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
Playoffs[]
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.
All-Star Teams[]
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
Team Photos[]
