2001–02 Naisten SM-sarja season

The 2001-02 Naisten SM-sarja season was contested by seven teams and won by the Espoo Blues.

First round

Pl.	Team	GP	W	T	L	Pts	Goals
1.	Espoo Blues	12	10	1	1	21	71:24
2.	IHK Helsinki	12	9	1	2	19	59:22
3.	Jyväskylä HC	12	6	1	5	13	39:43
4.	Ilves Tampere	12	3	4	5	10	32:35
5.	Tappara Tampere	12	4	2	6	10	27:50
6.	Kärpät Oulu	12	4	1	7	9	30:42
7.	Karhu-Kissat Vantaa	12	1	1	10	3	24:66

Final round

Pl.	Team	GP	W	T	L	Pts	Goals
1.	IHK Helsinki	12	9	1	2	19	62:36
2.	Espoo Blues	12	8	1	3	17	57:32
3.	Ilves Tampere	12	5	0	7	10	33:59
4.	Jyväskylä HC	12	1	2	7	4	21:56

Overall standings

Pl.	Team	GP	W	T	L	Pts	Goals
1.	Espoo Blues	24	18	2	4	38	128:56
2.	IHK Helsinki	24	18	2	4	38	121:58
3.	Ilves Tampere	24	8	4	12	20	065:84
4.	Jyväskulä HC	24	7	3	14	17	060:99

Relegation

The top two teams in the Relegation round qualified for the quarterfinals of the playoffs.

Pl.	Team	GP	W	T	L	Pts	Goals
1.	Kärpät Oulu	10	9	0	1	18	54:15
2.	Tappara Tampere	10	7	0	3	14	58:27
3.	Karhu-Kissat Vantaa	10	5	1	4	11	48:33
4.	Ilves Ylojärvi	10	4	0	6	8	16:36
5.	KS Noux Espoo	10	3	0	7	6	26:63
6.	TPS Turku	10	1	1	8	3	25:53

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

• Ilves Tampere - Tappara Tampere 4:2, 4:2
• Karpat Oulu - Jyvaskyla HC 3:0, 1:3

Semifinals

• Espoo Blues - Karpat Oulu 2:1, 4:1, 2:0, 3:4
• IHK Helsinki - Ilves Tampere 2:6, 4:2, 4:3, 5:6, 4:2

3rd place game

• Karpat Oulu - Ilves Tampere 4:1

Final

• Espoo Blues - IHK Helsinki 7:3, 4:2, 4:5, 3:2

External links

• Season on hockeyarchives.info

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