1987 New Zealand ice hockey season

This was the 1987 ice hockey season in New Zealand:

Canterbury Ice Hockey Association

Games @ Big Apple rink in Opawa

• 4/11: Flyers - Red Wings 9:7
• 4/14: Bruins - Flyers 9:1
• 4/21: Owls - Red Wings 9:5
• 4/28: Bruins - Red Wings 7:4
• 5/2: Owls - Flyers 9:4
• 5/5: Flyers - Red Wings 6:5
• 5/12: Bruins - Owls 6:2
• 5/16: Red Wings - Owls 7:3
• 5/19: Bruins - Flyers 17:2
• 5/23: Warnock - Flyers 8:7
• 5/26: Red Wings - Bruins 6:6
• 5/30: Bruins - Owls 7:3
• 6/2: Red Wings - Flyers 10:6
• 6/6: 'Bruins - Flyers 7:7
• 6/9: Red Wings - Owls 4:2
• 6/13: Red Wings - Bruins 8:8
• 6/16: Owls - Flyers 5:3
• 6/23: Red Wings - Flyers 6:6
• 6/27: Owls - Bruins 4:2
• 6/30: Red Wings - Owls 5:3
• 7/4: Flyers - Bruins 7:6
• 7/7: Flyers - Owls 3:3
• 7/11: Red Wings - Bruins 6:4
• 7/14: Bruins - Owls 11:6
• 7/18: Red Wings - Flyers 8:2
• 7/21: Flyers - Bruins 9:7
• 7/28: Bruins - Red Wings 12:4
• 8/4: Flyers - Owls 10:3
• 8/8: Flyers - Red Wings 5:3
• 8/11: Bruins - Owls 8:0
• 8/25: Bruins - Owls 16:3
• 8/29: Owls - Red Wings 6:3
• 9/2: Bruins - Flyers 11:3
• 9/5: Flyers - Owls 7:6
• 9/8: Bruins - Red Wings 9:1
• 9/15: Owls - Bruins 2:1
• 9/19: Red Wings - Flyers 13:8
• 9/22: Bruins - Flyers 11:4
• 9/29: Owls - Red Wings 10:2
• 10/3: Red Wings - Bruins 4:3
• 10/6: Owls - Flyers 9:5
• 10/11: Red Wings - Flyers 8:6
• 10/14: Owls - Bruins 3:2
• 10/17: Owls - Red Wings 5:4
• 10/20: Bruins - Flyers 8:3
• 10/20: Red Wings - Owls 2:1

Final standings

1. Canterbury Bruins 13-3-7-29 178:92
2. Canterbury Red Wings 10-3-10-23 125:136
3. Warnock Owls 11-1-11-23 105:124
4. Canterbury Flyers 7-3-13-17 123:179

Note: Owls initially known as Tune-Ups.

• 11/17: Flyers - Owls 7:4

New Zealand Club Championship

First round

• Christchurch Warnock Owls - Auckland Knights 5:1
• Manuwai Warriors - Christchurch Redwings 4:0
• Christchurch Flyers - Gore 8:0
• Christchurch Warnock Owls - Oturehua 10:1
• Christchurch Redwings - Queenstown 8:2
• Canterbury Bruins - Alexandra 9:1
• Manuwai Warriors - Queenstown

Semifinals

• Manuwai Warriors (Auckland) - Christchurch Warnock Owls 8:4
• Canterbury Bruins - Christchurch Flyers 7:4

Final

• Manuwai Warriors (Auckland) - Canterbury Bruins 10:4

New Zealand District Championship

• Canterbury - Auckland 13:0
• Canterbury - Auckland 4:2
• Canterbury - Southland 28:1
• Canterbury - Southland 7:1
• Auckland - Southland 14:4
• Auckland - Southland 20:3

Canterbury won the Norm Hawker Shield.