The 1971–72 WCHL season was the 6th season of the Western Canada Hockey League, known in the present day as the Western Hockey League. Twelve teams completed a 68-game season, with the Edmonton Oil Kings winning their second consecutive President's Cup.

Contents 1 League notes 2 Regular season 2.1 Final standings 2.2 Scoring leaders 3 WCHL Playoffs 3.1 Quarterfinals 3.2 Semifinals 3.3 Finals 4 All-Star Game 5 Awards 6 See also 7 References

[edit] League notes

• The Victoria Cougars joined as an expansion team playing in the West division.
• The Vancouver Nats joined as an expansion team playing in the West division.
• The Estevan Bruins relocated to New Westminster, British Columbia to become the New Westminster Bruins, playing in the West division.
• The Swift Current Broncos and Saskatoon Blades moved to the East division.
• The season expanded to 68 games from 66.

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Final standings

East Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
x Regina Pats	68	43	23	2	88	287	225
x Saskatoon Blades	68	37	28	3	77	312	258
x Brandon Wheat Kings	68	35	33	0	70	338	331
x Flin Flon Bombers	68	31	36	1	63	265	307
Swift Current Broncos	68	25	42	1	51	252	311
Winnipeg Jets	68	24	43	1	49	238	273

West Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
x Calgary Centennials	68	49	16	3	101	296	169
x Edmonton Oil Kings	68	44	22	2	90	320	246
x New Westminster Bruins	68	40	27	1	81	285	240
x Medicine Hat Tigers	68	35	30	3	73	351	312
Victoria Cougars	68	18	48	2	38	215	321
Vancouver Nats	68	17	50	1	35	213	379

[edit] Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Tom Lysiak	Medicine Hat Tigers	68	46	97	143	96
Stan Weir	Medicine Hat Tigers	68	58	75	133	77
Blaine Stoughton	Flin Flon Bombers	68	60	66	126	125
Robbie Neale	Brandon Wheat Kings	65	53	73	126	54
Dennis Sobchuk	Regina Pats	68	56	67	123	115
Jeff Ablett	Medicine Hat Tigers	68	59	57	116	99
Lorne Henning	New Westminster Bruins	60	51	63	114	29
Lanny McDonald	Medicine Hat Tigers	68	50	64	114	54
Ron Chipperfield	Brandon Wheat Kings	63	59	53	112	29
Glen Mikkelson	Brandon Wheat Kings	67	44	62	106	52

[edit] WCHL Playoffs

[edit] Quarterfinals

• Brandon defeated Saskatoon 4 games to 3 with 1 tie
• Regina defeated Flin Flon 3 games to 2 with 2 ties
• Calgary defeated Medicine Hat 4 games to 2 with 1 tie
• Edmonton defeated New Westminster 4 games to 1

[edit] Semifinals

• Regina defeated Brandon 4 games to 2
• Edmonton defeated Calgary 4 games to 2

[edit] Finals

• Edmonton defeated Regina 4 games to 1

[edit] All-Star Game

The 1971–72 WCHL All-Star Game was held in Vancouver, British Columbia, with the East Division All-Stars defeating the West Division All-Stars 4–2 before a crowd of 5,783.

[edit] Awards

Most Valuable Player: John Davidson, Calgary Centennials

Top Scorer: Tom Lysiak, Medicine Hat Tigers

Most Sportsmanlike Player: Ron Chipperfield, Brandon Wheat Kings

Defenseman of the Year: Jim Watson, Calgary Centennials

Rookie of the Year: Dennis Sobchuk, Regina Pats

Goaltender of the Year: John Davidson, Calgary Centennials

Coach of the Year: Earl Ingarfield, Sr., Regina Pats

Regular Season Champions: Calgary Centennials

[edit] See also

• 1971 in sports
• 1972 in sports

[edit] References

• whl.ca
• 2005–06 WHL Guide

Preceded by 1970–71 WCHL season

WHL seasons

Succeeded by 1972–73 WCHL season