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==League business==
The [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago]]-based club officially changed their name from the two-worded "Black Hawks" to the one-worded "Blackhawks" based on the spelling found in their original franchise documents.<ref>Diamond, Dan (1991). ''The Official National Hockey League 75th anniversary commemorative book''. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart. pp. 291. {{ISBN|0-7710-6727-5}}</ref>
==Teams==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:auto"
|-
| bgcolor="#000000" align="center" colspan="5"|'''<span style="color:orange;">1986-87 National Hockey League</span>'''
|-
| bgcolor="orange" align="center" colspan="5"|'''<span style="color;">{{color|#000000|Prince of Wales Conference}}</span>'''
|-
! Division || Team || City || Arena || Capacity
|-
! rowspan="5" | Adams
| [[Boston Bruins]]
| [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]], [[Massachusetts]]
| [[Boston Garden]]
| 14,451
|-
| [[Buffalo Sabres]]
| [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], [[New York (state)|New York]]
| [[Buffalo Memorial Auditorium]]
| 16,433
|-
| [[Hartford Whalers]]
| [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]], [[Connecticut]]
| [[Hartford Civic Center]]
| 15,126
|-
| [[Montreal Canadiens]]
| [[Montreal, Quebec|Montreal]], [[Quebec]]
| [[Montreal Forum]]
| 18,076
|-
| [[Quebec Nordiques]]
| [[Quebec City, Quebec|Quebec City]], [[Quebec]]
| [[Colisée de Québec]]
| 15,434
|-
! rowspan="7" | Patrick
|-
| [[New Jersey Devils]]
| [[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford]], [[New Jersey]]
| [[Brendan Byrne Arena]]
| 19,040
|-
| [[New York Islanders]]
| [[Uniondale, New York|Uniondale]], [[New York (state)|New York]]
| [[Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]
| 16,270
|-
| [[New York Rangers]]
| [[New York, New York|New York]], [[New York (state)|New York]]
| [[Madison Square Garden]]
| 17,500
|-
| [[Philadelphia Flyers]]
| [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]
| [[Spectrum (arena)|Spectrum]]
| 17,222
|-
| [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]
| [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]]
| [[Civic Arena (Pittsburgh)|Civic Arena]]
| 16,033
|-
| [[Washington Capitals]]
| [[Landover, Maryland|Landover]], [[Maryland]]
| [[Capital Centre (Landover, Maryland)|Capital Centre]]
| 18,130
|-
| bgcolor="orange" align="center" colspan="5"|'''<span style="color;">{{color|#000000|Campbell Conference}}</span>'''
|-
! rowspan="5" | Norris
| [[Chicago Blackhawks]]
| [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]], [[Illinois]]
| [[Chicago Stadium]]
| 17,317
|-
| [[Detroit Red Wings]]
| [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]], [[Michigan]]
| [[Joe Louis Arena]]
| 19,275
|-
| [[Minnesota North Stars]]
| [[Bloomington, Minnesota|Bloomington]], [[Minnesota]]
| [[Met Center]]
| 15,000
|-
| [[St. Louis Blues]]
| [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]], [[Missouri]]
| [[St. Louis Arena]]
| 17,640
|-
| [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]
| [[Toronto, Ontario|Toronto]], [[Ontario]]
| [[Maple Leaf Gardens]]
| 16,182
|-
! rowspan="6" | Smythe
|-
| [[Calgary Flames]]
| [[Calgary, Alberta|Calgary]], [[Alberta]]
| [[Olympic Saddledome]]
| 16,605
|-
| [[Edmonton Oilers]]
| [[Edmonton, Alberta|Edmonton]], [[Alberta]]
| [[Northlands Coliseum]]
| 17,503
|-
| [[Los Angeles Kings]]
| [[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]], [[California]]
| [[The Forum (Inglewood, California)|The Forum]]
| 16,005
|-
| [[Vancouver Canucks]]
| [[Vancouver, British Columbia|Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]]
| [[Pacific Coliseum]]
| 16,553
|-
| [[Winnipeg Jets (1972-1996)|Winnipeg Jets]]
| [[Winnipeg, Manitoba|Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]]
| [[Winnipeg Arena]]
| 15,565
|}
==Regular season==
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On November 26, 1986, Toronto's [[Borje Salming]] was accidentally cut in the face by a skate, requiring more than 200 stitches. It was the third injury to his face and Salming returned to play wearing a visor.{{sfn|Fischler|Fischler|Hughes|Romain|2003|p=485}}
A bombshell was exploded when it was announced that Pat Quinn had been expelled from the NHL pending an investigation of conflict of
interest. It was reported that while serving as coach of the Los Angeles Kings, Quinn signed a contract to become president and general manager of the Vancouver Canucks. In due course, NHL president John
Ziegler barred Quinn from coaching in the NHL until 1990–91
On January 22, 1987, a massive blizzard resulted in only 334 spectators attending the game between the [[New Jersey Devils]] and the [[Calgary Flames]] at the [[Brendan Byrne Arena]], leading to the Devils dubbing the spectators the "334 Club".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Boylen |first1=Rory |title=When 334 fans showed up for Devils-Flames game |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/when-334-fans-showed-up-for-devils-flames-game/ |website=www.sportsnet.ca |access-date=29 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Politi |first1=Steve |title=Remembering the night 334 fans watched the Devils play in a blizzard 30 years ago |url=https://www.nj.com/devils/2017/01/the_blizzard_game_remembering_the_strangest_night.html |website=www.nj.com |access-date=16 October 2023}}</ref>
There was trouble brewing for [[Bryan Trottier]] when he authored an
article in the publication ''The Hockey News'' criticizing officials
for failing to call penalties. This was brought to the attention of
NHL president John Ziegler who fined Trottier $1,000.
