Elitserien 2001/02

This article deals with the 2001/02 season of the highest Swedish ice hockey division, for the 2001/02 season of the highest Norwegian ice hockey division see Eliteserien (Norway) 2001/02 , for the 2001/02 season of the Elitserien in chess see Elitserien (chess) 2001/02 .

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The 2001/02 Elitserien season was the 27th season of the Swedish Elitserien . The preliminary round was played from September 18, 2001 to March 5, 2002, the play-offs began on March 8 and ended with the final game on April 6. Swedish champion 2001/02 was Färjestad BK , while in the Kvalserien , a relegation round between the best four teams of the second-rate HockeyAllsvenskan and the last two of the Elitserien, Timrå IK and Leksands IF occupied the first two places. These two clubs were thus allowed to play in the top division in the following season , the penultimate of the Elitserien 2001/02, AIK Ishockey , however, rose to the Allsvenskan.

Regular season

mode

The twelve teams of the Elitserien initially played against each other in 50 season games. The clubs were divided into three regional groups during the preliminary round, with the teams from the respective “derby groups” playing more games against each other than against teams from the other groups. The first eight teams of the preliminary round competed against each other in the play-offs, the season was over for the teams in places 9 and 10, the last two teams had to compete in the Kvalserien .

A win in regular time earned a team three points. In the event of a tie after regular time, extra time was played in which the winner received two points and the loser received one point. If it was still a draw after extra time, a penalty shoot-out was played with the same points as in extra time.

Closing table

	club	Sp	S.	OTS	SOS	SON	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Färjestad BK	50	33	4th	5	1	0	7th	182: 100	118
2.	MODO hockey	50	25th	3	4th	3	1	14th	172: 136	93
3.	Djurgårdens IF	50	27	0	2	5	1	15th	151: 130	91
4th	HV71	50	24	2	2	4th	4th	14th	156: 140	88
5.	Västra Frölunda HC	50	23	1	3	2	2	19th	181: 150	81
6th	MIF Redhawks	50	19th	1	6th	2	1	21st	138: 143	74
7th	Luleå HF	50	15th	1	9	3	1	21st	140: 146	69
8th.	Brynäs IF	50	19th	1	2	3	1	24	143: 164	67
9.	Södertälje SK	50	13	3	2	10	2	20th	120: 144	61
10.	Linköpings HC	50	14th	2	3	5	1	25th	132: 153	58
11.	AIK ishockey	50	15th	0	2	0	5	28	115: 165	54
12.	Timrå IK	50	10	1	4th	6th	0	29	099: 158	46

Sp = games, S = wins, OTS = overtime wins, SOS = penalty wins, SON = penalty losses, OTN = overtime losses, N = losses

Top scorer

Abbreviations: T = goals, A = assists , P = points, Sp = games

	player	team	Sp	T	A.	P
1.	Ulf Söderström	Farjestad	49	16	34	50
2.	Peter Högardh	MODO	47	22nd	25th	47
3.	Niklas Andersson	Frölunda	41	14th	32	46
4th	Jonas Johnson	Frölunda	50	14th	31	45
5.	Larsson Peter	Södertälje	50	19th	25th	44
	Stefan Nilsson	Luleå	50	8th	36	44
7th	Rickard Wallin	Farjestad	50	12	31	43
	Mikael Wahlberg	MODO	44	9	34	43
9.	Jan Larsson	Brynäs	46	15th	27	42
10.	Johan Davidsson	HV71	50	13	27	40

Play-offs

The playoff quarter-finals were played in the “best-of-seven” mode, from the semi-finals onwards the “best-of-five” mode was played.

