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.
Art Jones of Portland led the league in scoring and Fran Huck of Denver was named the most valuable player.
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
Final standings +WHL Standings Team 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
The Portland Buckaroos defeated the Phoenix Roadrunnrers 4 games to 1 to win the Lester Patrick Cup.
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