1987–88 Winnipeg Jets season

The 1987–88 Winnipeg Jets season was the 16th season of the Winnipeg Jets, their ninth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Jets placed third in the Smythe to qualify for the playoffs. The Jets lost to the Edmonton Oilers in the first round.

Offseason On June 5, 1987, the Jets traded away Perry Turnbull to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for a fifth round draft pick in the 1987 NHL entry draft. Turnbull had an injury plagued 1986–87 season, scoring a goal and six points in 26 games. From 1984 to 1986, he had back-to-back 20+ goal seasons in his first two years with Winnipeg.

Three days later, on June 8, 1987, the Jets traded away Brian Mullen and a tenth round draft pick in the 1987 NHL entry draft to the New York Rangers for the Rangers fifth round pick in the 1988 NHL entry draft and their third round pick in the 1989 NHL entry draft. Mullen had been with Winnipeg since the 1982–83 season, and was coming off a 19-goal and 51 point season in 1986–87.

On June 13, 1987, the Jets participated in the 1987 NHL entry draft, and with their first round selection, 16th overall, Winnipeg selected defenseman Bryan Marchment from the Belleville Bulls of the OHL. Marchment had six goals and 44 points in 52 games with the Bulls in 1986–87.

During training camp, on September 30, 1987, the Jets made another trade with the New York Rangers, acquiring George McPhee from the Rangers for the Jets fourth round draft pick in the 1989 NHL entry draft. One week later, the Jets sent McPhee to the New Jersey Devils for the Devils seventh round draft pick in the 1989 NHL entry draft.

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|1||W||October 10, 1987||5–1 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1987–88) ||1–0–0

|2||W||October 12, 1987||3–2 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1987–88) ||2–0–0

|3||W||October 17, 1987||5–2 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) ||3–0–0

|4||L||October 18, 1987||4–6 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) ||3–1–0

|5||L||October 20, 1987||2–6 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1987–88) ||3–2–0

|6||W||October 23, 1987||4–3 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) ||4–2–0

|7||L||October 25, 1987||1–2 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) ||4–3–0

|8||L||October 28, 1987||1–5 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) ||4–4–0

|9||W||October 30, 1987||3–2 OT|| align="left"| Washington Capitals (1987–88) ||5–4–0

|10||W||November 1, 1987||7–3 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) ||6–4–0

|11||L||November 4, 1987||3–7 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) ||6–5–0

|12||W||November 6, 1987||6–3 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) ||7–5–0

|13||W||November 8, 1987||3–1 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) ||8–5–0

|14||W||November 10, 1987||4–3 OT|| align="left"| Calgary Flames (1987–88) ||9–5–0

|15||T||November 12, 1987||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1987–88) ||9–5–1

|16||L||November 14, 1987||3–7 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1987–88) ||9–6–1

|17||L||November 15, 1987||4–6 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1987–88) ||9–7–1

|18||L||November 18, 1987||3–4 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1987–88) ||9–8–1

|19||L||November 20, 1987||3–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1987–88) ||9–9–1

|20||W||November 22, 1987||4–3 OT|| align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) ||10–9–1

|21||L||November 25, 1987||8–10 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) ||10–10–1

|22||L||November 26, 1987||3–5 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1987–88) ||10–11–1

|23||L||November 28, 1987||3–7 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) ||10–12–1

|24||W||December 1, 1987||7–6 OT|| align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) ||11–12–1

|25||W||December 3, 1987||5–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) ||12–12–1

|26||L||December 9, 1987||0–2 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) ||12–13–1

|27||T||December 11, 1987||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) ||12–13–2

|28||L||December 13, 1987||3–4 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88) ||12–14–2

|29||L||December 16, 1987||4–5 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1987–88) ||12–15–2

|30||T||December 18, 1987||5–5 OT|| align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) ||12–15–3

|31||W||December 20, 1987||4–1 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1987–88) ||13–15–3

|32||W||December 22, 1987||5–2 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1987–88) ||14–15–3

|33||W||December 26, 1987||5–4 OT|| align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) ||15–15–3

|34||W||December 28, 1987||5–2 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) ||16–15–3

