1972-73 WCHL season

The 1972–73 WCHL season was the 7th season of the Western Canada Hockey League, known in the present day as the Western Hockey League. Twelve teams completed a 68 game season, with the Medicine Hat Tigers winning the President's Cup.
==Regular Season==
East Division 	GP	W 	L 	T 	Pts	GF 	GA
x Saskatoon Blades 	68	46	11	11	103	323	184
x Flin Flon Bombers 	68	39	19	10	88 	334	228
x Regina Pats 	68	30	28	10	70 	294	270
x Brandon Wheat Kings 	68	29	30	9 	67 	307	304
Swift Current Broncos 	68	27	35	6 	60 	300	359
Winnipeg Jets 	68	16	42	10	42 	288	372
West Division 	GP	W 	L 	T 	Pts	GF 	GA
x Edmonton Oil Kings 	68	40	20	8 	88 	311	240
x Medicine Hat Tigers 	68	39	20	9 	87 	346	254
x Calgary Centennials 	68	35	22	11	81 	302	224
x New Westminster Bruins	68	31	22	15	77 	283	264
Victoria Cougars 	68	13	51	4 	30 	231	390
Vancouver Nats 	68	10	55	3 	23 	198	428
===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
Vic 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
==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
Medicine Hat advanced to the 1973 Memorial Cup tournament.
==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 Pats
Top Scorer: Tom Lysiak, Medicine Hat Tigers
Most Sportsmanlike Player: Ron Chipperfield, Brandon Wheat Kings
Defenseman of the Year: George Pesut, Saskatoon Blades
Rookie of the Year: Rick Blight, Brandon Wheat Kings
Goaltender of the Year: Ed Humphreys, Saskatoon Blades
Coach of the Year: Pat Ginnell, Flin Flon Bombers
Regular 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
==Team Photos==
72-73BraWK.jpg|Brandon Wheat Kings
72-73MHTig.jpg|Medicine Hat Tigers
72-73EdmOK.jpg|Edmonton Oil Kings
Edmonton Oil Kings photo from http://www.vintageedmonton.com
==Game Ads==
72-73WCHLCalgaryGameAd.jpg|Calgary
72-73WCHLNewWestGameAd.jpg|New Westminster
72-73WCHLReginaGameAd.jpg|Regina
72-73WCHLVancouverGameAd.jpg|Vancouver
==References==
*whl.ca
* 2005–06 WHL Guide
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