The 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1987 and concluded with the 1988 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on April 2, 1988 at the Olympic Center in

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. This was the 41st

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in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 94th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team. After the season

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would drop its hockey program (the school itself would eventually go bankrupt) causing the demise of the Great West Hockey Conference, the only principally west-coast conference in the history of Division I hockey.

Season Outlook

Pre-season polls

The top teams in the nation as ranked before the start of the season. The WMPL poll was voted on by coaches. The College Hockey Statistics Bureau (CHSB) / WMEB poll was voted on by media.

Regular season

Season tournaments

Standings

Final regular season polls

The final top 10 teams as ranked by coaches (WMPL) before the conference tournament finals. The final media poll (CHSB/WDOM) was released after the conference tournament finals.

1988 NCAA Tournament

Player stats

Scoring leaders

The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season. ''GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes''

Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders led the league in

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at the end of the regular season while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes. ''GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% =

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; GAA = Goals against average''

Awards

NCAA

CCHA

ECAC

Hockey East

WCHA

1988 NHL Entry Draft

† incoming freshman

1988 NHL Supplemental Draft

References

External links

College Hockey Historical Archives1987–88 NCAA Standings
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