1971–72 WHL season

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1971–72 WHL season
LeagueWestern Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Number of games72
Number of teams6
Regular season
Season championsPortland Buckaroos
Season MVPFran Huck (Denver)
Top scorerArt Jones (Portland)
Lester Patrick Cup
ChampionsDenver Spurs
  Runners-upPortland Buckaroos
Seasons

The 1971–72 WHL season was the 20th season of the Western Hockey League. Six teams played a 72-game schedule, and the Denver Spurs were the Lester Patrick Cup champions, defeating the Portland Buckaroos four games to one in the final series.[1]

Art Jones of Portland led the league in scoring and Fran Huck of Denver was named the most valuable player.[2]

Final Standings[]

WHL Standings[1]
R Team GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 Denver Spurs 72 44 20 8 293 209 96
2 Phoenix Roadrunners 72 40 27 5 283 235 85
3 Portland Buckaroos 72 38 31 3 301 271 79
4 San Diego Gulls 72 32 31 9 241 243 73
5 Salt Lake Golden Eagles 72 29 33 10 250 254 68
6 Seattle Totems 72 12 53 7 175 331 31

bold - qualified for playoffs

Playoffs[]

Semifinals Finals
      
1 Denver Spurs 4
3 San Diego Gulls 0
1 Denver Spurs 4
2 Portland Buckaroos 1
2 Portland Buckaroos 4
4 Phoenix Roadrunners 2

The Portland Buckaroos defeated the Phoenix Roadrunnrers 4 games to 1 to win the Lester Patrick Cup.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Stott 2008, p. 245
  2. ^ Stott 2008, p. 246

Bibliography[]

  • Stott, Jon C. (2008), Ice Warriors: The Pacific Coast/Western Hockey League 1948–1974, Surrey, British Columbia: Heritage House Publishing, ISBN 978-1-894974-54-7
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