| Schedule/Results | Playoff Results | League Leaders | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central | |||||||||||
| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM | Att. | Coach | Playoff Results |
| Cape Cod Cubs | 76 | 36 | 29 | 11 | 83 | 338 | 314 | 0 | Bronco Horvath | Lost in round 2 | |
| Rhode Island Eagles | 76 | 32 | 35 | 9 | 73 | 320 | 307 | 0 | Larry Kish | Lost in round 1 | |
| Long Island Ducks | 76 | 26 | 43 | 7 | 59 | 287 | 386 | 0 | Stankiewicz, Morris, Lamoureux {+} | Lost in round 1 | |
| Jersey Devils | 76 | 23 | 41 | 12 | 58 | 239 | 300 | 0 | Jim Hay | Out of Playoffs | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Northern | |||||||||||
| Syracuse Blazers | 76 | 63 | 9 | 4 | 130 | 453 | 190 | 0 | Ron Ingram | Won Championship | |
| Johnstown Jets | 76 | 36 | 28 | 12 | 84 | 283 | 255 | 0 | Tom McVie | Lost in round 2 | |
| Clinton Comets | 76 | 18 | 51 | 7 | 43 | 256 | 415 | 0 | Pat Kelly | Out of Playoffs | |
| New England Blades | 24 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 20 | 91 | 109 | 0 | 1,672 | Dick Green | Out of Playoffs |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Southern | |||||||||||
| Roanoke Valley Rebels | 76 | 40 | 25 | 11 | 91 | 345 | 276 | 0 | Gregg Pilling | Lost in Finals | |
| Greensboro Generals | 76 | 40 | 28 | 8 | 88 | 391 | 315 | 0 | Carter, Smith {+} | Lost in round 1 | |
| Suncoast Suns | 76 | 30 | 37 | 9 | 69 | 301 | 365 | 0 | Lloyd Hinchberger | Lost in round 1 | |
| Charlotte Checkers | 76 | 26 | 40 | 10 | 62 | 241 | 313 | 0 | Jack Wells | Out of Playoffs | |
| Notes: | New England folded on December 1, 1972. |