1972–73 WHL season

The 1972–73 WHL season was the 21st season of the Western Hockey League. The Phoenix Roadrunners were the President's Cup champions as they beat the Salt Lake Golden Eagles in four games in the final series.

1972–73 WHL season
League	Western Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Number of games	72
Number of teams	6
Regular season
Season champions	Phoenix Roadrunners
President's Cup
Champions	Phoenix Roadrunners
Runners-up	Salt Lake Golden Eagles

Teams

1972–73 Western Hockey League
Team	City	Arena	Capacity
Denver Spurs	Denver, Colorado	Denver Coliseum	8,140
Phoenix Roadrunners	Phoenix, Arizona	Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum	12,371
Portland Buckaroos	Portland, Oregon	Memorial Coliseum	12,000
Salt Lake Golden Eagles	Salt Lake City, Utah	Salt Palace	10,594
San Diego Gulls	San Diego, California	San Diego Sports Arena	12,920
Seattle Totems	Seattle, Washington	Seattle Center Coliseum	12,250

Map of teams

Spurs

Road
runners

Buckaroos

Golden Eagles

Gulls

Totems

WHL Teams

Final Standings

Final Season Standings

R	Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	Phoenix Roadrunners	72	37	26	9	310	250	83
2	Salt Lake Golden Eagles	72	32	25	15	288	259	79
3	San Diego Gulls	72	32	29	11	239	223	75
4	Denver Spurs	72	27	32	13	264	275	67
5	Seattle Totems	72	26	32	14	270	286	66
6	Portland Buckaroos	72	21	39	12	226	287	54

bold - qualified for playoffs

Playoffs

	Round 1					Finals
	1	Phoenix Roadrunners	4
	3	San Diego Gulls	2
						1	Phoenix Roadrunners	4
						4	Salt Lake Golden Eagles	0
	2	Salt Lake Golden Eagles	4
	4	Denver Spurs	1

The Phoenix Roadrunners win the President's Cup 4 games to 0.

Awards

1972-73 WHL awards

Award	Recipient
President's Cup	Phoenix Roadrunners
Outstanding Goalkeeper Award	Ken Broderick
Leading Scorer Award	Rob Walton
George Leader Cup	Ken Broderick
Rookie Award	Ron Huston
Fred J. Hume Cup	Andy Hebenton
Hal Laycoe Cup	Dave Dunn