1986–87 OHL season

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;

{{Cite web |title=1986-87 OHL Playoff Results at hockeydb.com |url=https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/playoffdisplay.php?league=ohl1989&season=1987&leaguenm=OHL |access-date=2022-12-07 |website=www.hockeydb.com}}

{{4RoundBracket-Byes | RD1= Division quarter-finals

| RD2= Division semi-finals

| RD3= Division finals

| RD4= J. Ross Robertson Cup

| RD1-seed01= L1

| RD1-team01= Oshawa

| RD1-score01= bye

| RD1-seed03= L4

| RD1-team03= Kingston

| RD1-score03= 4

| RD1-seed04= L5

| RD1-team04= Belleville

| RD1-score04= 2

| RD1-seed05= L2

| RD1-team05= Peterborough

| RD1-score05= bye

| RD1-seed07= L3

| RD1-team07= Ottawa

| RD1-score07= 4

| RD1-seed08= L6

| RD1-team08= Cornwall

| RD1-score08= 1

| RD1-seed09= E1

| RD1-team09= North Bay

| RD1-score09= bye

| RD1-seed11= E4

| RD1-team11= Kitchener

| RD1-score11= bye

| RD1-seed13= E2

| RD1-team13= Hamilton

| RD1-score13= 4

| RD1-seed14= E6

| RD1-team14= Guelph

| RD1-score14= 1

| RD1-seed15= E3

| RD1-team15= Windsor

| RD1-score15= 4

| RD1-seed16= E5

| RD1-team16= Sault Ste. Marie

| RD1-score16= 0

| RD2-seed01= L1

| RD2-team01= Oshawa

| RD2-score01= 4

| RD2-seed02= L4

| RD2-team02= Kingston

| RD2-score02= 2

| RD2-seed03= L2

| RD2-team03= Peterborough

| RD2-score03= 4

| RD2-seed04= L3

| RD2-team04= Ottawa

| RD2-score04= 2

| RD2-seed05= E1

| RD2-team05= North Bay

| RD2-score05= 4

| RD2-seed06= E4

| RD2-team06= Kitchener

| RD2-score06= 0

| RD2-seed07= E2

| RD2-team07= Hamilton

| RD2-score07= 0

| RD2-seed08= E3

| RD2-team08= Windsor

| RD2-score08= 4

| RD3-seed01= L1

| RD3-team01= Oshawa

| RD3-score01= 4

| RD3-seed02= L2

| RD3-team02= Peterborough

| RD3-score02= 2

| RD3-seed03= E1

| RD3-team03= North Bay

| RD3-score03= 4

| RD3-seed04= E3

| RD3-team04= Windsor

| RD3-score04= 2

| RD4-seed01= L1

| RD4-team01= Oshawa

| RD4-score01= 4

| RD4-seed02= E1

| RD4-team02= North Bay

| RD4-score02= 3

}}

The winner of the OHL Superseries will host the 1987 Memorial Cup. This series featured the top ranked team in the Leyden Division, the Oshawa Generals, take on the top ranked team in the Emms Division, the North Bay Centennials.

