-Ottawa 67's 66 38 26 2 78 341 294
3 x-Cornwall Royals 66 35 24 7 77 333 255
4 x-Belleville Bulls 66 32 30 4 68 297 275
5 x-Oshawa Generals 66 32 31 3 67 278 288
6 x-Toronto Marlboros 66 26 39 1 53 292 348
7 Kingston Canadians 66 14 52 0 28 246 432

Emms Division[edit]

Rank Team GP W L T PTS GF GA
1 y-Windsor Compuware Spitfires 66 50 14 2 102 396 215
2 x-London Knights 66 40 22 4 84 309 273
3 x-Hamilton Steelhawks 66 35 28 3 73 327 291
4 x-North Bay Centennials 66 31 30 5 67 284 257
5 x-Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 66 32 33 1 65 272 294
6 x-Kitchener Rangers 66 26 39 1 53 263 329
7 Guelph Platers 66 21 40 5 47 249 318
8 Sudbury Wolves 66 17 48 1 35 208 339

Scoring leaders[edit]

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Andrew Cassels Ottawa 67's 61 48 103 151 39
Len Soccio North Bay Centennials 66 53 82 135 79
Kelly Cain Windsor Spitfires 66 57 76 133 66
Sean Williams Oshawa Generals 65 58 65 123 38
Dan Rowbotham Ottawa 67's 65 43 79 122 20
Stan Drulia Hamilton Steelhawks 65 52 69 121 44
Ron Goodall Kitchener Rangers//London Knights 62 63 56 119 18
Larry Mitchell Cornwall Royals 66 49 66 115 106
Mike Wolak Windsor Spitfires 63 42 72 114 86
Dan Currie Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 57 50 59 109 53

Playoffs[edit]

Division quarterfinals Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
            
L1 Peterborough 4
L6 Toronto 0
L1 Peterborough bye
 
L1 Peterborough 4
L2 Ottawa 0
L3 Cornwall 4
L4 Belleville 2
L2 Ottawa 4
L3 Cornwall 1
L2 Ottawa 4
L5 Oshawa 3
L1 Peterborough 0
E1 Windsor 4
E1 Windsor 4
E6 Kitchener 0
E1 Windsor bye
 
E1 Windsor 4
E3 Hamilton 0
E3 Hamilton 4
E4 North Bay 0
E2 London 2
E3 Hamilton 4
E2 London 4
E5 S.S. Marie 2

Division quarter-finals[edit]

Leyden Division[edit]

(1) Peterborough Petes vs. (6) Toronto Marlboros[edit]
March 20 Peterborough Petes 9 – 8 Toronto Marlboros Maple Leaf Gardens
March 22 Toronto Marlboros 1 – 5 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre
March 24 Toronto Marlboros 3 – 6 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre
March 26 Peterborough Petes 2 – 1 Toronto Marlboros Maple Leaf Gardens
Peterborough wins series 4 – 0


(2) Ottawa 67's vs. (5) Oshawa Generals[edit]
March 20 Oshawa Generals 4 – 3 OT Ottawa 67's Ottawa Civic Centre
March 22 Ottawa 67's 2 – 4 Oshawa Generals Oshawa Civic Auditorium
March 25 Oshawa Generals 3 – 1 Ottawa 67's Ottawa Civic Centre
March 26 Ottawa 67's 6 – 5 OT Oshawa Generals Oshawa Civic Auditorium
March 27 Oshawa Generals 3 – 8 Ottawa 67's Ottawa Civic Centre
March 29 Ottawa 67's 7 – 2 Oshawa Generals Oshawa Civic Auditorium
March 30 Oshawa Generals 0 – 5 Ottawa 67's Ottawa Civic Centre
Ottawa wins series 4 – 3


