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1987-88 Boston Bruins Roster

28 players used · 12-8-2 record · playoffs

The Boston Bruins used 28 players in the 1987-88 playoffs, with a 12-8-2 record. Ken Linseman led the team with 24 points (11 goals, 13 assists) in 22 games. Rejean Lemelin played the most games in goal (17).

Points leader
24 PTS
11 G · 13 A in 22 games
Goals leader
11 G
4 on the power play
Assists leader
18 A
21 points overall
Goalie wins leader
11 W
2.65 GAA · 0.000 SV%
26
Skaters
17 forwards · 9 defence
2
Goalies
Rejean Lemelin started most
82
Goals scored
in 22 games
25.6
Average age
19 to 34 years
4
Birth countries
Part of the season
Position
🏒 Skaters 26 players · sorted by points
# Player — sort by name GP — sort by games played Streak G — sort by goals A — sort by assists PTS — sort by points P/GP — sort by points per game PPG — sort by power-play goals SOG — sort by shots on goal HIT — sort by hits BLK — sort by blocked shots PIM — sort by penalty minutes TOI — sort by average ice time
1 KL Ken Linseman 🇨🇦 C 29 22 🔥 3 11 13 24 1.09 4 44 0 0 56
2 RB Ray Bourque 🇨🇦 D 27 22 🔥 2 3 18 21 0.95 0 63 0 0 24
3 CN Cam Neely 🇨🇦 RW 22 22 🧊 1 9 8 17 0.77 2 71 0 0 51
4 CJ Craig Janney 🇺🇸 C 20 22 🧊 2 6 10 16 0.73 4 40 0 0 11
5 BJ Bob Joyce 🇨🇦 LW 21 22 🧊 1 8 6 14 0.64 3 54 0 0 18
6 SK Steve Kasper 🇨🇦 C 26 22 🔥 1 7 6 13 0.59 0 27 0 0 8
7 BS Bob Sweeney 🇺🇸 C 24 22 🧊 1 6 7 13 0.59 1 24 0 0 64
8 GK Gord Kluzak 🇨🇦 D 24 22 🧊 3 4 8 12 0.55 0 41 0 0 59
9 GW Glen Wesley 🇨🇦 D 19 22 🔥 2 4 8 12 0.55 3 38 0 0 22
10 KC Keith Crowder 🇨🇦 RW 29 22 🧊 2 3 9 12 0.55 1 28 0 0 42
11 RB Randy Burridge 🇨🇦 LW 22 22 🔥 2 2 10 12 0.55 0 33 0 0 16
12 RM Rick Middleton 🇨🇦 RW 34 18 🧊 4 5 4 9 0.50 0 17 0 0 4
13 TM Tom McCarthy 🇨🇦 LW 27 13 🧊 1 3 4 7 0.54 0 16 0 0 18
14 ML Moe Lemay 🇨🇦 LW 26 14 🧊 1 4 2 6 0.43 0 20 0 0 30
15 MT Michael Thelven 🇸🇪 D 27 21 🧊 4 3 3 6 0.29 1 30 0 0 26
16 WP Willi Plett 🏳️ RW 32 17 🧊 3 2 4 6 0.35 0 16 0 0 74
17 LB Lyndon Byers 🇨🇦 RW 24 11 🧊 1 1 2 3 0.27 0 4 0 0 62
18 BS Bruce Shoebottom 🇨🇦 D 22 4 🧊 2 1 0 1 0.25 0 7 0 0 42
19 JB John Blum 🇺🇸 D 28 3 🧊 2 0 1 1 0.33 0 0 0 0 0
20 GJ Greg Johnston 🇨🇦 RW 23 3 🔥 1 0 1 1 0.33 0 2 0 0 2
21 RL Reed Larson 🇺🇸 D 31 7 🧊 6 0 1 1 0.14 0 7 0 0 6
22 GH Greg Hawgood 🇨🇦 D 19 2 🧊 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 0 0 0
23 BO Billy O'Dwyer 🇺🇸 C 28 8 🧊 8 0 0 0 0.00 0 4 0 0 0
24 AP Allen Pedersen 🇨🇦 D 23 20 🧊 20 0 0 0 0.00 0 13 0 0 32
25 JM Jay Miller 🇺🇸 LW 27 12 🧊 12 0 0 0 0.00 0 7 0 0 124
26 NM Nevin Markwart 🇨🇦 LW 23 1 🧊 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 0 0 0
Team totals · 26 skaters 22 82 125 207 9.41 19 610 0 0 791
Click a column to sort. Ages are as of the end of the season. Totals cover the skaters shown, and the games column is the team's games played.
🧤 Goalies 2 goalies · sorted by wins
🌍 Where the roster was born 4 countries · against the whole NHL in 1987-88

71% of this roster was born in Canada, against 75% across the league. The team leans on United States: 21% of its players, against 15% league-wide. Canadian-born players scored 79% of the team's points.

Share of this roster Share of all NHL players
Country Players Share of roster vs NHL Points Who
Canada 20
71%
-4 164 (79%) Linseman, Bourque, Neely, Joyce +16
United States 6
21%
+6 31 (15%) Janney, Sweeney, Blum, Larson +2
PRY 1
4%
+4 6 (3%) Plett
Sweden 1
4%
even 6 (3%) Thelven
By country of birth, from the NHL's player records. "vs NHL" is the gap in percentage points.

1987-88 Boston Bruins roster questions

Who led the Boston Bruins in scoring in the 1987-88 playoffs?

Ken Linseman led the Boston Bruins in scoring in the 1987-88 playoffs with 24 points — 11 goals and 13 assists in 22 games. Next came Ray Bourque (21) and Cam Neely (17).

Who scored the most goals for the Boston Bruins in the 1987-88 playoffs?

Ken Linseman scored 11 goals for the Boston Bruins in the 1987-88 playoffs, 4 of them on the power play.

How many players did the Boston Bruins use in the 1987-88 playoffs?

The Boston Bruins dressed 28 players in the 1987-88 playoffs: 26 skaters and 2 goalies. Together the skaters scored 82 goals.

Who was the Boston Bruins starting goalie in the 1987-88 playoffs?

Rejean Lemelin played the most games in goal for the Boston Bruins in the 1987-88 playoffs: 17 games, 11 wins, a 0.000 save percentage and a 2.65 goals against average. Andy Moog was the backup, in 6 games.

How old was the 1987-88 Boston Bruins roster?

The average age was 25.6 years. Glen Wesley was the youngest at 19, and Rick Middleton the oldest at 34.

Where were the 1987-88 Boston Bruins players born?

The Boston Bruins used 28 players in the 1987-88 playoffs with a known birthplace. By country of birth: 20 in Canada, 6 in the United States and 1 in PRY. The other 1 came from Sweden. League-wide that season, 75% of players were born in Canada, against 71% on this roster.