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1 = Oshawa Generals

|team2 = North Bay Centennials

|stadium1 = Oshawa Civic Auditorium

|stadium2 = North Bay Memorial Gardens

|homeright = yes

|date1 = March 22

|score1 = 2 – 5

|home1 = 1

|won1 = 1

|date2 = March 24

|score2 = 2 – 5

|home2 = 2

|won2 = 2

|date3 = March 26

|score3 = 4 – 3

|ot3 = 1

|home3 = 1

|won3 = 2

|date4 = March 28

|score4 = 7 – 2

|home4 = 2

|won4 = 1

|date5 = March 30

|score5 = 4 – 7

|home5 = 1

|won5 = 1

|date6 = March 31

|score6 = 2 – 3

|home6 = 2

|won6 = 2

|date7 = April 1

|score7 = 0 – 3

|home7 = 1

|won7 = 1

|series =Oshawa wins series 4 – 3

}}

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1 = Ottawa 67's

|team2 = Cornwall Royals

|stadium1 = Ottawa Civic Centre

|stadium2 = Cornwall Civic Complex

|homeright = yes

|date1 = March 22

|score1 = 3 – 4

|ot1 = 1

|home1 = 1

|won1 = 1

|date2 = March 24

|score2 = 1 – 3

|home2 = 2

|won2 = 2

|date3 = March 26

|score3 = 5 – 3

|home3 = 2

|won3 = 1

|date4 = March 27

|score4 = 2 – 3

|home4 = 1

|won4 = 1

|date5 = March 29

|score5 = 2 – 4

|home5 = 1

|won5 = 1

|series =Ottawa wins series 4 – 1

}}

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1 = Kingston Canadians

|team2 = Belleville Bulls

|stadium1 = Kingston Memorial Centre

|stadium2 = Yardmen Arena

|homeright = yes

|date1 = March 22

|score1 = 2 – 3

|ot1 = 1

|home1 = 1

|won1 = 1

|date2 = March 25

|score2 = 0 – 5

|home2 = 2

|won2 = 2

|date3 = March 27

|score3 = 3 – 6

|home3 = 1

|won3 = 1

|date4 = March 28

|score4 = 2 – 4

|home4 = 2

|won4 = 2

|date5 = March 30

|score5 = 2 – 3

|home5 = 1

|won5 = 1

|date6 = March 30

|score6 = 4 – 2

|home6 = 2

|won6 = 1

|series =Kingston wins series 4 – 2

}}

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1 = Hamilton Steelhawks

|team2 = Guelph Platers

|stadium1 = Copps Coliseum

|stadium2 = Guelph Memorial Gardens

|homeright = yes

|date1 = March 23

|score1 = 3 – 5

|home1 = 1

|won1 = 1

|date2 = March 24

|score2 = 5 – 2

|home2 = 2

|won2 = 1

|date3 = March 26

|score3 = 7 – 3

|home3 = 1

|won3 = 2

|date4 = March 27

|score4 = 5 – 4

|home4 = 2

|won4 = 1

|date5 = March 28

|score5 = 2 – 4

|home5 = 1

|won5 = 1

|series =Hamilton wins series 4 – 1

}}

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1 = Windsor Compuware Spitfires

