1986–87 BHL season

The 1986–87 BHL season was the fifth season of the British Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Great Britain. 10 teams participated in the league, and the Murrayfield Racers won the league title by finishing first in the regular season. The Durham Wasps were playoff champions.

Regular season

Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
Murrayfield Racers	36	29	2	5	414	218	60
Dundee Rockets	36	26	1	9	324	203	53
Fife Flyers	36	23	1	12	317	215	47
Nottingham Panthers	36	23	1	12	286	227	47
Durham Wasps	35	22	2	11	335	214	46
Ayr Bruins	36	17	2	17	186	261	36
Whitley Warriors	36	14	2	20	298	321	30
Streatham Redskins	36	10	2	24	212	332	22
Solihull Barons	35	4	1	30	178	368	9
Cleveland Bombers	36	3	2	31	178	369	8

Playoffs

Group A

Scores

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Murrayfield	6 - 4	Nottingham
Durham	7 - 6	Murrayfield
Nottingham	6 - 10	Durham
Durham	8 - 3	Nottingham
Nottingham	6 - 9	Murrayfield
Murrayfield	13 - 7	Durham

Table

Group A	GP	W	T	L	Pts
Murrayfield Racers	4	3	0	1	6
Durham Wasps	4	3	0	1	6
Nottingham Panthers	4	0	0	4	0

Group B

Scores

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Fife	12 - 3	Ayr
Dundee	7 - 6	Fife
Dundee	14 - 3	Ayr
Ayr	8 - 6	Dundee
Fife	8 - 5	Durham
Ayr	3 - 6	Fife

Table

Group B	GP	W	T	L	Pts
Fife Flyers	4	3	0	1	6
Dundee Rockets	4	2	0	2	4
Ayr Bruins	4	1	0	3	2

Semifinals

• Durham Wasps 7-5 Fife Flyers
• Murrayfield Racers 9-6 Dundee Rockets

Final

• Durham Wasps 9-5 Murrayfield Racers

References

• Chambers, Michael A. (ed.) (November 2000). Nottingham Panthers Statistical Guidebook 1946–2000. ISBN 0-9539398-0-4. 

External links

• Season on hockeyarchives.info

Preceded by 1985–86 BHL season

BHL seasons

Succeeded by 1987–88 BHL season