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.
[1] Art Jones of Portland led the league in scoring and Fran Huck of Denver was named the most valuable player.
[2] bold - qualified for playoffs The Portland Buckaroos defeated the Phoenix Roadrunnrers 4 games to 1 to win the Lester Patrick Cup.
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