|35||L||December 30, 1987||4–6 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) ||16–16–3

|36||L||December 31, 1987||1–2 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) ||16–17–3

|37||T||January 3, 1988||4–4 OT|| align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) ||16–17–4

|38||L||January 6, 1988||1–6 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1987–88) ||16–18–4

|39||T||January 8, 1988||4–4 OT|| align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) ||16–18–5

|40||W||January 10, 1988||4–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) ||17–18–5

|41||W||January 12, 1988||5–3 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) ||18–18–5

|42||L||January 13, 1988||2–8 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) ||18–19–5

|43||T||January 15, 1988||4–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) ||18–19–6

|44||L||January 17, 1988||5–6 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) ||18–20–6

|45||W||January 19, 1988||3–0 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1987–88) ||19–20–6

|46||W||January 22, 1988||5–3 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) ||20–20–6

|47||L||January 24, 1988||1–2 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) ||20–21–6

|48||W||January 26, 1988||3–2 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1987–88) ||21–21–6

|49||W||January 27, 1988||4–1 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88) ||22–21–6

|50||L||January 30, 1988||3–4 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88) ||22–22–6

|51||T||January 31, 1988||4–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1987–88) ||22–22–7

|52||W||February 3, 1988||9–0 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1987–88) ||23–22–7

|53||T||February 5, 1988||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) ||23–22–8

|54||T||February 6, 1988||8–8 OT|| align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) ||23–22–9

|55||W||February 12, 1988||7–5 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1987–88) ||24–22–9

|56||W||February 14, 1988||3–2 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) ||25–22–9

|57||W||February 16, 1988||7–3 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) ||26–22–9

|58||L||February 17, 1988||3–4 || align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1987–88) ||26–23–9

|59||L||February 19, 1988||0–6 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1987–88) ||26–24–9

|60||L||February 21, 1988||3–4 OT|| align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) ||26–25–9

|61||W||February 23, 1988||4–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88) ||27–25–9

|62||W||February 24, 1988||3–1 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1987–88) ||28–25–9

|63||L||February 27, 1988||0–6 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) ||28–26–9

|64||L||February 28, 1988||3–5 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1987–88) ||28–27–9

|65||W||March 1, 1988||6–3 || align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1987–88) ||29–27–9

|66||W||March 3, 1988||4–3 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) ||30–27–9

|67||W||March 5, 1988||10–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) ||31–27–9

|68||L||March 7, 1988||0–6 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) ||31–28–9

|69||T||March 9, 1988||6–6 OT|| align="left"| Calgary Flames (1987–88) ||31–28–10

|70||L||March 10, 1988||3–5 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1987–88) ||31–29–10

|71||L||March 13, 1988||4–5 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88) ||31–30–10

|72||L||March 16, 1988||1–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) ||31–31–10

|73||L||March 18, 1988||1–4 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) ||31–32–10

|74||L||March 20, 1988||0–6 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1987–88) ||31–33–10

|75||L||March 22, 1988||3–4 || align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1987–88) ||31–34–10

|76||L||March 24, 1988||3–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1987–88) ||31–35–10

|77||L||March 26, 1988||0–6 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88) ||31–36–10

|78||W||March 29, 1988||3–2 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) ||32–36–10

|79||T||April 1, 1988||6–6 OT|| align="left"| New York Rangers (1987–88) ||32–36–11

|80||W||April 3, 1988||5–4 OT|| align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1987–88) ||33–36–11

Legend:

Playoffs The Jets lost the Division semi-finals (4–1) to the Edmonton Oilers.

