1971–72 WHL season

August 2023 1971–72 WHL season Western Hockey League Ice hockey Regular season Portland Buckaroos Lester Patrick Cup Denver Spurs Portland Buckaroos 1970–71 1972–73 72 6 Fran Huck (Denver) Art Jones (Portland) 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.Stott 2008 245 Art Jones of Portland led the league in scoring and Fran Huck of Denver was named the most valuable player.Stott 2008 246 Teams 1971–72 Western Hockey League Team City Arena Capacity Denver Spurs Denver, Colorado Denver Coliseum 8,140 Phoenix Roadrunners Phoenix, Arizona Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 12,371 Portland Buckaroos Portland, Oregon Memorial Coliseum 12,000 Salt Lake Golden Eagles Salt Lake City, Utah Salt Palace 10,594 San Diego Gulls San Diego, California San Diego Sports Arena 12,920 Seattle Totems Seattle, Washington Seattle Center Coliseum 12,250 Map of teams left 10px WHL Teams 1225 400 375 390 20 United States 850 United States 39.78 -104.98 Red pog.svg 90 bottom Spurs United States 33.47 -112.10 Red pog.svg 90 top Roadrunners United States 45.53 -122.67 Red pog.svg 90 bottom Buckaroos United States 40.77 -111.90 Red pog.svg 90 bottom Golden Eagles United States 32.76 -117.21 Red pog.svg 90 bottom Gulls United States 47.62 -122.35 Red pog.svg 90 bottom Totems Final standings +WHL Standings R Rank Team GP Games played W Wins L Losses T Tie GF Goals for GA Goals against Pts Points 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 1 Denver Spurs 4 3 San Diego Gulls 0 2 Portland Buckaroos 4 4 Phoenix Roadrunners 2 1 Denver Spurs 4 2 Portland Buckaroos 1 The Portland Buckaroos defeated the Phoenix Roadrunnrers 4 games to 1 to win the Lester Patrick Cup. References 20em Bibliography Stott Jon C. 2008 Ice Warriors: The Pacific Coast/Western Hockey League 1948–1974 Heritage House Publishing Surrey, British Columbia 978-1-894974-54-7 Category:Western Hockey League (1952–1974) seasons Category:1971–72 in American ice hockey by league Category:1971–72 in Canadian ice hockey by league