| 1972–73 WHL season | |
| League: | Western Hockey League |
| Sport: | Ice hockey |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Season Champs: | Phoenix Roadrunners |
| Finals: | President's Cup |
| Finals Champ: | Phoenix Roadrunners |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Salt Lake Golden Eagles |
| Prevseason Year: | 1971–72 |
| Nextseason Year: | 1973–74 |
| No Of Games: | 72 |
| No Of Teams: | 6 |
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 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 | 37 | 26 | 9 | 310 | 250 | 83 | ||
| 2 | 72 | 32 | 25 | 15 | 288 | 259 | 79 | ||
| 3 | 72 | 32 | 29 | 11 | 239 | 223 | 75 | ||
| 4 | 72 | 27 | 32 | 13 | 264 | 275 | 67 | ||
| 5 | 72 | 26 | 32 | 14 | 270 | 286 | 66 | ||
| 6 | 72 | 21 | 39 | 12 | 226 | 287 | 54 |
The Phoenix Roadrunners win the President's Cup 4 games to 0.[1]
| Award | Recipient | |
|---|---|---|
| President's Cup | Phoenix Roadrunners | |
| Outstanding Goalkeeper Award | Ken Broderick[3] | |
| Leading Scorer Award | Rob Walton[4] | |
| George Leader Cup | Ken Broderick[5] | |
| Rookie Award | Ron Huston[6] | |
| Fred J. Hume Cup | Andy Hebenton[7] | |
| Hal Laycoe Cup | Dave Dunn[8] |