The 2001–02 Japan Ice Hockey League season was the 36th season of the Japan Ice Hockey League. Six teams participated in the league, and Kokudo Ice Hockey Club won the championship.
Regular season
edit| Team | GP | W | OTW | SOW | SOL | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Nippon Paper Cranes | 40 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 162 | 105 | 59.5 |
| 2. | Seibu Tetsudo | 40 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 152 | 111 | 57.5 |
| 3. | Oji Seishi Hockey | 40 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 132 | 127 | 47 |
| 4. | Kokudo Ice Hockey Club | 40 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 135 | 133 | 44 |
| 5. | Sapporo Polaris | 40 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 104 | 149 | 25.5 |
| 6. | Nikkō Ice Bucks | 40 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 103 | 163 | 23 |
Playoffs
edit| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Nippon Paper Cranes | 0 | |||||||
| 4 | Kokudo Ice Hockey Club | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Kokudo Ice Hockey Club | 3 | |||||||
| 2 | Seibu Tetsudo | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | Seibu Tetsudo | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Oji Seishi Hockey | 0 | |||||||