Detroit Red Wings
1987-88 Season Recap

Teams Detroit Red Wings 1987-88 Season Recap

The Red Wings win their first division title in 23 years topping the Norris Division with a solid 41-28-11 record. In the playoffs the Red Wings would knock off the Toronto Maple Leafs in 6 games to make the Norris Finals. In the Division finals the Red Wings would tally 21 goals in 5 games dispatching the St. Louis Blues to reach their 2nd straight Conference Finals. However once again the Edmonton Oilers were too much to overcome as they fell in 5 games to arguably the greatest team in NHL history.

1988 Red Wings

1987-88 Detroit Red WingsRed Wings

Lost Conference Finals

41-28 (.581)

1st place in NHL Campbell Conference Norris Division

Head Coach

Jacques Demers

General Manager

Jim Devellano

Team Owner

Mike Ilitch

Arena

Joe Louis Arena

Attendance

19,637 per game

1988 Draft Picks

Round Pick Player

1 17 Kory Kocur R

2 38 Serge Anglehart D

3 47 Guy Dupuis D

3 59 Petr Hrbek R

4 80 Sheldon Kennedy R

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Recap

Lost Conference Finals

1988 Draft Picks

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