The 1987-88 roster for the Red Wings included Steve Yzerman at center, Gerard Gallant at left wing, Bob Probert at right wing, Darren Veitch at defenseman and Glen Hanlon at goalie.

	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	DOB	AGE	BIRTHPLACE
1	Brent Ashton B. Ashton	LW	6'1"	210	5/18/1960	27	Saskatoon, Canada
2	Dave Barr D. Barr	RW	6'1"	195	11/30/1960	27	Toronto, Canada
3	Mel Bridgman M. Bridgman	LW	6'0"	190	4/28/1955	32	Trenton, Canada
4	Shawn Burr S. Burr	C	6'1"	205	7/1/1966	21	Sarnia, Canada
5	John Chabot J. Chabot	C	6'2"	200	5/18/1962	25	Summerside, Canada
6	Steve Chiasson S. Chiasson	D	6'1"	205	4/14/1967	20	Barrie, Canada
7	Gilbert Delorme G. Delorme	D	6'1"	199	11/25/1962	25	Boucherville, Canada
8	Murray Eaves M. Eaves	C	5'10"	185	5/10/1960	27	Calgary, Canada
9	Darren Eliot D. Eliot	G	6'1"	175	11/26/1961	26	Milton, Canada
10	Brent Fedyk B. Fedyk	RW	6'0"	195	3/8/1967	20	Yorkton, Canada
11	Gerard Gallant G. Gallant	LW	5'10"	190	9/2/1963	24	Summerside, Canada
12	Adam Graves A. Graves	C	6'0"	205	4/12/1968	19	Tecumseh, Canada
13	Doug Halward D. Halward	D	6'1"	200	11/1/1955	32	Toronto, Canada
14	Glen Hanlon G. Hanlon	G	6'0"	185	2/20/1957	30	Brandon, Canada
15	Tim Higgins T. Higgins	RW	6'0"	185	2/7/1958	29	Ottawa, Canada
16	Doug Houda D. Houda	D	6'2"	208	6/3/1966	21	Blairmore, Canada
17	Kris King K. King	LW	5'11"	208	2/18/1966	21	Bracebridge, Canada
18	Petr Klima P. Klima	LW	6'0"	190	12/23/1964	23	Chaomutov, Czech Republic
19	Joey Kocur J. Kocur	RW	6'0"	222	12/21/1964	23	Calgary, Canada
20	Dale Krentz D. Krentz	LW	5'11"	190	12/19/1961	26	Steinbach, Canada
21	Mark Kumpel M. Kumpel	RW	6'0"	190	3/7/1961	26	Wakefield, MA
22	Dave Lewis D. Lewis	D	6'2"	205	7/3/1953	34	Kindersley, Canada
23	Steve Martinson S. Martinson	LW	6'1"	205	6/21/1957	30	Minnetonka, MN
24	Joe Murphy J. Murphy	RW	6'1"	201	10/16/1967	20	London, Canada
25	Jim Nill J. Nill	RW	6'0"	185	4/11/1958	29	Hanna, Canada