1971-72 WHL (minor pro) Season

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==
71-72DenSpu.jpg|Denver Spurs
71-72PorBuc.jpg|Portland Buckaroos
71-72SDGulls.gif|San Diego Gulls
71-72SLGE.jpg|Salt Lake Golden Eagles
==See Also==
List of WHL (minor pro) Seasons
Category:1972 in hockey
Category:Western Hockey League (minor pro) seasons