1972-73 AQHL Season

 

1972-73 standings

1^st: Sherbrooke Loups

2^nd: Laval Tigers

3^rd: Cape Breton Warriors

4^th: Moncton Bears

5^th: Drummondville Les Rouges

6^th: Portland Clippers

7^th: Trois-Rivieres Titans

8^th: Fredericton Vikings

Story:

Paul Name had a long road trip from Moncton to Laval during the league’s season opener. At Moncton, the Bears got the win from Trois-Rivieres 4-2, while Laval lost big time by Sherbrooke 7-2.

The Playoffs format and several games for each round are the same as the WCLH, but for seeding the 8^th place team, they must have at least more than five wins to be in the playoffs. The Fredericton Vikings were in a must-win in hopes of being in the playoffs sadly; on their last game of the season, the Vikings failed to get one more win as they lost 4-3 to the Portland Clippers. The Vikings record of 5 wins, 28 losses and 7 ties. The Loups got themselves a first-round bye.

The Sherbrooke Loups is the league’s best teams as they finished with 35 wins, followed by three losses and two ties, making a total of 72 points. The Loups went on winning the Bronz cup title by beating the Laval Tigers 3 games to 1 and advanced to the Valor Cup in Toronto, Ontario.

1973 Playoffs

1^st Round (best 2 of 3 games)

1^st Sherbrooke Loups: bye

2^nd Laval Tigers: 2 - 7^th Trois-Rivieres Titans: 0

3^rd Cape Breton Warriors: 2 - 6^th Portland Clippers: 1

5^th Drummondville Les Rouges: 2 - 4^th Moncton Bears: 1

2^nd Round (best 2 of 3 games)

1st Sherbrooke Loups: 2 - 5th Drummondville Les Rouges: 0

2nd Laval Tigers: 2 - 3rd Cape Breton Warriors: 1

Bronz Cup finals (best 3 of 5 games)

1st Sherbrooke Loups: 3 - 2nd Laval Tigers: 1