The 2001–02 Vysshaya Liga season was the 10th season of the Vysshaya Liga, the second level of ice hockey in Russia. 30 teams participated in the league, and HC CSKA Moscow and HC Sibir Novosibirsk were promoted to the Russian Superleague.
First round
editWestern Conference
edit| Club | GP | W | OTW | T | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | HC CSKA Moscow | 56 | 39 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 259 | 116 | 125 |
| 2. | Vityaz Podolsk | 56 | 39 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 199 | 92 | 125 |
| 3. | Khimik Voskresensk | 56 | 39 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 202 | 128 | 122 |
| 4. | HC Lipetsk | 56 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 190 | 103 | 121 |
| 5. | Neftyanik Almetyevsk | 56 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 185 | 109 | 120 |
| 6. | CSK VVS Samara | 56 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 149 | 136 | 95 |
| 7. | Kristall Saratov | 56 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 174 | 129 | 93 |
| 8. | Motor Zavolzhye | 56 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 167 | 155 | 86 |
| 9. | Neftyanik Leninogorsk | 56 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 150 | 158 | 78 |
| 10. | HC Voronezh | 56 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 141 | 184 | 68 |
| 11. | Dizelist Penza | 56 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 91 | 194 | 44 |
| 12. | Elemash Elektrostal | 56 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 119 | 209 | 41 |
| 13. | THK Tver | 56 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 37 | 115 | 198 | 39 |
| 14. | Olimpiya Kirovo-Chepetsk | 56 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 98 | 206 | 35 |
| 15. | Spartak St. Petersburg | 56 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 119 | 241 | 31 |
Eastern Conference
edit| Club | GP | W | OTW | T | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sibir Novosibirsk | 56 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 259 | 113 | 132 |
| 2. | Gazovik Tyumen | 56 | 35 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 210 | 138 | 116 |
| 3. | Kazzinc-Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk | 56 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 258 | 175 | 116 |
| 4. | Dinamo-Energija Yekaterinburg | 56 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 157 | 141 | 104 |
| 5. | Energija Kemerovo | 56 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 179 | 138 | 99 |
| 6. | Sputnik Nizhny Tagil | 56 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 151 | 138 | 88 |
| 7. | Izhstal Izhevsk | 56 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 161 | 154 | 82 |
| 8. | Metallurg Serov | 56 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 169 | 186 | 80 |
| 9. | Traktor Chelyabinsk | 56 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 161 | 170 | 75 |
| 10. | Motor Barnaul | 56 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 142 | 150 | 75 |
| 11. | Yuzhny Ural Orsk | 56 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 115 | 173 | 65 |
| 12. | Mostovik Kurgan | 56 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 151 | 207 | 63 |
| 13. | Kedr Novouralsk | 56 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 34 | 122 | 181 | 45 |
| 14. | Yantar Seversk | 56 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 35 | 106 | 198 | 40 |
| 15. | Shakhtyor Prokopyevsk | 56 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 37 | 116 | 195 | 39 |
Final round
edit| Club | GP | W | OTW | T | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sibir Novosibirsk | 14 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 29 | 32 |
| 2. | HC CSKA Moscow | 14 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 37 | 32 |
| 3. | Vityaz Podolsk | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 25 | 25 |
| 4. | Khimik Voskresensk | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 50 | 43 | 23 |
| 5. | Gazovik Tyumen | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 52 | 16 |
| 6. | HC Lipetsk | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 31 | 49 | 14 |
| 7. | Dinamo-Energija Yekaterinburg | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 33 | 45 | 13 |
| 8. | Energija Kemerovo | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 31 | 48 | 9 |