1987–88 WHL season
The 1987–88 WHL season was the 22nd season for the Western Hockey League. Fourteen teams completed a 72-game season. The Medicine Hat Tigers won their second consecutive President's Cup and Memorial Cup.League notes
Final standings
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Joe Sakic | Swift Current Broncos | 64 | 78 | 82 | 160 | 64 |
| Theoren Fleury | Moose Jaw Warriors | 65 | 68 | 92 | 160 | 235 |
| Mark Recchi | Kamloops Blazers | 62 | 61 | 93 | 154 | 75 |
| Troy Mick | Portland Winter Hawks | 72 | 63 | 84 | 147 | 78 |
| Dennis Holland | Portland Winter Hawks | 67 | 58 | 86 | 144 | 115 |
| Terry Yake | Brandon Wheat Kings | 72 | 55 | 85 | 140 | 59 |
| Craig Endean | Regina Pats | 69 | 50 | 86 | 136 | 50 |
| Greg Hawgood | Kamloops Blazers | 63 | 48 | 85 | 133 | 142 |
| Trevor Jobe | Prince Albert Raiders | 72 | 69 | 63 | 132 | 111 |
| Mike Modano | Prince Albert Raiders | 65 | 47 | 80 | 127 | 80 |
1988 WHL Playoffs
- Saskatoon earned a bye
- Medicine Hat earned a bye
- Prince Albert defeated Brandon 3 games to 1
- Swift Current defeated Regina 3 games to 1
Division semi-finals
- Saskatoon defeated Swift Current 4 games to 2
- Medicine Hat defeated Prince Albert 4 games to 2
- Kamloops defeated New Westminster 5 games to 0
- Spokane defeated Victoria 5 games to 3
Division finals
- Medicine Hat defeated Saskatoon 4 games to 0
- Kamloops defeated Spokane 5 games to 2
WHL Championship
- Medicine Hat defeated Kamloops 4 games to 2
All-Star game
On January 12, the East Division defeated the West Division 5–4 at Kamloops, British Columbia before a crowd of 2,689.WHL awards
