1972-73 CCHA season

This is the 1972-73 Central Collegiate Hockey Association season.  This was the league's second season.
==Membership changes==
*The league added the Lake Superior Lakers which joined from the NAIA.
== Conference standings==
Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against
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 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall
 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	PTS 	GF 	GA 	 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA
Saint Louis† 	16 	13 	3 	0 	26 	116 	52 	 	38 	27 	11 	0 	266 	162
Lake Superior State 	12 	9 	3 	0 	18 	82 	53 	 	30 	20 	10 	0 	201 	129
Ohio State 	14 	7 	7 	0 	14 	76 	65 	 	30 	18 	11 	1 	179 	141
Bowling Green* 	16 	6 	10 	0 	12 	95 	94 	 	35 	16 	19 	0 	193 	191
Ohio 	14 	1 	13 	0 	2 	36 	141 	 	24 	6 	18 	0 	— 	—
Championship: Bowling Green
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Bowling Green
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Bowling Green
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Bowling Green
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Bowling Green
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Bowling Green
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Bowling Green
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Bowling Green
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Bowling Green
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Bowling Green
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Bowling Green
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Bowling Green
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Bowling Green
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Bowling Green
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Bowling Green
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
== Round robin==
Team 	GP	W	L	PTS	GF	GA
Bowling Green	2 	2	0	4 	14	6
Saint Louis 	2 	1	1	2 	16	10
Ohio State 	2 	0	2	0 	5 	19
=== Results===
==== (1) Saint Louis vs. (4) Bowling Green====
March 2	Saint Louis		5 – 6	OT	Bowling Green	St. Louis Arena	St. Louis Arena	
==== (1) Saint Louis vs. (3) Ohio State====
March 3	Saint Louis		11 – 4		Ohio State	St. Louis Arena	St. Louis Arena	
==== (3) Ohio State vs. (4) Bowling Green====
March 4	Ohio State		1 – 8		Bowling Green	St. Louis Arena	St. Louis Arena	
== Tournament awards==
=== All-Tournament Team===
*Goaltender: Ralph Kloiber (Saint Louis)
*Defensemen: Roger Archer (Bowling Green), Jan Kascak (Saint Louis)
*Forwards: Rick Kennedy (Saint Louis), John Stewart (Bowling Green), Bruce Woodhouse (Bowling Green)[1]
==NCAA Tournament==
No CCHA teams were invited to the NCAA tournament.
Category:Central Collegiate Hockey Association
Category:1973 in hockey
Category:NCAA seasons