Tournament tree

	Quarter finals					Semifinals					final
	1.	Färjestad BK	4th
	8th.	Brynäs IF	0
						1.	Färjestad BK	3
						4th	HV71	0
	4th	HV71	4th
	6th	MIF Redhawks	1
											1.	Färjestad BK	3
											2.	MoDo hockey	0
	2.	MoDo hockey	4th
	7th	Luleå HF	0
						2.	MoDo hockey	3
						5.	Västra Frölunda HC	2
	3.	Djurgårdens IF	1
	5.	Västra Frölunda HC	4th

Quarter finals

Färjestad BK - Brynäs IF 8th of March Brynäs IF Färjestad BK 4-5 March 10th Färjestad BK Brynäs IF 7-3 March 12th Brynäs IF Färjestad BK 1-2 n.V. the 14th of March Färjestad BK Brynäs IF 7-2 Färjestad BK wins the round 4-0.

MoDo Hockey - Luleå HF 8th of March Luleå HF MoDo hockey 3–2 March 10th MoDo hockey Luleå HF 3–2 March 12th Luleå HF MoDo hockey 2–1 a.d. the 14th of March MoDo hockey Luleå HF 4-0 March 16 MoDo hockey Luleå HF 5–4 a.d. March 18th Luleå HF MoDo hockey 4-9 MoDo Hockey wins the round with 4: 2.

Djurgårdens IF - Västra Frölunda HC 8th of March Västra Frölunda HC Djurgårdens IF 3–0 March 10th Djurgårdens IF Västra Frölunda HC 1-2 n.V. March 12th Västra Frölunda HC Djurgårdens IF 1-2 n.V. the 14th of March Västra Frölunda HC Djurgårdens IF 3–0 March 16 Djurgårdens IF Västra Frölunda HC 0-4 Västra Frölunda HC wins the round 4-1.

HV71 - MIF Redhawks 1st March MIF Redhawks HV71 5-3 3 March HV71 MIF Redhawks 4–1 5. March MIF Redhawks HV71 2-4 7th March HV71 MIF Redhawks 4-2 9th March HV71 MIF Redhawks 4-2 HV71 wins the round 4-1.

Semifinals

Färjestad BK - HV 71 March 22 HV71 Färjestad BK 4-6 March 24th Färjestad BK HV71 3-4 25th March Färjestad BK HV71 1-3 Färjestad BK wins the round 3-0.

MoDo Hockey - Västra Frölunda HC March 22 Västra Frölunda HC MoDo hockey 4–3 a.d. March 24th MoDo hockey Västra Frölunda HC 7-2 25th March MoDo hockey Västra Frölunda HC 5–2 28th March Västra Frölunda HC MoDo hockey 3–1 March 31 MoDo hockey Västra Frölunda HC 4-3 MoDo Hockey wins the round with 3: 2.

final

Färjestad BK - MoDo Hockey
2nd of April	MoDo hockey	Färjestad BK	2–3 a.d.
4. April	Färjestad BK	MoDo hockey	7-2
April 6th	Färjestad BK	MoDo hockey	5-3
Färjestad BK wins the championship 3-0.

Swedish champion

Swedish champion Färjestad BK

Goalkeepers: Martin Gerber , Mikael Gerdén Defenders: Greger Artursson , Sergei Fokin , Jonas Frögren , Erik Kakko , Erik Lewerström , Per Lundell , Thomas Rhodin , Mats Trygg Attackers: Pär Bäcker , Clas Eriksson , Peter Hammarström , Marko Jantunen , Marcel Jenni , Mathias Johansson , Jörgen Jönsson , Dieter Kalt , Peter Nordström , Ulf Söderström , Fredrik Sundin , Marius Trygg , Rickard Wallin Head coach: Bengt-Åke Gustafsson

Awards

• Guldhjälmen ( Most Valuable Player ) - Ulf Söderström , Färjestad BK
• Honkens trofé (best goalkeeper) - Stefan Liv , HV71
• Årets nykomling - Rolf Wanhainen , Södertälje SK
• Guldpipa (best referee) - Ulf Rådbjer , Tumba

Web links

• Elitserien - official homepage (Swedish)