1987–88 IHL season
{{short description|North American ice hockey season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
The 1987–88 IHL season was the 43rd season of the International Hockey League, a North American minor professional league. Nine teams participated in the regular season, and the Salt Lake Golden Eagles won the Turner Cup. The Indianapolis Ice joined the league in the following 1988-89 IHL season.
Regular season
| class="wikitable"
! width="40%" | East Division ! width="5%" | GP ! width="5%" | W ! width="5%" | L ! width="5%" | T ! width="5%" | OTL ! width="7.5%" | GF ! width="7.5%" | GA ! width="7.5%" | Pts | ||||||||
| align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="left" | Muskegon Lumberjacks | 82 | 58 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 415 | 269 | 126 |
| align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="left" | Fort Wayne Komets | 82 | 48 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 343 | 310 | 100 |
| align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="left" | Saginaw Hawks | 82 | 45 | 30 | 0 | 7 | 325 | 294 | 97 |
| align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="left" | Flint Spirits | 82 | 42 | 31 | 0 | 9 | 395 | 289 | 93 |
| align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="left" | Kalamazoo Wings | 82 | 37 | 33 | 0 | 12 | 328 | 360 | 86 |
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! width="40%" | West Division ! width="5%" | GP ! width="5%" | W ! width="5%" | L ! width="5%" | T ! width="5%" | OTL ! width="7.5%" | GF ! width="7.5%" | GA ! width="7.5%" | Pts | ||||||||
| align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="left" | Colorado Rangers | 82 | 44 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 344 | 354 | 91 |
| align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="left" | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | 82 | 40 | 34 | 0 | 8 | 308 | 303 | 88 |
| align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="left" | Peoria Rivermen | 82 | 34 | 41 | 0 | 7 | 301 | 338 | 75 |
| align="center"
| align="left" | Milwaukee Admirals | 82 | 21 | 54 | 0 | 7 | 288 | 430 | 49 |
Turner Cup-Playoffs
{{8TeamBracket
| RD1= Turner Cup-Quarterfinals
| RD2= Turner Cup-Semifinals
| RD3= Turner Cup-Final
| RD1-seed1= E2
| RD1-team1= Fort Wayne Komets
| RD1-score1= 2
| RD1-seed2= E3
| RD1-team2= Saginaw Hawks
| RD1-score2= 4
| RD1-seed3= E1
| RD1-team3= Muskegon Lumberjacks
| RD1-score3= 2
| RD1-seed4= E4
| RD1-team4= Flint Spirits
| RD1-score4= 4
| RD1-seed5= W1
| RD1-team5= Colorado Rangers
| RD1-score5= 4
| RD1-seed6= E5
| RD1-team6= Kalamazoo Wings
| RD1-score6= 3
| RD1-seed7= W2
| RD1-team7= Salt Lake Golden Eagles
| RD1-score7= 4
| RD1-seed8= W3
| RD1-team8= Peoria Rivermen
| RD1-score8= 3
| RD2-seed1= E3
| RD2-team1= Saginaw Hawks
| RD2-score1= 0
| RD2-seed2= E4
| RD2-team2= Flint Spirits
| RD2-score2= 4
| RD2-seed3= W1
| RD2-team3= Colorado Rangers
| RD2-score3= 2
| RD2-seed4= W2
| RD2-team4= Salt Lake Golden Eagles
| RD2-score4= 4
| RD3-seed1= E4
| RD3-team1= Flint Spirits
| RD3-score1= 2
| RD3-seed2= W2
| RD3-team2= Salt Lake Golden Eagles
| RD3-score2= 4
}}
External links
- [http://hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/ihl19461988.html Season 1987/88] on hockeydb.com
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