(3) Cornwall Royals vs. (4) Belleville Bulls[edit]
March 20 Belleville Bulls 4 – 6 Cornwall Royals Cornwall Civic Complex
March 23 Cornwall Royals 4 – 2 Belleville Bulls Yardmen Arena
March 24 Belleville Bulls 3 – 5 Cornwall Royals Cornwall Civic Complex
March 26 Cornwall Royals 2 – 4 Belleville Bulls Yardmen Arena
March 28 Belleville Bulls 7 – 3 Cornwall Royals Cornwall Civic Complex
March 29 Cornwall Royals 4 – 3 Belleville Bulls Yardmen Arena
Cornwall wins series 4 – 2


Emms Division[edit]

(1) Windsor Compuware Spitfires vs. (6) Kitchener Rangers[edit]
March 21 Kitchener Rangers 5 – 12 Windsor Compuware Spitfires Windsor Arena
March 22 Windsor Compuware Spitfires 5 – 1 Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
March 24 Kitchener Rangers 1 – 7 Windsor Compuware Spitfires Windsor Arena
March 25 Windsor Compuware Spitfires 5 – 4 OT Kitchener Rangers Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
Windsor wins series 4 – 0


(2) London Knights vs. (5) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds[edit]
March 20 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 4 – 5 OT London Knights London Gardens
March 22 London Knights 5 – 3 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Memorial Gardens
March 25 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 5 – 4 London Knights London Gardens
March 27 London Knights 3 – 7 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Memorial Gardens
March 28 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 4 – 5 OT London Knights London Gardens
March 29 London Knights 5 – 4 OT Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Memorial Gardens
London wins series 4 – 2


(3) Hamilton Steelhawks vs. (4) North Bay Centennials[edit]
March 21 North Bay Centennials 2 – 4 Hamilton Steelhawks Copps Coliseum
March 23 Hamilton Steelhawks 5 – 4 OT North Bay Centennials North Bay Memorial Gardens
March 24 North Bay Centennials 4 – 5 Hamilton Steelhawks Copps Coliseum
March 26 Hamilton Steelhawks 7 – 5 North Bay Centennials North Bay Memorial Gardens
Hamilton wins series 4 – 0


Division semi-finals[edit]

Leyden Division[edit]

(2) Ottawa 67's vs. (3) Cornwall Royals[edit]
April 3 Ottawa 67's 2 – 1 Cornwall Royals Cornwall Civic Complex
April 5 Cornwall Royals 2 – 6 Ottawa 67's Ottawa Civic Centre
April 6 Cornwall Royals 1 – 2 OT Ottawa 67's Ottawa Civic Centre
April 7 Ottawa 67's 3 – 5 Cornwall Royals Cornwall Civic Complex
April 8 Cornwall Royals 1 – 2 Ottawa 67's Ottawa Civic Centre
Ottawa wins series 4 – 1


Emms Division[edit]

(2) London Knights vs. (3) Hamilton Steelhawks[edit]
April 1 Hamilton Steelhawks 6 – 5 OT London Knights London Gardens
April 3 London Knights 6 – 5 Hamilton Steelhawks Copps Coliseum
April 5 Hamilton Steelhawks 8 – 2 London Knights London Gardens
April 7 London Knights 11 – 5 Hamilton Steelhawks Copps Coliseum
April 8 Hamilton Steelhawks 5 – 4 OT London Knights London Gardens
April 10 London Knights 4 – 6 Hamilton Steelhawks Copps Coliseum
Hamilton wins series 4 – 2


Division finals[edit]

Leyden Division[edit]

(1) Peterborough Petes vs. (2) Ottawa 67's[edit]
April 12 Ottawa 67's 2 – 4 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre
April 14 Ottawa 67's 3 – 7 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre
April 15 Peterborough Petes 6 – 3 Ottawa 67's Ottawa Civic Centre
April 17 Peterborough Petes 5 – 4 Ottawa 67's Ottawa Civic Centre
Peterborough wins series 4 – 0


Emms Division[edit]

