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| Up until 2002, the Junior Varsity tournament was held the week before the Varsity tournament. In 2002 Dubuque was scheduled to host the Varsity tournamnet the second week in March following the Jr. Varsity tournament the week before. Due to a scheduling conflict, Dubuque was unable to host the event the second weekend in March. It was voted to flip the tournaments and play the Varsity tournament first allowing Dubuque to host the Varsity event. The new format became the preferred order and continued into the futurre. |
| The length of periods for regular-season Junior Varsity games was extended to 14 minutes. |
| Ames began play in the newly constructed Ames/ISU Ice Arena. |
| During the Jr. Varsity tournament at Waterloo's Young Arena, the longest Jr. Varsity game was recorded. It took the Waterloo Warriors 6 overtime periods in a consolation semifinal game to edge the Omaha Jr. Lancers, 3-2. Waterloo's Dustin Quess scored the game winner with an assist from Derek Weller at 2:55 of the sixth overtime. |
 The Dubuque Devils hosted the Varsity year-end tournament at the Five Flags Center, March 1-3, 2002. On Saturday night, all eight teams, plus parents and fans, made their way through blowing and drifting snow to the Dubuque County Fairgrounds for the annual awards banquet. Troy Ward, VP of Operations for the East Coast Hockey League and an 18-year veteran of coaching hockey, including assistant coach with the Pittsburgh Penquins, was the guest speaker. |
VARSITY REGULAR-SEASON
Omaha Jr. Lancers (32W-1L-0T-0OTL)
VARSITY TOURNAMENT CHAMPION
March 1-3, 2002 - Five Flags Center - Dubuque, Iowa
Championship Game: Omaha Jr. Lancers 3, Des Moines Capitals 0
Junior Lancers win league tourney PDF
Omaha World-Herald - Tuesday, March 5, 2002
VARSITY TOURNAMENT MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
Ben Morris - Omaha Jr. Lancers
VARSITY COACH-OF-THE YEAR
Chuck Nano - Omaha Jr. Lancers
VARSITY SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
Ames Little Cyclones
| VARSITY TOURNAMENT RESULTS - March 1-3, 2002 - Five Flags Center - Dubuque, Iowa | |
| Quarterfinal Games | #4 Des Moines Oak Leafs 1, #5 Sioux City 3 #3 Des Moines Capitals 6, #6 Lincoln 2 #2 Mason City 5, #7 Waterloo 2 #1 Omaha Jr. Lancers 7, #8 Dubuque 3 |
| Consolation Semifinal Games | Lincoln 4, Waterloo 1 Des Moines Oak Leafs 8, Dubuque 1 |
| Championship Semifinal Games | Des Moines Capitals 5, Mason City 4 Omaha 1, Sioux City 0, 3OT |
| Seventh-Place Game | Waterloo 3, Dubuque 2 |
| Fifth-Place Game | Lincoln 2, Des Moines Oak Leafs 7 |
| Third-Place Game | Mason City 3, Sioux City 2 |
| Championship Game | Omaha Jr. Lancers 3, Des Moines Capitals 0 |
| VARSITY REGULAR-SEASON STANDINGS - Final | ||||||||||
| Team | GP | W | L | T | OL | Pts | GF | GA | Pn | PM |
| 1-Omaha Jr. Lancers | 33 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 129 | 29 | 202 | 490 |
| 2-Mason City | 33 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 141 | 65 | 197 | 477 |
| 3-Des Moines Capitals | 33 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 146 | 63 | 222 | 536 |
| 4-Des Moines Oak Leafs | 33 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 127 | 102 | 231 | 564 |
| 5-Sioux City | 33 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 110 | 82 | 213 | 480 |
| 6-Lincoln | 33 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 89 | 106 | 258 | 723 |
| 7-Waterloo | 33 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 85 | 113 | 170 | 477 |
| Kansas City Jr. Blades | 33 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 81 | 120 | 223 | 600 |
| Omaha Gladiators | 33 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 88 | 109 | 207 | 493 |
| 8-Dubuque* | 33 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 97 | 161 | 162 | 428 |
| Quad City | 33 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 89 | 158 | 197 | 515 |
| Ames | 33 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 81 | 155 | 149 | 347 |
| *As the host team Dubuque is awarded an automatic berth in the year-end tournament. | ||||||||||
| VARSITY TOP-10 SCORERS | ||||||||||
| RK | Player, Team | GP | Go | Ast | Pts | SH | PP | Pn | PM | DQ |
| 1 | Tim Roth, Dubuque | 33 | 35 | 31 | 66 | 0 | 16 | 22 | 60 | 0 |
| 2 | Cole Despenas, Mason City | 32 | 29 | 27 | 56 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 52 | 0 |
| 3 | Kyle Rogers, Sioux City | 32 | 32 | 23 | 55 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 75 | 1 |
| 4 | Erik Fox, Mason City | 33 | 21 | 33 | 54 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 0 |
| 5 | Chad Costello, DM Capitals | 29 | 18 | 32 | 50 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 0 |
| 6 | Kyle Abben, Mason City | 33 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 0 |
| 7 | Bill Lawyer, Om Gladiators | 33 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| 8 | Chris Richman, Dubuque | 29 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 84 | 1 |
| T9 | Jeff Cheeseman, DM Capitals | 33 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 0 |
| T9 | Eric Butterwick, DM Capitals | 33 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 38 | 0 |
