| 1972–73 AHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | American Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Regular season | |
| F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy | Nova Scotia Voyageurs |
| Season MVP | Bill Inglis |
| Top scorer | Yvon Lambert |
| Playoffs | |
| Champions | Cincinnati Swords |
| Runners-up | Nova Scotia Voyageurs |
The 1972–73 AHL season was the 37th season of the American Hockey League. Twelve teams played 76 games each in the schedule. The Cincinnati Swords finished first overall in the regular season, and won the Calder Cup championship.
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points;
| East | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nova Scotia Voyageurs (MTL) | 76 | 43 | 18 | 15 | 101 | 316 | 191 |
| Boston Braves (BOS) | 76 | 34 | 29 | 13 | 81 | 248 | 256 |
| Rochester Americans (independent) | 76 | 33 | 31 | 12 | 78 | 239 | 276 |
| Providence Reds (NYR) | 76 | 32 | 30 | 14 | 78 | 253 | 255 |
| Springfield Kings (LAK) | 76 | 18 | 42 | 16 | 52 | 265 | 344 |
| New Haven Nighthawks (MNS/NYI) | 76 | 16 | 40 | 20 | 52 | 246 | 331 |
| West | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Swords (BUF) | 76 | 54 | 17 | 5 | 113 | 351 | 206 |
| Hershey Bears (PIT) | 76 | 42 | 23 | 11 | 95 | 326 | 231 |
| Virginia Wings (DET) | 76 | 38 | 22 | 16 | 92 | 258 | 221 |
| Richmond Robins (PHI) | 76 | 30 | 36 | 10 | 70 | 272 | 280 |
| Cleveland/Jacksonville Barons (independent) | 76 | 23 | 44 | 9 | 55 | 251 | 329 |
| Baltimore Clippers (independent) | 76 | 17 | 48 | 11 | 45 | 210 | 315 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yvon Lambert | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | 76 | 52 | 52 | 104 | 84 |
| Tony Featherstone | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | 74 | 49 | 54 | 103 | 78 |
| Morris Stefaniw | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | 64 | 30 | 71 | 101 | 80 |
| Bill Inglis | Cincinnati Swords | 75 | 40 | 57 | 97 | 29 |
| Jeannot Gilbert | Hershey Bears | 74 | 29 | 42 | 71 | 24 |
| Rene Drolet | Richmond Robins | 76 | 34 | 53 | 87 | 30 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | Richmond Robins | 72 | 35 | 51 | 86 | 133 |
| Rick Dudley | Cincinnati Swords | 64 | 40 | 44 | 84 | 159 |
| Danny Schock | Richmond Robins | 74 | 48 | 36 | 84 | 37 |
| Division Semifinals | Division Finals | Calder Cup Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Nova Scotia | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Providence | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Nova Scotia | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Eastern Division | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Boston | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Boston | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Rochester | 2 | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Nova Scotia | 1 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | Cincinnati | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Cincinnati | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Richmond | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Cincinnati | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Western Division | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Virginia | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Hershey | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Virginia | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Calder Cup Playoff champions: | Cincinnati Swords |
| F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy Regular Season champions, East Division: | Nova Scotia Voyageurs |
| John D. Chick Trophy Regular Season champions, West Division: | Cincinnati Swords |
| Les Cunningham Award Most valuable player: | Bill Inglis - Cincinnati Swords |
| John B. Sollenberger Trophy Top point scorer: | Yvon Lambert - Nova Scotia Voyageurs |
| Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award Rookie of the year: | Ron Anderson - Boston Braves |
| Eddie Shore Award Defenceman of the year: | Ray McKay - Cincinnati Swords |
| Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award Lowest goals against average: | Michel Larocque & Michel Deguise - Nova Scotia Voyageurs |
| Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial Award Coach of the year: | Floyd Smith - Cincinnati Swords |
| James C. Hendy Memorial Award Most outstanding executive: | Richard F. Canning |
| James H. Ellery Memorial Award Outstanding media coverage: | Jerry Linquist, Baltimore |
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