1972–73 WHL season

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1972–73 WHL season
LeagueWestern Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Number of games72
Number of teams6
Regular season
Season championsPhoenix Roadrunners
President's Cup
ChampionsPhoenix Roadrunners
  Runners-upSalt Lake Golden Eagles
Seasons
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The 1972–73 WHL season was the 21st season of the Western Hockey League. The Phoenix Roadrunners were the President's Cup champions as they beat the Salt Lake Golden Eagles in four games in the final series.

Final Standings[]

Final Season Standings[1]
R Team GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 Phoenix Roadrunners 72 37 26 9 310 250 83
2 Salt Lake Golden Eagles 72 32 25 15 288 259 79
3 San Diego Gulls 72 32 29 11 239 223 75
4 Denver Spurs 72 27 32 13 264 275 67
5 Seattle Totems 72 26 32 14 270 286 66
6 Portland Buckaroos 72 21 39 12 226 287 54

bold - qualified for playoffs

Playoffs[]

Round 1 Finals
      
1 Phoenix Roadrunners 4
3 San Diego Gulls 2
1 Phoenix Roadrunners 4
4 Salt Lake Golden Eagles 0
2 Salt Lake Golden Eagles 4
4 Denver Spurs 1

The Phoenix Roadrunners win the President's Cup 4 games to 0.[2]

Awards[]

1972-73 WHL awards[3]
Award Recipient
President's Cup Phoenix Roadrunners
Outstanding Goalkeeper Award Ken Broderick[4]
Leading Scorer Award Rob Walton[5]
George Leader Cup Ken Broderick[6]
Rookie Award Ron Huston[7]
Fred J. Hume Cup Andy Hebenton[8]
Hal Laycoe Cup Dave Dunn[9]

References[]

  1. ^ 1972-73 Western Hockey League Standings
  2. ^ WHL Playoff Results
  3. ^ Western Hockey League (1952-1974) Leaders
  4. ^ Outstanding Goalkeeper Award winners
  5. ^ Leading Scorer Award winners
  6. ^ George Leader Cup winners
  7. ^ Rookie Award winners
  8. ^ Fred J. Hume Cup winners
  9. ^ Hal Laycoe Cup winners
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