|team2 = Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

|stadium1 = Windsor Arena

|stadium2 = Sault Memorial Gardens

|homeright = yes

|date1 = March 22

|score1 = 2 – 5

|home1 = 1

|won1 = 1

|date2 = March 24

|score2 = 4 – 2

|home2 = 2

|won2 = 1

|date3 = March 26

|score3 = 2 – 3

|home3 = 1

|won3 = 1

|date4 = March 28

|score4 = 5 – 4

|ot4 = 1

|home4 = 2

|won4 = 1

|series =Windsor wins series 4 – 0

}}

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1 = Oshawa Generals

|team2 = Kingston Canadians

|stadium1 = Oshawa Civic Auditorium

|stadium2 = Kingston Memorial Centre

|homeright = yes

|date1 = April 3

|score1 = 1 – 4

|home1 = 2

|won1 = 2

|date2 = April 5

|score2 = 4 – 3

|ot2 = 1

|home2 = 1

|won2 = 2

|date3 = April 7

|score3 = 5 – 1

|home3 = 2

|won3 = 1

|date4 = April 8

|score4 = 0 – 8

|home4 = 1

|won4 = 1

|date5 = April 10

|score5 = 3 – 8

|home5 = 1

|won5 = 1

|date6 = April 11

|score6 = 3 – 1

|home6 = 2

|won6 = 1

|series =Oshawa wins series 4 – 2

}}

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1 = Peterborough Petes

|team2 = Ottawa 67's

|stadium1 = Peterborough Memorial Centre

|stadium2 = Ottawa Civic Centre

|homeright = yes

|date1 = April 2

|score1 = 4 – 5

|home1 = 1

|won1 = 1

|date2 = April 3

|score2 = 1 – 3

|home2 = 2

|won2 = 2

|date3 = April 5

|score3 = 3 – 6

|home3 = 1

|won3 = 1

|date4 = April 7

|score4 = 2 – 5

|home4 = 2

|won4 = 2

|date5 = April 9

|score5 = 2 – 5

|home5 = 1

|won5 = 1

|date6 = April 10

|score6 = 5 – 4

|home6 = 2

|won6 = 1

|series =Peterborough wins series 4 – 2

}}

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1 = North Bay Centennials

|team2 = Kitchener Rangers

|stadium1 = North Bay Memorial Gardens

|stadium2 = Kitchener Memorial Auditorium

|homeright = yes

|date1 = April 4

|score1 = 3 – 5

|home1 = 1

|won1 = 1

|date2 = April 6

|score2 = 3 – 4

|home2 = 1

|won2 = 1

|date3 = April 8

|score3 = 4 – 2

|home3 = 2

|won3 = 1

|date4 = April 9

|score4 = 6 – 5

|ot4 = 1

|home4 = 2

|won4 = 1

|series =North Bay wins series 4 – 0

}}

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1 = Hamilton Steelhawks

|team2 = Windsor Spitfires

|stadium1 = Copps Coliseum

|stadium2 = Windsor Arena

|homeright = yes

|date1 = April 3

|score1 = 4 – 2

|home1 = 1

|won1 = 2

|date2 = April 5

|score2 = 4 – 6

|home2 = 2

|won2 = 2

|date3 = April 7

|score3 = 4 – 3

|ot3 = 1

|home3 = 1

|won3 = 1

|date4 = April 8

|score4 = 1 – 4

|home4 = 2

|won4 = 2

|series =Windsor wins series 4 – 0

}}

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1 = Oshawa Generals

|team2 = Peterborough Petes

|stadium1 = Oshawa Civic Auditorium

|stadium2 = Peterborough Memorial Centre

|homeright = yes

|date1 = April 14

|score1 = 1 – 0

|ot1 = 1

|home1 = 1

|won1 = 2

|date2 = April 16

|score2 = 5 – 2

|home2 = 2

|won2 = 1

|date3 = April 17

|score3 = 3 – 0

|home3 = 1

|won3 = 2

|date4 = April 19

|score4 = 4 – 2

|home4 = 2

|won4 = 1

|date5 = April 20

|score5 = 2 – 4

|home5 = 1

|won5 = 1

|date6 = April 22

|score6 = 4 – 3

|ot6 = 1

|home6 = 2

|won6 = 1

|series =Oshawa wins series 4 – 2

}}

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1 = North Bay Centennials

|team2 = Windsor Compuware Spitfires

|stadium1 = North Bay Memorial Gardens

|stadium2 = Windsor Arena

|homeright = yes

|date1 = April 13

|score1 = 2 – 3

|ot1 = 1

|home1 = 1

|won1 = 1

|date2 = April 14

|score2 = 4 – 6

|home2 = 1

|won2 = 1

|date3 = April 16

|score3 = 3 – 6

|home3 = 2

|won3 = 2

|date4 = April 17

|score4 = 4 – 5

|home4 = 2

|won4 = 2

|date5 = April 19

|score5 = 4 – 6

|home5 = 1

|won5 = 1

|date6 = April 21

|score6 = 5 – 4

|ot6 = 1

|home6 = 2

|won6 = 1

|series =North Bay wins series 4 – 2

}}

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1 = Oshawa Generals

|team2 = North Bay Centennials

|stadium1 = Oshawa Civic Auditorium

|stadium2 = North Bay Memorial Gardens

|homeright = yes

|date1 = April 26

|score1 = 3 – 7

|home1 = 2

|won1 = 2

|date2 = April 28

|score2 = 2 – 4

|home2 = 1

|won2 = 1

|date3 = April 29

|score3 = 1 – 4

|home3 = 1

|won3 = 1

|date4 = May 1

|score4 = 3 – 5

|home4 = 2

|won4 = 2

|date5 = May 3

|score5 = 2 – 7

|home5 = 1

|won5 = 1

|date6 = May 4

|score6 = 3 – 5

|home6 = 2

|won6 = 2

|date7 = May 6

|score7 = 3 – 5

|home7 = 1

|won7 = 1

|series =Oshawa wins series 4 – 3

}}

The Sudbury Wolves held the first overall pick in the 1987 Ontario Priority Selection and selected John Uniac from the Stratford Cullitons. Uniac 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 1987 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1987/ohl/87omain.htm|title=1987 Ontario Hockey League Draft}}

• List of OHA Junior A standings
• List of OHL seasons
• 1987 Memorial Cup
• 1987 NHL Entry Draft
• 1986 in sports
• 1987 in sports

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• [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/ohl19891987.html HockeyDB]

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