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 .
1987-88 Ontario Hockey League Division Team City Arena Leyden Belleville Bulls Belleville , Ontario Yardmen Arena Cornwall Royals Cornwall , Ontario Cornwall Civic Complex Kingston Canadians Kingston , Ontario Kingston Memorial Centre Oshawa Generals Oshawa , Ontario Oshawa Civic Auditorium Ottawa 67's Ottawa , Ontario Ottawa Civic Centre Peterborough Petes Peterborough , Ontario Peterborough Memorial Centre Toronto Marlboros Toronto , Ontario Maple Leaf Gardens Emms Guelph Platers Guelph , Ontario Guelph Memorial Gardens Hamilton Steelhawks Hamilton , Ontario Copps Coliseum Kitchener Rangers Kitchener , Ontario Kitchener Memorial Auditorium London Knights London , Ontario London Gardens North Bay Centennials North Bay , Ontario North Bay Memorial Gardens Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Ste. Marie , Ontario Sault Memorial Gardens Sudbury Wolves Sudbury , Ontario Sudbury Community Arena Windsor Compuware Spitfires Windsor , Ontario Windsor Arena
Emms Division
Leyden Division
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 ] Emms Division [ edit ] Scoring leaders [ edit ] Playoffs [ edit ] Division quarter-finals [ edit ] Leyden Division [ edit ] (1) Peterborough Petes vs. (6) Toronto Marlboros [ edit ] Peterborough wins series 4 – 0
(2) Ottawa 67's vs. (5) Oshawa Generals [ edit ]
(3) Cornwall Royals vs. (4) Belleville Bulls [ edit ] 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 24 Kitchener Rangers 1 – 7 Windsor Compuware Spitfires Windsor Arena
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 25 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 5 – 4 London Knights London Gardens
March 28 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 4 – 5 OT London Knights London Gardens
(3) Hamilton Steelhawks vs. (4) North Bay Centennials [ edit ] March 21 North Bay Centennials 2 – 4 Hamilton Steelhawks Copps Coliseum
March 24 North Bay Centennials 4 – 5 Hamilton Steelhawks Copps Coliseum
Hamilton wins series 4 – 0
Division semi-finals [ edit ] Leyden Division [ edit ] (2) Ottawa 67's vs. (3) Cornwall Royals [ edit ]
Emms Division [ edit ] (2) London Knights vs. (3) Hamilton Steelhawks [ edit ] Hamilton wins series 4 – 2
Division finals [ edit ] Leyden Division [ edit ] (1) Peterborough Petes vs. (2) Ottawa 67's [ edit ] 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 26 Peterborough Petes 3 – 5 Windsor Spitfires Windsor Arena
Windsor wins series 4 – 0
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 Kingston Raiders Toronto, Ontario Barrie Colts 2 Adam Bennett (D ) Canada Sudbury Wolves Georgetown, Ontario Georgetown Gemini 3 Grayden Reid (C ) Canada Guelph Platers Mississauga, Ontario Toronto Red Wings 4 Bill Kovacs (LW ) Canada Toronto Marlboros Burlington, Ontario Burlington Cougars 5 Brad Barton (D ) Canada Kitchener Rangers Uxbridge, Ontario Pickering Panthers 6 Bob Boughner (D ) Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Windsor, Ontario St. Mary's Lincolns 7 John Vary (D ) Canada North Bay Centennials Owen Sound, Ontario Owen Sound Greys 8 Jean-Paul Davis (D ) Canada Oshawa Generals Oshawa, Ontario Oshawa Midgets 9 Rob Pearson (RW ) Canada Belleville Bulls Oshawa, Ontario Oshawa Midgets 10 Mark Lawrence (RW ) Canada Hamilton Dukes Burlington, Ontario Burlington Cougars 11 John Slaney (D ) Canada Cornwall Royals St. John's, Newfoundland St. John's Midgets 12 Jerrett DeFazio (LW ) Canada Ottawa 67's Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa Jr. Senators 13 Louie DeBrusk (LW ) Canada London Knights Port Elgin, Ontario Stratford Cullitons 14 Scott Campbell (D ) Canada Peterborough Petes Scarborough, Ontario Don Mills Bantams 15 Karl Taylor (LW ) Canada Windsor Compuware Spitfires North Bay, Ontario Barrie Colts
See also [ edit ] References [ edit ]
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