1971–72 WCHL season
The 1971–72 WCHL season was the sixth season of the Western Canada Hockey League. Twelve teams completed a 68-game season, with the Edmonton Oil Kings winning their second consecutive President's Cup.League notes
Final standings
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 |
1972 WCHL Playoffs
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
Semifinals
- Regina defeated Brandon 4 games to 2
- Edmonton defeated Calgary 4 games to 2
Finals
- Edmonton defeated Regina 4 games to 1
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.Awards
