This is the 1986-87 Great West Hockey Conference season. This was the league's second season.
Membership change
- Northern Arizona University dropped its men's varsity ice hockey program, and subsequently withdrew from the conference.
Standings
Team GP W L T Pct P GF GA P Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves 16 9 6 1 .594 19 - - U.S. International 16 7 8 1 .469 15 - - Alaska-Fairbanks Nanooks 16 7 9 0 .438 13 - -
There was no conference tournament.
No teams qualified for the 1987 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.