The 1972–73 Danish 1. division season was the 16th season of ice hockey in Denmark. Ten teams participated in the league, and Herning IK won the championship. IK Aalborg was relegated.
Regular season
edit| Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Herning IK | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 114 | 48 | 32 |
| 2. | KSF Copenhagen | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 144 | 55 | 31 |
| 3. | Esbjerg IK | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 94 | 42 | 26 |
| 4. | Gladsaxe SF | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 103 | 68 | 22 |
| 5. | AaB Ishockey | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 93 | 73 | 21 |
| 6. | Vojens IK | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 93 | 88 | 15 |
| 7. | Rungsted IK | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 61 | 87 | 13 |
| 8. | Rødovre Mighty Bulls | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 64 | 90 | 13 |
| 9. | Hellerup IK | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 50 | 113 | 6 |
| 10. | IK Aalborg | 18 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 39 | 191 | 1 |