1987-1988 Hill-Murray Hockey
Section 3 Champion
Twin Cities Suburban Champion
- After starting 3-5, Hill-Murray won 19 in a row to advance to the school's fourth championship game in six years. Defenseman Brian Krois scored an overtime goal in the state quarterfinal, and Hill-Murray defeated second ranked Jefferson in the state semifinal.
- 1976 graduate Jeff Whisler became the first former player to coach Hill-Murray after Terry Skrypek left after 14 years to coach St. Thomas College. Whisler also coached at Mahtomedi before and after his four year stint at Hill-Murray.
- After being booted from the St. Paul City Conference, Hill-Murray joined the new Twin Cities Suburban Conference, along with seven other schools formerly in the North Suburban or St. Paul Suburban. The TCS proved to be much more competitive and challenged the Lake as the toughest conference in the state.
- Hill-Murray played in the South St. Paul Premier Tournament for the first of three years. They lost in the final the first two and won in 1989.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Location | |
| 12/4 | Roch. John Marshall | 3-6 | L | Aldrich |
| 12/10 | Edina | 5-7 | L | Braemar Arena |
| 12/18 | Crookston | 1-3 | L | Aldrich |
| 12/19 | Blake | 4-2 | W | Blake Arena |
| 12/28 | Virginia | 5-1 | W | Wakota Arena |
| 12/29 | Roch. John Marshall | 5-4 | W | Wakota Arena |
| 12/30 | Robbinsdale Armstrong | 1-4 | L | Wakota Arena |
| 1/7 | Roseville* | 2-4 | L | Roseville Arena |
| 1/9 | Blaine* | 4-2 | W | Aldrich |
| 1/14 | Coon Rapids* | 5-3 | W | Cook Arena |
| 1/16 | Stillwater* | 5-2 | W | Coliseum |
| 1/21 | White Bear Lake* | 3-1 | W | Aldrich |
| 1/23 | Forest Lake* | 6-3 | W | Aldrich |
| 1/28 | Anoka* | 6-3 | W | Aldrich |
| 1/30 | Roseville* | 6-3 | W | Coliseum |
| 2/2 | South St. Paul | 7-5 | W | Wakota Arena |
| 2/4 | Blaine* | 5-1 | W | Fogerty Arena |
| 2/6 | Coon Rapids* | 5-1 | W | Aldrich |
| 2/9 | Stillwater* | 7-4 | W | Aldrich |
| 2/13 | White Bear Lake* | 3-1 | W | Aldrich |
| 2/16 | Forest Lake* | 7-3 | W | Forest Lake Arena |
| 2/18 | Anoka* | 3-0 | W | Anoka Arena |
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| Section 3 Playoffs | ||||
| 2/29 | Spring Lake Park | 4-0 | W | Aldrich |
| 3/2 | White Bear Lake | 5-4 | W (2OT) | Coliseum |
| 3/4 | Osseo | 5-1 | W | Met Center |
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| State Tournament | ||||
| 3/10 | Roch. John Marshall | 4-3 | W (OT) | St. Paul Civic Center |
| 3/11 | Bloomington Jefferson | 6-3 | W | St. Paul Civic Center |
| 3/12 | Edina | 3-5 | L | St. Paul Civic Center |
Final Record 22-6-0
Varsity Roster
Assistant: Bob Schwartz
| No. | Name | Pos. | Grade | Height | Weight |
| 1 | Scott Cardinal | G | 12 | 5' 10" | 160 |
| 2 | Mark Luger (A) | D | 12 | 6' 0" | 180 |
| 3 | Pat Schafhauser | D | 11 | 6' 2" | 190 |
| 4 | Jason Navarro | D | 11 | 5' 10" | 185 |
| 5 | Joe Schwartz | D | 11 | 6' 0" | 185 |
| 6 | Jim Scott | D | 12 | 5' 10" | 170 |
| 7 | Jon Ruppel | F | 10 | 5' 10" | 175 |
| 8 | Todd Montpetit | F | 12 | 5' 8" | 155 |
| 9 | Tim Carroll | F | 12 | 5' 8" | 155 |
| 10 | Mike Hansen | F | 11 | 5' 10" | 160 |
| 11 | Mike Hurley (A) | F | 12 | 5' 11" | 165 |
| 12 | Jeff Mosley | F | 11 | 5' 9" | 170 |
| 14 | Craig Johnson | F | 10 | 6' 0" | 160 |
| 15 | Mark Tollefsbol | F | 12 | 6' 0" | 190 |
| 16 | Greg Hagen | F | 11 | 5' 10" | 165 |
| 17 | Brent Sergot (C) | F | 12 | 5' 10" | 170 |
| 18 | Mike Collins | F | 11 | 5' 10" | 165 |
| 19 | Paul Dinzeo | F | 12 | 6' 0" | 185 |
| 20 | Brian Krois | D | 12 | 5' 10" | 170 |
| 21 | Todd Tiedens | G | 12 | 5' 10" | 175 |
All-tournament team: Mike Hurley
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