Playoffs
In the "best of 7" semi-finals:
- Spokane Jets defeated Cranbrook Royals 4 games to 3 (4-2, 6-3, 7-4, 4-7, 5-1*, 2-4, 4-0)
- Nelson Maple Leafs defeated Kimberley Dynamiters 4 games to 2 (2-7, 6-2, 4-1, 3-6, 5-2, 7-2)
The Cranbrook Royals successfully protested against their loss in the 5th game in the series, resulting in the game being awarded to Cranbrook.
In the "best of 7" final series, the Spokane Jets defeated Nelson Maple Leafs 4 games to 1 (5-3, 5-4, 5-2, 2-3, 5-4). The Spokane Jets advanced to the 1971-72 Western Canada Allan Cup Playoffs.
The 1972 Allan Cup was the Canadian national senior ice hockey championship for the 1971-72 Senior "A" season. The event was hosted by the Spokane Jets and Spokane, Washington with Kimberley, British Columbia. The 1972 playoff marked the 64th time that the Allan Cup has been awarded.
The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men's ice hockey champions of Canada. It was donated by Sir Montagu Allan of Ravenscrag, Montreal, and has been competed for since 1909. The current champions are the Stoney Creek Generals, who captured the 2018 Allan Cup in Rosetown, Saskatchewan.