| VARSITY SILVER-GLOVE GOALTENDERS | ||||||||||
| RK | Player, Team | Mn | W-L-T | SOG | Svs | GA | SH | PP | SO | Pct. |
| 1 | Ben Morris, Om Jr. Lancers | 496 | 11-0-0 | 133 | 128 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0.962 |
| 2 | Brandon Cutaia, Om Jr. Lancers | 963 | 20-1-0 | 352 | 330 | 22 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 0.938 |
| 3 | Curtis Nosal, Om Gladiators | 1492 | 12-19-1 | 1211 | 1110 | 101 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 0.917 |
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JUNIOR VARSITY REGULAR-SEASON CHAMPION
Des Moines Capitals (23W-8L-2T)
JUNIOR VARSITY TOURNAMENT CHAMPION
March 8-10, 2002 - Young Arena - Waterloo, Iowa
Championship Game:
Des Moines Capitals 4, Mason City Mohawks 1
JUNIOR VARSITY SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
Ames Little Cyclones
| JR. VARSITY TOURNAMENT RESULTS - March 8-10, 2002 - Young Arena - Waterloo, Iowa | |
| Quarterfinal Games | #4 Sioux City 3, #5 Omaha Jr. Lancers 2, 2OT #3 Des Moines Oak Leafs 3, Omaha Gladiators 2 #2 Mason City 4, #7 Ames 1 #1 Des Moines Capitals 4, #8 Waterloo 3 |
| Consolation Semifinal Games | Ames 5, Omaha Gladiators 4 Waterloo 3, Omaha Jr. Lancers 2 (6OT) Warriors JV fifth at state PDF Waterloo Courier - Monday, March 11, 2002 |
| Championship Semifinal Games | Des Moines Capitals 2, Sioux City 1 Mason City 7, Des Moines Oak Leafs 2 |
| Seventh-Place Game | Omaha Jr. Lancers 3, Omaha Gladiators 1 |
| Fifth-Place Game | Waterloo 3, Ames 1 |
| Third-Place Game | Sioux City 3, Des Moines Oak Leafs 2 |
| Championship Game | Des Moines Capitals 4, Mason City 1 |
| JR. VARSITY REGULAR-SEASON STANDINGS - Final | |||||||||
| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | Pn | PM |
| 1-Des Moines Capitals | 33 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 48 | 149 | 92 | 260 | 702 |
| 2-Mason City | 33 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 46 | 151 | 77 | 164 | 398 |
| 3-Des Moines Oak Leafs | 33 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 45 | 107 | 73 | 184 | 412 |
| 4-Sioux City | 33 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 44 | 119 | 90 | 150 | 367 |
| 5-Omaha Jr. Lancers | 33 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 43 | 145 | 73 | 250 | 682 |
| 6-Omaha Gladiators | 33 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 39 | 90 | 78 | 163 | 397 |
| 7-Ames | 33 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 30 | 110 | 111 | 114 | 244 |
| 8-Waterloo | 33 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 27 | 102 | 120 | 181 | 419 |
| Quad City | 33 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 24 | 89 | 142 | 213 | 488 |
| Kansas City | 33 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 23 | 76 | 106 | 253 | 644 |
| Lincoln | 33 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 22 | 62 | 99 | 202 | 450 |
| Dubuque | 33 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 181 | 158 | 422 |
| JR. VARSITY TOP-10 SCORERS | ||||||||||
| RK | Player, Team | GP | Go | Ast | Pts | SH | PP | Pn | PM | DQ |
| 1 | Carter Angell, Mason City | 27 | 27 | 36 | 63 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 0 |
| 2 | Alex Lukehart, Sioux City | 32 | 28 | 25 | 53 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | Brent Swanson, Ames | 29 | 28 | 24 | 52 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 62 | 0 |
| 4 | A.J. Kuutila, Ames | 32 | 33 | 15 | 48 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 0 |
| T5 | A.J. Smith, DM Capitals | 33 | 25 | 18 | 43 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 0 |
| T5 | Mike Paulsen, Mason City | 31 | 26 | 17 | 43 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 0 |
| 7 | Tom McHale, Om Gladiators | 33 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T8 | Jason Miller, Om Gladiators | 33 | 25 | 15 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 30 | 0 |
| T8 | Derek Weller, Waterloo | 31 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 0 |
| 10 | Jacob Braun, Om Jr. Lancers | 33 | 24 | 14 | 38 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 40 | 0 |
| JR. VARSITY SILVER-GLOVE GOALTENDERS | ||||||||||
| RK | Player, Team | Mn | W-L-T | SOG | Svs | GA | SH | PP | SO | Pct. |
| 1 | Jarrod Newlin, Om Gladiators | 696 | 11-4-1 | 445 | 422 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0.948 |
| 2 | Brent Pitts, Kansas City | 626 | 3-10-2 | 538 | 491 | 47 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.913 |
| 3 | Joe Wellwood, Om Jr. Lancers | 741 | 12-4-1 | 375 | 338 | 37 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0.901 |
IOWA HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY LEAGUE 2001-2002 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
President: Shawn Spencer - Omaha,NE
Secretary: Micki Frost - Omaha, NE
Treasurer: Wayne Kettwick - DeWitt, IA
Vice President-Chicago Showcase: Larry Leigh - Urbandale, IA
Vice President-Scheduler: Mike Shaw - Waterloo, IA
Vice President-All-Star Selection: Roger Kelly - Sioux City, IA
Commissioner: Greg Cigrand - Dubuque, IA
Referee-in-Chief: Keith Hendrickson - Omaha, IA
Statistician: Doug Newhoff - Waterloo, IA