Each team had to play four times against every other team in the league and eight additional times against local teams. Each game consisted of three thirds of 20 minutes each. If there was a tie after regular time, five minutes of extra time were played. The first goal in extra time decided the game for the team that scored the goal. In the event that a winner was still not found after extra time, the game was considered a tie.
A win in regular time or after extra time earned a team 2 points. A tie and a defeat after extra time were rewarded with one point. There were no points for a defeat in regular time.
Closing table
Abbreviations: Sp = games, S = victories, SnV = victories after extra time, U / NnV = draws / defeats after extra time, N = defeats, T = goals, GT = goals conceded, TD = goal difference
( Legend for the goalkeeper statistics: GP or Sp = total games; W or S = wins; L or N = defeats; T or U or OT = draws or overtime or shootout defeats; min. = Minutes; SOG or SaT = shots on goal; GA or GT = goals conceded; SO = shutouts ; GAA or GTS = goals conceded ; Sv% or SVS% = catch quota ; EN = empty net goal ; 1 play-downs / relegation ; italics : statistics not complete)
Places 1-8 were automatically qualified for the play-offs. The teams that had won the most of five games in the quarter and semi-finals against their opponents qualified for the next round. The winners of the semi-finals made it to the final while the losers played for third place in the small final. Five games were also played in the final. Whoever won the most games was the winner of the season. Only one game was played in the round for third place. The respective opponents were put together so that the top ranked team plays against the worst, the second best, against the second worst, and so on. As in the main season, a game lasted a total of 60 minutes. After the regular time, extensions of 20 minutes each were played until a winner was found through a decisive goal.
Tournament tree
Quarter finals
Semifinals
final
March 20-23, 2002
Tappara
3
30.3. - 2.4.2002
blues
0
Tappara
3
March 20-26, 2002
TPS
0
TPS
3
April 9-14, 2002
Pelicans
1
Tappara
1
March 20-23, 2002
Jokerite
3
HPK
3
30.3. - 4.4.2002
Ilves
0
HPK
1
Game for third place
March 19-26, 2002
Jokerite
3
Jokerite
3
HPK
1
Kärpät
1
TPS
0
8.4.2002
Quarter finals
Tappara - blues
March, 20th
Tappara
blues
3-1
March 22
blues
Tappara
2-5
March 23
Tappara
blues
3-1
Tappara wins the round 3-0.
TPS - Pelicans
March, 20th
TPS
Pelicans
4-1
March 22
Pelicans
TPS
5-4
March 23
TPS
Pelicans
3-2
26th of March
Pelicans
TPS
0-2
TPS wins the round 3-1.
HPK - Ilves
March, 20th
HPK
Ilves
4-1
March 22
Ilves
HPK
1-6
March 23
HPK
Ilves
5-1
HPK wins the round 3-0.
Jokerit - Kärpät
19th March
Jokerite
Kärpät
6-2
March 22
Kärpät
Jokerite
5-3
March 23
Jokerite
Kärpät
3-0
26th of March
Kärpät
Jokerite
1-5
Jokerit wins the round 3-1.
Semifinals
Tappara - TPS
March 30
Tappara
TPS
3-1
March 31
TPS
Tappara
1-3
2nd of April
Tappara
TPS
2-1
Tappara wins the round 3-0.
HPK - jokerite
March 30
HPK
Jokerite
4-3
March 31
Jokerite
HPK
3-2
2nd of April
HPK
Jokerite
2-3
4. April
Jokerite
HPK
1-0
Jokerit wins the round 3-1.
third place
HPK - TPS
April 8th
HPK
TPS
3-1
HPK wins bronze.
final
Tappara - jokerite
9th April
Tappara
Jokerite
5-4
10th of April
Jokerite
Tappara
3-1
12. April
Tappara
Jokerite
0-3
April 14th
Jokerite
Tappara
2-1
Jokerit wins the championship 3-1. Tappara receives silver.