1972–73 WCHL season

Junior ice hockey season 1972–73 WCHL season Western Hockey League Ice hockey Playoffs Medicine Hat Tigers (1) Saskatoon Blades 12 Regular season Season champions Saskatoon Blades (1) Four Broncos Memorial Trophy Dennis Sobchuk (Regina Pats) Bob Clarke Trophy Tom Lysiak (Medicine Hat Tigers) WHL 1971–72 1973–74 1972–73 Canadian major junior season Ice hockey 30 OHA QMJHL WCHL Memorial Cup Toronto Marlboros (OHA) 6 Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) The 1972–73 WCHL season was the seventh season of the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL). It featured twelve teams and a 68-game regular season. The Saskatoon Blades topped the regular season standings with 46 wins. However, in the playoffs, the Medicine Hat Tigers defeated the Blades in the championship series to win the club's first President's Cup title.Lapp Richard M. https://archive.org/details/localheroeshisto0000lapp/page/n3/mode/2up Local Heroes: A History of the Western Hockey League White Silas Harbour Publishing 1993 1-55017-080-5 Madeira Park, British Columbia 101 en-CA registration Regular season Final standings main WDL 2 y y n before qualified for playoffs East Division SAS Saskatoon Blades FLI Flin Flon Bombers REG Regina Pats BRA Brandon Wheat Kings SWI Swift Current Broncos WIN Winnipeg Jets 46 11 11 323 184 x 39 19 10 334 228 x 30 28 10 294 270 x 29 30 9 307 304 x 27 35 6 300 359 16 42 10 288 372 complete main WDL 2 y y n before qualified for playoffs West Division EDM Edmonton Oil Kings MED Medicine Hat Tigers CAL Calgary Centennials NEW New Westminster Bruins VIC Victoria Cougars VAN Vancouver Nats 40 20 8 311 240 x 39 20 9 348 254 x 35 22 11 302 224 x 31 22 15 283 264 x 13 51 4 231 390 10 55 3 198 428 complete Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Tom Lysiak Medicine Hat Tigers 67 58 96 154 104 Dennis Sobchuk Regina Pats 66 67 80 147 128 Lanny McDonald Medicine Hat Tigers 68 62 77 139 84 Darcy Rota Edmonton Oil Kings 68 73 56 129 104 Blaine Stoughton Flin Flon Bombers 68 58 60 118 86 Wayne Bianchin Flin Flon Bombers 68 60 54 114 90 Ron Chipperfield Brandon Wheat Kings 59 72 41 113 63 Vick Mercredi New Westminster Bruins 67 52 61 113 63 Mike Rogers Calgary Centennials 67 54 58 112 44 Boyd Anderson Medicine Hat Tigers 68 48 64 112 52 1973 WCHL Playoffs Quarterfinals Saskatoon defeated Brandon 4 games to 2 Flin Flon defeated Regina 4 games to 0 Edmonton defeated New Westminster 4 games to 1 Medicine Hat defeated Calgary 4 games to 2 Semifinals Saskatoon defeated Flin Flon 4 games to 1 Medicine Hat defeated Edmonton 4 games to 2 Finals Medicine Hat defeated Saskatoon 3 games to 0 with 2 ties All-Star game The 1972–73 WCHL All-Star Game was held in Medicine Hat, Alberta, with the West Division All-Stars defeating the East Division All-Stars 6–1 before a crowd of 5,336. Awards Most Valuable Player: Dennis Sobchuk, Regina PatsTop Scorer: Tom Lysiak, Medicine Hat TigersMost Sportsmanlike Player: Ron Chipperfield, Brandon Wheat KingsDefenseman of the Year: George Pesut, Saskatoon BladesRookie of the Year: Rick Blight, Brandon Wheat KingsGoaltender of the Year: Ed Humphreys, Saskatoon BladesCoach of the Year: Pat Ginnell, Flin Flon BombersRegular Season Champions: Saskatoon Blades All-Star Team Goaltender: John Davidson, Calgary Centennials Defenseman: George Pesut, Saskatoon Blades Defenseman: Greg Joly, Regina Pats Centerman: Tom Lysiak, Medicine Hat Tigers Left Winger: Darcy Rota, Edmonton Oil Kings Right Winger: Lanny McDonald, Medicine Hat Tigers See also 1973 Memorial Cup 1972 in sports 1973 in sports References 2005–06 WHL Guide 1971–72 WCHL season 1973–74 WCHL season WHL seasons Category:Western Hockey League seasons WCHL