| 1971–72 WHL season | |
| League: | Western Hockey League |
| Sport: | Ice hockey |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Finals: | Lester Patrick Cup |
| Finals Champ: | Denver Spurs |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Portland Buckaroos |
| Prevseason Year: | 1970–71 |
| Nextseason Year: | 1972–73 |
| No Of Games: | 72 |
| No Of Teams: | 6 |
| Mvp: | Fran Huck (Denver) |
| Top Scorer: | Art Jones (Portland) |
The 1971–72 WHL season was the 20th season of the Western Hockey League. Six teams played a 72-game schedule, and the Denver Spurs were the Lester Patrick Cup champions, defeating the Portland Buckaroos four games to one in the final series.
Art Jones of Portland led the league in scoring and Fran Huck of Denver was named the most valuable player.
| 1971–72 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 | ||
| Team | |||||||||
| 1 | 72 | 44 | 20 | 8 | 293 | 209 | 96 | ||
| 2 | 72 | 40 | 27 | 5 | 283 | 235 | 85 | ||
| 3 | 72 | 38 | 31 | 3 | 301 | 271 | 79 | ||
| 4 | 72 | 32 | 31 | 9 | 241 | 243 | 73 | ||
| 5 | 72 | 29 | 33 | 10 | 250 | 254 | 68 | ||
| 6 | 72 | 12 | 53 | 7 | 175 | 331 | 31 |
The Portland Buckaroos defeated the Phoenix Roadrunnrers 4 games to 1 to win the Lester Patrick Cup.