2001–02 Nationalliga A season

The 2001–02 NLA season was the 64th regular season of the Nationalliga A, the main professional ice hockey league in Switzerland.

Regular season

Final standings

Team GP W L T GF GA Pts
1. HC Davos 44 28 12 4 140 97 60
2. HC Lugano 44 25 14 5 149 121 55
3. HC Fribourg-Gottéron 44 21 16 7 142 138 49
4. HC Ambri-Piotta 44 19 16 9 121 112 47
5. ZSC Lions 44 21 18 5 130 124 47
6. Kloten Flyers 44 19 17 8 142 129 46
7. EV Zug 44 18 18 8 119 127 44
8. SC Bern 44 18 20 6 124 111 42
9. HC Lausanne 44 18 22 4 128 145 40
10. SCL Tigers 44 16 21 7 109 127 39
11. SC Rapperswil-Jona 44 15 23 6 124 139 36
12. EHC Chur 44 9 30 5 105 163 23

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Christian Dubé HC Lugano 38 22 37 59 22
Martin Plüss EHC Kloten 44 23 32 55 30
Kimmo Rintanen EHC Kloten 44 18 36 54 24
Todd Elik EV Zug 41 17 37 54 104
Patrik Juhlin SC Bern 44 27 26 53 24
Mike Maneluk HC Lugano 43 21 32 53 90
Derek Armstrong SC Bern 44 17 36 53 60
Robert Petrovicky HC Ambri-Piotta 38 23 23 46 34
Lonny Bohonos HC Davos 43 20 26 46 22
Adrian Wichser HC Lugano 41 18 27 45 12

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

HC Davos (1) vs. SC Bern (8)
Away Home
SC Bern 4 5 HC Davos  
HC Davos 4 5 SC Bern OT
SC Bern 4 1 HC Davos  
HC Davos 5 4 SC Bern  
SC Bern 1 3 HC Davos  
HC Davos 4 2 SC Bern  
HC Davos wins series 4–2
  
HC Lugano (2) vs. EV Zug (7)
Away Home
EV Zug 2 6 HC Lugano  
HC Lugano 4 1 EV Zug  
EV Zug 5 2 HC Lugano  
HC Lugano 8 1 EV Zug  
EV Zug 2 1 HC Lugano OT
HC Lugano 6 3 EV Zug  
HC Lugano wins series 4–2
Fribourg-Gottéron (3) vs. Kloten Flyers (6)
Away Home
Kloten Flyers 3 0 Fribourg-Gottéron  
Fribourg-Gottéron 4 3 Kloten Flyers  
Kloten Flyers 4 2 Fribourg-Gottéron  
Fribourg-Gottéron 2 3 Kloten Flyers OT
Kloten Flyers 4 1 Fribourg-Gottéron  
Kloten Flyers wins series 4–1
  
HC Ambri-Piotta (1) vs. ZSC Lions (8)
Away Home
ZSC Lions 2 1 HC Ambri-Piotta  
HC Ambri-Piotta 2 3 ZSC Lions n.P.
ZSC Lions 3 4 HC Ambri-Piotta  
HC Ambri-Piotta 1 2 ZSC Lions OT
ZSC Lions 2 4 HC Ambri-Piotta  
HC Ambri-Piotta 3 4 ZSC Lions OT
ZSC Lions wins series 4–2

Semifinals

HC Davos vs. Kloten Flyers
Away Home
Kloten Flyers 1 3 HC Davos
HC Davos 2 3 Kloten Flyers
Kloten Flyers 4 6 HC Davos
HC Davos 3 6 Kloten Flyers
Kloten Flyers 2 3 HC Davos
HC Davos 6 0 Kloten Flyers
HC Davos wins series 4–2
  
HC Lugano vs. ZSC Lions
Away Home
ZSC Lions 2 4 HC Lugano  
HC Lugano 1 6 ZSC Lions  
ZSC Lions 2 3 HC Lugano OT
HC Lugano 1 2 ZSC Lions OT
ZSC Lions 0 5 HC Lugano  
HC Lugano 3 4 ZSC Lions OT
ZSC Lions 5 4 HC Lugano  
ZSC Lions wins series 4–3

Finals

HC Davos vs. ZSC Lions
Date Away Home
March 30 ZSC Lions 0 3 HC Davos
April 1 HC Davos 6 2 ZSC Lions
April 4 ZSC Lions 1 3 HC Davos
April 6 HC Davos 4 1 ZSC Lions
HC Davos wins series 4–0

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Lonny Bohonos HC Davos 16 13 8 21 4
Mike Maneluk HC Lugano 12 9 11 20 24
Christian Dubé HC Lugano 13 4 13 17 14
Michel Riesen HC Davos 16 7 8 15 52
Josef Marha HC Davos 16 6 9 15 8
Petteri Nummelin HC Lugano 13 6 8 14 2
Kevin Miller HC Davos 16 4 10 14 12
Peter Jaks ZSC Lions 17 6 7 13 10
Régis Fuchs HC Lugano 13 7 5 12 12
Björn Christen HC Davos 14 8 3 11 10

References