Player statistics

Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG C 80 44 77 121 59-92034 RW 77 40 39 79 76-172202 RW 74 32 31 63 145-102005 D 78 15 44 59 210-20801 D 68 13 45 58 106-8501 C 76 16 38 54 53-11311 D 79 7 44 51 1115301 C 80 25 23 48 229-241013 LW 62 19 23 42 73-2404 RW 78 18 18 36 169-29902 LW 71 15 16 31 345035 D 70 6 17 23 182-13201 LW 63 8 11 19 35-16100 RW 41 6 11 17 340100 D 38 5 10 15 183202 LW 56 7 6 13 2172000 C 69 5 8 13 28-1020 RW 32 4 4 8 194000 LW 19 2 5 7 152001 D 48 0 6 6 75-11000 C 13 3 2 5 155000 RW 13 1 3 4 122000 D 51 1 3 4 1281000 G 56 0 2 2 120000 RW 4 0 2 2 0-1000 LW 4 0 1 1 120000 RW 24 0 1 1 44-7000 D 6 0 0 0 6-2000 D 2 0 0 0 2-4000 D 5 0 0 0 6-1000 G 8 0 0 0 00000 G 28 0 0 0 60000 D 18 0 0 0 33-3000 C 3 0 0 0 0-4000 D 36 0 0 0 106-12000 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LTGAGAA SOSASVSV% 3010 56 22 19 7 176 3.51 214891313.882 1487 28 9 13 3 102 4.12 0712610.857 385 8 2 4 1 30 4.68 0186156.839 Team: 4882 80 33 36 11 308 3.79 223872079.871

Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG C 5 3 4 7 16200 RW 5 2 5 7 29010 C 5 1 5 6 2100 RW 5 2 2 4 6100 C 5 1 3 4 9000 D 5 0 4 4 6000 D 5 1 2 3 10100 RW 5 2 0 2 23200 D 5 1 1 2 0000 D 5 1 1 2 12000 D 5 0 2 2 10000 C 4 1 0 1 10011 LW 5 1 0 1 33000 LW 5 1 0 1 22000 LW 4 0 1 1 0000 G 5 0 0 0 0000 D 5 0 0 0 15000 RW 1 0 0 0 0000 LW 1 0 0 0 0000 LW 1 0 0 0 0000 RW 4 0 0 0 4000 D 4 0 0 0 4000 C 1 0 0 0 2000 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LGAGAA SOSASVSV% 300 5 1 4 25 5.00 0154129.838 Team: 300 5 1 4 25 5.00 0154129.838

Transactions

Trades September 30, 1987To New York Islanders4th round pick in 1989 – Jim CumminsTo Winnipeg JetsGeorge McPhee October 7, 1987To New Jersey DevilsGeorge McPheeTo Winnipeg Jets7th round pick in 1989 – Doug Evans December 16, 1987To New York Rangers5th round pick in 1989 – Aaron MillerTo Winnipeg JetsPaul Boutilier January 10, 1988To Detroit Red WingsJim NillTo Winnipeg JetsMark Kumpel January 14, 1988To Montreal CanadiensFuture ConsiderationsTo Winnipeg JetsAlfie Turcotte March 7, 1988To Minnesota North StarsJohn BlueTo Winnipeg Jets7th round pick in 1988 – Markus Akerblom June 13, 1988To Detroit Red WingsPaul MacLeanTo Winnipeg JetsBrent Ashton

Free agents Player Former team Guy Larose Undrafted Free Agent Darren Boyko New Jersey Devils Brent Hughes Undrafted free agent

Draft picks The Jets selected the following players at the 1987 NHL entry draft, which was held at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, on June 13, 1987.

NHL entry draft Round Pick Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team1 16 Bryan Marchment (D) Belleville Bulls (OHL)2 37 Patrik Erickson (C) Brynäs IF (SEL)4 79 Don McLennan (D) University of Denver (NCAA)5 96 Ken Gernander (RW) Greenway (Coleraine, Minnesota) High School5 100 Darrin Amundson (FWD) Duluth East (MN) High School6 121 Joe Harwell (D) Hill-Murray (Maplewood, Minnesota) High School7 142 Tod Hartje (C) Harvard University (NCAA)8 163 Markku Kyllonen (LW) Oulun Kärpät (Fin D1)9 184 Jim Fernholz (RW) White Bear Lake (MN) High School11 226 Roger Rougelot (G) Madison Capitols (USHL)12 247 Hans-Goran Elo (G) Djurgardens IF (SEL)S217Rob Fowler (F)Merrimack College (Hockey East)

See also 1987–88 NHL season

References