1971-72 WHL (minor pro) Season



This is the 1971-72 season of the Western Hockey League. It was the twentieth season of the league.

There were no changes to the teams this season.

Standings
Denver Spurs            72-44-20- 8-96    293-209 Phoenix Roadrunners     72-40-27- 5-93    283-235 Portland Buckaroos      72-38-31- 3-79    301-271 San Diego Gulls         72-32-31- 9-73    241-243 Salt Lake Golden Eagles 72-29-33-10-68    250-254 Seattle Totems          72-12-53- 7-31    175-331

Semi Finals
Best of 7


 * Denver 2 San Diego 0
 * Denver 4 San Diego 2
 * Denver 4 San Diego 3
 * Denver 3 San Diego 1

Denver Spurs beat San Diego Gulls 4 wins to none.


 * Portland 3 Phoenix 1
 * Phoenix 6 Portland 5
 * Phoenix 5 Portland 3
 * Portland 4 Phoenix 3
 * Portland 3 Phoenix 2
 * Portland 6 Phoenix 2

Portland Buckaroos beat Phoenix Roadrunners 4 wins to 2.

Final
Best of 7


 * Denver 4 Portland 1
 * Denver 5 Portland 0
 * Portland 3 Denver 2
 * Denver 3 Portland 1
 * Denver 6 Portland 0

Denver Spurs beat Portland Buckaroos 4 wins to 1 and won the Lester Patrick Cup.

First Team

 * Goaltender: Don Caley, Phoenix Roadrunners
 * Defenceman: Sandy Hucul, Phoenix Roadrunners
 * Defenceman: Bob McCord, Denver Spurs
 * Centre: Art Jones, Portland Buckaroos
 * Left Winger: Andre Hinse, Phoenix Roadrunners
 * Right Winger: Gary Veneruzzo, Denver Spurs

Second Team

 * Goaltender: Wayne Rutledge, Salt Lake Golden Eagles
 * Defenceman: Connie Madigan, Portland Buckaroos
 * Defenceman: Ray Larose, Denver Spurs
 * Centre: Fran Huck, Denver Spurs
 * Left Winger: Billy Saunders, Portland Buckaroos
 * Right Winger: Cliff Schmautz, Portland Buckaroos

Third Team

 * Goaltender: Bob Johnson, Denver Spurs
 * Defenceman: Gordon Kannegiesser, Denver Spurs
 * Defenceman: Paul Terbenche, Salt Lake Golden Eagles
 * Centre: Larry Lund, Phoenix Roadrunners
 * Left Winger: Reg Fleming, Salt Lake Golden Eagles
 * Right Winger: Frank Hughes, Phoenix Roadrunners