The following is a chronicle of events during the year 1987 in ice hockey.
National Hockey League
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Art Ross Trophy
The Art Ross Trophy is awarded to the National Hockey League (NHL) player who leads the league in points at the end of the regular season. It was presented to the league by former player, General Manager, and head coach Art Ross. The trophy has ...
as the
NHL
The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...
's leading scorer during the regular season:
Wayne Gretzky
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Hart Memorial Trophy: for the
NHL
The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...
's Most Valuable Player: Wayne Gretzky
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Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup (french: La Coupe Stanley) is the championship trophy awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) playoff champion. It is the oldest existing trophy to be awarded to a professional sports franchise in North America, an ...
- the Edmonton Oilers defeat the Philadelphia Flyers
1987 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1987 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1986–87 season, and the culmination of the 1987 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the Edmonton Oilers and the Philadelphia Flyers. The ...
*With the first overall pick in the 1987 NHL Amateur Draft, the Buffalo Sabres selected
Pierre Turgeon
Canadian Hockey League
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Ontario Hockey League:
J. Ross Robertson Cup.
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Quebec Major Junior Hockey League: won
President's Cup (QMJHL) for the first time in team history
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Western Hockey League:
President's Cup (WHL) for the first time in team history
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Memorial Cup:
International hockey
Canada Cup
World Hockey Championship
The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual international men's ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). First officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics, it is the sport's highest profile annua ...
European hockey
Minor League hockey
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AHL:
Calder Cup
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IHL:
Turner Cup.
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Allan Cup: the Brantford Mott's Clamatos
Junior A hockey
University hockey
NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
*the Plattsburgh State Cardinals won the NCAA Division III men's ice hockey tournament
*Tony Hrkac won the Hobey Baker Award
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Deaths
Season articles
See also
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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 footba ...
References
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