1972–73 IHL season
{{Short description|A North American ice hockey league's season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
The 1972–73 IHL season was the 28th season of the International Hockey League, a North American minor professional league. Nine teams participated in the regular season, and the Fort Wayne Komets won the Turner Cup.
Regular season
| class="wikitable"
! width="40%" | Northern Division ! width="5%" | GP ! width="5%" | W ! width="5%" | L ! width="5%" | T ! width="7.5%" | GF ! width="7.5%" | GA ! width="7.5%" | Pts | |||||||
| align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="left" | Flint Generals | 74 | 44 | 29 | 1 | 347 | 281 | 89 |
| align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="left" | Port Huron Wings | 73 | 41 | 31 | 1 | 266 | 237 | 83 |
| align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="left" | Toledo Hornets | 74 | 36 | 33 | 5 | 257 | 261 | 77 |
| align="center"
| align="left" | Muskegon Mohawks | 74 | 36 | 34 | 4 | 302 | 259 | 76 |
| align="center"
| align="left" | Saginaw Gears | 74 | 30 | 41 | 3 | 305 | 304 | 63 |
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! width="40%" | Southern Division ! width="5%" | GP ! width="5%" | W ! width="5%" | L ! width="5%" | T ! width="7.5%" | GF ! width="7.5%" | GA ! width="7.5%" | Pts | |||||||
| align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="left" | Fort Wayne Komets | 74 | 48 | 23 | 3 | 308 | 219 | 99 |
| align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="left" | Dayton Gems | 73 | 44 | 25 | 4 | 308 | 235 | 92 |
| align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="left" | Des Moines Capitols | 74 | 30 | 41 | 3 | 279 | 360 | 63 |
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| align="left" | Columbus Golden Seals | 74 | 10 | 62 | 2 | 177 | 393 | 22 |
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Turner Cup Playoffs
{{6TeamBracket-Info |style=2
| RD1= Turner Cup Pre-Playoffs
| RD2= Turner Cup Semifinals
| RD3= Turner Cup Final
| RD1-seed1=N2
| RD1-team1=Port Huron Wings
| RD1-score1=3
| RD1-seed2=N3
| RD1-team2=Toledo Hornets
| RD1-score2=1
| RD1-seed3=S2
| RD1-team3=Dayton Gems
| RD1-score3=3
| RD1-seed4=S3
| RD1-team4=Des Moines Capitols
| RD1-score4=0
| RD2-seed1=N1
| RD2-team1=Flint Generals
| RD2-score1=1
| RD2-seed2=S1
| RD2-team2=Fort Wayne Komets
| RD2-score2=4
| RD2-seed3=N2
| RD2-team3=Port Huron Wings
| RD2-score3=3
| RD2-seed4=S2
| RD2-team4=Dayton Gems
| RD2-score4=0
| RD3-seed1=S1
| RD3-team1=Fort Wayne Komets
| RD3-score1=4
| RD3-seed2=N2
| RD3-team2=Port Huron Wings
| RD3-score2=0
}}
External links
- [http://hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/ihl19461973.html Season 1972/73] on hockeydb.com
{{IHL seasons}}
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