(1) Windsor Compuware Spitfires vs. (3) Hamilton Steelhawks[edit]
April 12 Hamilton Steelhawks 4 – 5 OT Windsor Compuware Spitfires Windsor Arena
April 14 Windsor Compuware Spitfires 8 – 1 Hamilton Steelhawks Copps Coliseum
April 16 Hamilton Steelhawks 3 – 10 Windsor Compuware Spitfires Windsor Arena
April 17 Windsor Compuware Spitfires 5 – 4 Hamilton Steelhawks Copps Coliseum
Windsor wins series 4 – 0


J. Ross Robertson Cup[edit]

(E1) Windsor Spitfires vs. (L1) Peterborough Petes[edit]

April 22 Peterborough Petes 4 – 7 Windsor Spitfires Windsor Arena
April 24 Windsor Spitfires 5 – 3 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre
April 26 Peterborough Petes 3 – 5 Windsor Spitfires Windsor Arena
April 28 Windsor Spitfires 5 – 2 Peterborough Petes Peterborough Memorial Centre
Windsor wins series 4 – 0


Awards[edit]

J. Ross Robertson Cup: Windsor Spitfires
Hamilton Spectator Trophy: Windsor Spitfires
Leyden Trophy: Peterborough Petes
Emms Trophy: Windsor Spitfires
Red Tilson Trophy: Andrew Cassels, Ottawa 67's
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy: Andrew Cassels, Ottawa 67's
Matt Leyden Trophy: Dick Todd, Peterborough Petes
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy: Sean Williams, Oshawa Generals
Max Kaminsky Trophy: Darryl Shannon, Windsor Spitfires
OHL Goaltender of the Year: Rick Tabaracci, Cornwall Royals
Jack Ferguson Award: Drake Berehowsky, Kingston Raiders
Dave Pinkney Trophy: John Tanner and Todd Bojcun, Peterborough Petes
Emms Family Award: Rick Corriveau, London Knights
F. W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy: Todd Bojcun, Peterborough Petes
William Hanley Trophy: Andrew Cassels, Ottawa 67's
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy: Len Soccio, North Bay Centennials
Bobby Smith Trophy: Darrin Shannon, Windsor Spitfires

1988 OHL Priority Selection[edit]

The Kingston Raiders held the first overall pick in the 1988 Ontario Priority Selection and selected Drake Berehowsky from the Barrie Colts. Berehowsky was awarded the Jack Ferguson Award, 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. [1]

# Player Nationality OHL Team Hometown Minor Team
1 Drake Berehowsky (D) Canada Canada Kingston Raiders Toronto, Ontario Barrie Colts
2 Adam Bennett (D) Canada Canada Sudbury Wolves Georgetown, Ontario Georgetown Gemini
3 Grayden Reid (C) Canada Canada Guelph Platers Mississauga, Ontario Toronto Red Wings
4 Bill Kovacs (LW) Canada Canada Toronto Marlboros Burlington, Ontario Burlington Cougars
5 Brad Barton (D) Canada Canada Kitchener Rangers Uxbridge, Ontario Pickering Panthers
6 Bob Boughner (D) Canada Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Windsor, Ontario St. Mary's Lincolns
7 John Vary (D) Canada Canada North Bay Centennials Owen Sound, Ontario Owen Sound Greys
8 Jean-Paul Davis (D) Canada Canada Oshawa Generals Oshawa, Ontario Oshawa Midgets
9 Rob Pearson (RW) Canada Canada Belleville Bulls Oshawa, Ontario Oshawa Midgets
10 Mark Lawrence (RW) Canada Canada Hamilton Dukes Burlington, Ontario Burlington Cougars
11 John Slaney (D) Canada Canada Cornwall Royals St. John's, Newfoundland St. John's Midgets
12 Jerrett DeFazio (LW) Canada Canada Ottawa 67's Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa Jr. Senators
13 Louie DeBrusk (LW) Canada Canada London Knights Port Elgin, Ontario Stratford Cullitons
14 Scott Campbell (D) Canada Canada Peterborough Petes Scarborough, Ontario Don Mills Bantams
15 Karl Taylor (LW) Canada Canada Windsor Compuware Spitfires North Bay, Ontario Barrie Colts

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1988 Ontario Hockey League Draft".
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