Extraliga (Czech Republic) 2001/02
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| Master: | HC Sparta Prague | ||
| Relegated: | HC Vagnerplast Kladno | ||
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The 2001/02 season was the ninth regular staging of the Czech extra league . In the play-off final, the previous season's runner-up, HC Sparta Prague , beat HC Vítkovice 3-1 . In the first division of the Czech Republic , the Bílí Tygři Liberec won the play-off final and met HC Vagnerplast Kladno in the relegation . This series ended 4-1 in favor of the White Tigers from Liberec , so that they were promoted to the extra league and the team from Kladno relegated to the first division.
mode
In 52 games, all teams play two complete double rounds, so each team has 26 home and away games. The teams in places 1 to 8 qualify directly for the play-offs, the quarter-finals of which are played in best-of-seven mode . Semi-finals and finals, on the other hand, will be played in best-of-five mode. For the teams in places 9 to 13, the season ends after the main round. At the end of the season, in addition to the playoffs, there will be a relegation, in which the last placed team of the Extraliga and the winner of the play-off final of the 1st division take part. In the best-of-seven mode with a maximum of seven games per team, the promoted to the extra league or relegated to the first division is determined.
Regular season
Last year's winner HC Vsetín had major financial problems and had to sell half the team. Some top players like Kratěna switched to HC Sparta Prague, which had a double budget compared to the other Extraliga clubs.
table
| # | team | Sp | S3 | S2 | U | N | N1 | Torv. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | HC Sparta Prague | 52 | 28 | 4th | 8th | 9 | 3 | 196: 132 | 103 |
| 2. | HC Continental Zlín | 52 | 25th | 5 | 4th | 15th | 3 | 189: 154 | 92 |
| 3. | HC IPB Pojišťovna Pardubice | 52 | 27 | 1 | 6th | 16 | 2 | 151: 134 | 91 |
| 4th | HC Keramika Plzeň | 52 | 26th | 1 | 6th | 18th | 1 | 155: 146 | 87 |
| 5. | HC Vítkovice | 52 | 23 | 5 | 4th | 16 | 4th | 158: 132 | 87 |
| 6th | HC Slavia Prague | 52 | 22nd | 4th | 5 | 15th | 6th | 152: 125 | 87 |
| 7th | HC JME Znojemští Orli | 52 | 22nd | 5 | 4th | 18th | 3 | 153: 140 | 83 |
| 8th. | HC Oceláři Třinec | 52 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 21st | 4th | 155: 165 | 79 |
| 9. | HC Vsetín | 52 | 16 | 5 | 7th | 22nd | 2 | 142: 162 | 67 |
| 10. | HC Becherovka Karlovy Vary | 52 | 14th | 6th | 3 | 25th | 4th | 127: 155 | 61 |
| 11. | HC Femax Havířov | 52 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 4th | 161: 189 | 60 |
| 12. | HC České Budějovice | 52 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 26th | 4th | 133: 155 | 59 |
| 13. | HC Chemopetrol Litvínov | 52 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 4th | 120: 164 | 55 |
| 14th | HC Vagnerplast Kladno | 52 | 10 | 4th | 9 | 27 | 2 | 123: 162 | 49 |
Awards
- Top scorer: David Hruška - 31 goals for HC Chemopetrol Litvínov and HC Femax Havířov
- Top template: Jaroslav Hlinka ( HC Sparta Prague ) with 45 assists
- Top scorer: Petr Leška ( HC Continental Zlín ) - 68 points, 28 goals and 40 assists
- Top goalkeeper: Petr Bříza (HC Sparta Prague): average goal against goal of 2.34, catch rate of 93.46%
Average audience
The highest average attendance in the league was recorded by HC Pardubice , which received an average of 7,060 spectators for its home games.
| team | cut |
|---|---|
| HC Pardubice | 7060 |
| HC Plzeň | 6450 |
| HC Zlín | 5774 |
| HC Sparta Prague | 4710 |
| HC Vítkovice | 4599 |
| HC Třinec | 4056 |
| HC Znojemští Orli | 3863 |
| Vsetín | 3283 |
| Litvínov | 3239 |
| HC Kladno | 3115 |
| Slavia | 2682 |
| Karlovy Vary | 2949 |
| Havířov | 2334 |
| HC České Budějovice | 1623 |
Play-offs
Tournament tree
| Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | ||||||||
| HC Sparta Prague | 4th | |||||||||
| HC Oceláři Třinec | 2 | |||||||||
| HC Sparta Prague | 3 | |||||||||
| HC Slavia Prague | 0 | |||||||||
| HC Slavia Prague | 4th | |||||||||
| HC IPB Pojišťovna Pardubice | 2 | |||||||||
| HC Sparta Prague | 3 | |||||||||
| HC Vítkovice | 1 | |||||||||
| Excalibur Znojemští Orli | 3 | |||||||||
| HC Continental Zlín | 4th | |||||||||
| HC Continental Zlín | 1 | Game for third place | ||||||||
| HC Vítkovice | 3 | |||||||||
| HC Keramika Plzeň | 2 | not played out | ||||||||
| HC Vítkovice | 4th | |||||||||
The team of HC Sparta Prague prevailed 3-1 against HC Vítkovice and won the sixth championship title in the club's history. In the playoffs, the attacking formation around Michal Broš and Ondřej Kratěna , who together scored 36 points in 13 playoff games , was particularly convincing . Goalkeeper Petr Bříza again contributed to the success , who played at a consistently good level in the playoffs with 93.97% saved shots and a goal average of 2.04.
Czech champion's squad
Czech champion HC Sparta Prague |
Goalkeepers: Petr Bříza , Petr Přikryl Defenders: Jaroslav Nedvěd , František Ptáček , Valdemar Jiruš , Pavel Šrek , Jan Srdínko , Radek Hamr , Jan Hanzlík , František Kučera , Libor Zábranský , Martin Richter Attackers: Jiří Zelenka , Jaroslav Hlinka , Richard Žemlička , Ondřej Kratěna , Michal Broš , Martin Chabada , Róbert Tomík , Radek Bělohlav , January Tomajko , Václav Novák , Pavel Kašpařík , Michal Sivek , Petr Havelka , Tomáš Netík , David Hnát Coaching staff: Václav Sýkora , Pavel Hynek |
Relegation
| 14th (EL) - 1st ( 1st league ) | HC Vagnerplast Kladno | 1: 4 (1: 4, 2: 5, 4: 2, 0: 3, 1: 2) |
Bílí Tygři Liberec |
Bílí Tygři Liberec reached 2001/02 winning the championship of the 1st division. In the relegation the club defeated HC Vagnerplast Kladno 4-1, so that the team from Kladno, which dominated Czechoslovak ice hockey for many years, relegated to the first division.
trophies
| Award | winner | team |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the year | Petr Bříza | HC Sparta Prague |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | Jiří Trvaj | HC Vítkovice |
| Defender of the Year | Jaroslav Nedvěd | HC Sparta Prague |
| Coach of the year | Václav Sýkora | HC Sparta Prague |
| MVP of the playoffs | Michal Broš | HC Sparta Prague |
| Regular Season MVP | Petr Čajánek | HC Continental Zlín |
| Rookie of the year | Milan Michálek | HC České Budějovice |
| Fair play trophy | David Hruška | HC Litvínov / HC Havířov |
Web links
- hokej.cz
- 2001/02 season at hockeyarchives.info
- 2001/02 season at hokej.snt.cz
Individual evidence
- ↑ Extraliga 2001/02: bilan de la Saison . hockeyarchives.info