Canadian Junior Hockey 1987 - 88 Memorial Cup

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The 1988 Memorial Cup Tournament was hosted by the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and the City of Chicoutimi. For the home Sagueneens to participate in the Memorial Cup they would have to at least qualify through the QMJHL playoffs but they were eliminated in the division semi finals. The Hull Olympiques and Drummondville Voltigeurs would represent the QMJHL. The Olympiques rebounded from a 3-1 deficit in games in the final against Drummondville to win their second President's Cup title in three years. The Windsor Spitfires were a perfect 12-0 in the Ontario Hockey League playoffs and they swept the Peterborough Petes to win their first ever J. Ross Robertson Cup and their first ever visit to the Memorial Cup. From the Western Hockey League the Medicine Hat Tigers would attempt to become the sixth team in Memorial Cup history to win back to back championships. In the WHL final the Tigers defeated the Kamloops Blazers in six games to earn a trip to Chicoutimi. In the round robin tournament the Spitfires became the first team to qualify for the final when they defeated Medicine Hat 5-2 in the fifth game of the tournament to improve their record to 3-0. The Tigers qualified for the semi final with a 2-1 record and they were joined by Hull who defeated Drummondville by a 5-2 score in the final game of the round robin. In the semi final game the Tigers beat Hull 5-3, to advance to the final. In the final Windsor jumped out to a 3-0 lead before the game was twelve minutes old but ended up losing to Medicine Hat 7-6. The Memorial Cup was originally known as the OHA Memorial Cup and was donated by the Ontario Hockey Association in March, 1919. Initially the Cup was awarded to the national junior hockey champions of Canada. Later on it came to signify Junior 'A' hockey supremacy when in 1934, junior hockey in Canada was divided into 'A' and 'B' classifications. In 1971, junior 'A' hockey was divided once again to form a major junior and a Tier 'II' level. The Memorial Cup was awarded to the higher category. In 1972, a round-robin tournament format replaced the old play-down system to determine the champions. Since then, the champions of the Western Hockey League (WHL), the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) and the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), along with a host club, have met each spring in a round-robin series with the two top teams playing off in a sudden-death game to determine the Cup champions.