1972-73 WCHA season

This is the 1972-73 Western Collegiate Hockey Association season.  This was the league's fourteenth season.
The league standings were suposed to be based on points, however, not all teams played the same number of games and winning percentage was used to determine standings.
==Standings==
 Team GP W L T Pct P GF GA
 Denver Pioneers 28 20 8 0 .714 52 - -
 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 28 19 9 0 .679 48 - -
 Wisconsin Badgers 28 18 9 1 .661 47 - -
 Michigan State Spartans 26 16 9 1 .635 47 - -
 Michigan Tech Huskies 26 16 10 0 .615 44 - -
 Minnesota Golden Gophers 28 12 13 3 .482 35 - -
 North Dakota Fighting Sioux 30 13 15 2 .467 32 - -
 Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs 28 13 15 0 .464 30 - - 
 Colorado College Tigers 28 5 23 0 .179 14 - -
 Michigan Wolverines 30 4 25 1 .150 11 - -
==Post Season==
Denver Pioneers and Wisconsin were tournament co-champions.
===First Round===
*Denver defeated Minnesota-Duluth 9 goals to 6 (5-4, 4-2)
*Notre Dame defeated North Dakota 13 goals to 3 (5-0, 8-3)
*Wisconsin defeated Minnesota 14 goals to 10 (8-4, 6-4)
*Michigan Tech defeated Michigan State 8 goals to 5 (7-1, 1-3)
===Second Round===
*Denver defeated Michigan Tech 7 goals to 3 (3-3, 4-0)
*Wisconsin defeated Notre Dame 8 goals to 7 (4-4, 4-3)
==NCAA Tournament==
===National Semifinals===
*Denver defeated Boston College, 10 to 4
*Wisconsin defeated Cornell, 6 to 5 in overtime
===Third Place Game===
*Wisconsin defeated Denver, 4 to 2
note: After the tournament it was determined by the NCAA Committee on Infractions that the Denver Pioneers violated rules and their participation in the tournament was vacated.
Category:1973 in hockey
Category:Western Collegiate Hockey Association seasons