On April 4, 1987, the Islanders' captain [[Denis Potvin]] became the first NHL defenceman to reach 1000 points. A shot by the Islanders' [[Mikko Mäkelä (ice hockey)|Mikko Mäkelä]] deflected in off Potvin's arm in a 6–6 shootout between the Islanders and Sabres.{{sfn|Fischler|Fischler|Hughes|Romain|2003|p=482}}
===Final standings===
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{{main|1987 Stanley Cup playoffs}}
[[File:Hhof stanley cup.jpg|right|175px|thumb|<big>'''[[The Stanley Cup]]'''</big>]]
===
The top four teams in each division qualified for the playoffs. This was the first year that all rounds were competed in a [[best-of-seven]] series (scores in the bracket indicate the number of games won in each best-of-seven series) after the division semifinals were expanded from a [[best-of-five]] format to reduce the number of upsets. In the division semifinals, the fourth [[seed (sports)|seeded]] team in each division played against the division winner from their division. The other series matched the second and third place teams from the divisions. The two winning teams from each division's semifinals then met in the division finals. The two division winners of each conference then played in the conference finals. The two conference winners then advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals.
{{#lsth:1987 Stanley Cup playoffs|Playoff bracket}}
==Awards==
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| [[Vezina Trophy]]:<br><small>(Best goaltender)</small> || [[Ron Hextall]], Philadelphia Flyers
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|[[Ray Bourque]], [[Boston Bruins]]
| align=center | [[
|[[Larry Murphy (ice hockey)|Larry Murphy]], [[Washington Capitals]]
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In Canada, the [[Molson Brewery|Molson]]-sponsored ''[[Hockey Night in Canada]]'' on [[CBC Television|CBC]] continued to air Saturday night regular season games, but sponsor [[Carling-O'Keefe]]'s rights fell into limbo after [[NHL on CTV|CTV]] pulled out of its sub-license prior to the season.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Brian Propp determined to make Team Canada|date=August 5, 1987|first=Rick|last=Matsumoto|newspaper=Toronto Star|page=F1}}</ref> Things became problematic when the 1987 Stanley Cup playoffs opened with Carling O'Keefe still without a network. The problems peaked when the Montreal–Quebec second-round playoff series opened without Molson being allowed to broadcast from Quebec City, leaving Games 3 and 4 off of English-language television altogether. This led to a hastily arranged [[Broadcast syndication|syndicated package]] on a chain of channels<ref>{{Cite news|title=No game for fans in north|date=May 6, 1987|first=Ken|last=McKee|newspaper=Toronto Star|page=C4}}</ref> that would one day form the basis of the [[Global Television Network]]. The deal between Carling O'Keefe and the [[Canwest]]/Global consortium (with a few CBC and CTV affiliates sprinkled in for good measure) came just in time for Game 6 of the Montreal-Quebec series on April 30. These Carling O'Keefe/[[Canwest]]/Global broadcasts were aired under the name ''[[NHL on Global|Stanley Cup '87]]''.
This was the second season of the league's three-year U.S. national broadcast rights deal with [[NHL on ESPN|ESPN]]. The contract called for the network to air up to 33 regular season games each season as well as the All-Star Game and the playoffs.<ref name="Strachan">{{cite news|last1=Strachan|first1=Al|title=ESPN acquires NHL games Backroom bickering in TV deal|work=The Globe and Mail|date=July 30, 1985}}</ref><ref name="NHL Finds a Home at ESPN"
==See also==
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;Bibliography
* {{cite book |title=Total Stanley Cup 2008 |editor-last=Diamond |editor-first=Dan |publisher=NHL |year=2008 }}
* {{cite book|title=Total Hockey |editor=Diamond, Dan |publisher=Total Sports |year=2000 |location=Kingston,
* {{cite book |editor-last=Dinger |editor-first=Ralph |year=2011 |title=The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012 |publisher=Dan Diamond & Associates |isbn=978-1-894801-22-5 |location=Toronto, ON |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/nationalhockeyle0000unse_u6g5 }}
* {{cite book |editor-last=Dryden |editor-first=Steve |title=Century of hockey |publisher=McClelland & Stewart Ltd. |location=Toronto, ON |year=2000 |isbn=0-7710-4179-9 }}
* {{cite book |last1=Fischler |first1=Stan |last2=Fischler |first2=Shirley
|last3=Hughes |first3=Morgan |last4=Romain |first4=Joseph |last5=Duplacey |first5=James
|year=2003 |title=The Hockey Chronicle: Year-by-Year History of the National Hockey League |publisher=Publications International Inc. |isbn=0-7853-9624-1 |location=Lincolnwood,
==External links==
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