| Season Notes |
| In previous years the Junior Varsity tournament was held the week before the Varsity tournament. Dubuque was in turn to host the Varsity tournamnet but, due to a scheduling conflict, were unable to host the event the second weekend in March. It was voted to flip the tournaments and play the Varsity tournament first and the Junior Varsity tournament the following weekend. 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. |
VARSITY REGULAR-SEASON CHAMPION
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
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-Ten 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 |
VARSITY ALL-STATE
- First Team -
- Forwards -
Tim Roth, Sr. - Dubuque
Cole Despenas, So. - Mason City
Kyle Rogers, So. - Sioux City
- Defense -
Roch Naert, So. - Des Moines Capitals
Scott Mendick, Sr. - Omaha Jr. Lancers
Mike Hallberg, Sr. - Omaha Jr. Lancers
- Goaltender -
Curtis Nosal, Sr. - Omaha Gladiators
- Second Team -
- Forwards -
Chad Costello, So. - Des Moines Capitals
Andy Gerch, Jr. - Lincoln
Tony Worick, Sr. - Omaha Jr. Lancers
- Defense -
Brandon Millard, Jr. - Mason City
Mike Axelson, Sr. - Sioux City
- Goaltender -
Brandon Lind, Jr. - Mason City
- Third Team -
- Forwards -
Jeff Cheeseman, Sr. - Des Moines Capitals
Nick Spring, Sr. - Des Moines Oak Leafs
Trevor Greer, Sr. - Omaha Jr. Lancers
- Defense -
Bob Ewalt, Sr. - Des Moines Oak Leafs
Mike Fritts, Jr. - Waterloo
- Goaltender -
Kyle Walsh, Jr. - Des Moines Capitals
- Honorable Mention -
- Forwards -
Dustin Tenney, Sr. - Ames
Eric Butterwick, Sr. - Des Moines Capitals
Kyle Norris, Jr. - Des Moines Oak Leafs
Chris Richman, Sr. - Dubuque
Brad Bennett, Sr. - Kansas City
Brian Featherstone, Sr. - Kansas City
Jordan Ross, Jr. - Lincoln
Erik Fox, Sr. - Mason City
Kyle Abben, Jr. - Mason City
Kyle Huff, Sr. - Mason City
Bill Lawyer, Sr. - Omaha Gladiators
Jeremy Nath, Sr. - Omaha Jr. Lancers
David Warta, Jr. - Quad City
Kyle Jacobson, So. - Sioux City
Bryan Brown, Sr. - Waterloo
- Defense -
Dan Petersen, Jr. - Dubuque
Kevin Dodd, Sr. - Kansas City
Pat Nielsen, Sr. - Omaha Gladiators
Kevin Dow, Sr. - Quad City
Peter Schneider, So. - Waterloo
- Goaltender -
Stephen Reneau, Sr. - Kansas City
VARSITY ALL-STAR GAME
Saturday, March 9, 2002 - Young Arena - Waterloo, Iowa
EAST 4, WEST 2
- East First-Team All-Stars -
- Forwards -
Chad Costello, So. - Des Moines Capitals
Tim Roth, Sr. - Dubuque
Cole Despenas, So. - Mason City
- Defense -
Roch Naert, So. - Des Moines Capitals
Brandon Millard, Jr. - Mason City
Mike Fritts, Jr. - Waterloo
- Goaltender -
Brandon Lind, Jr. - Mason City
- East All-Stars -
- Forwards -
Dustin Tenney, Sr. - Ames
Jeff Cheeseman, Sr. - Des Moines Capitals
Eric Butterwick, Sr. - Des Moines Capitals
Chris Richman, Sr. - Dubuque
Erik Fox, Sr. - Mason City
Kyle Abben, Jr. - Mason City
Kyle Huff, Sr. - Mason City
David Warta, Jr. - Quad City
Bryan Brown, Sr. - Waterloo
- Defense -
Dan Petersen, Jr. - Dubuque
Kevin Dow, Sr. - Quad City
Peter Schneider, So. - Waterloo
- Goaltender -
Kyle Walsh, Jr. - Des Moines Capitals
Coaches: Mike Brown, Scott Murphy, Shawn Weinke - Waterloo
- West First-Team All-Stars -
- Forwards -
Nick Spring, Sr. - Des Moines Oak Leafs
Tony Worick, Sr. - Omaha Jr. Lancers
Kyle Rogers, So. - Sioux City
- Defense -
Scott Mendick, Sr. - Omaha Jr Lancers
Mike Hallberg, Sr. - Omaha Jr Lancers
- Goaltender -
Curtis Nosal, Sr. - Omaha Gladiators
- West All-Stars -
- Forwards -
Kyle Norris, Jr. - Des Moines Oak Leafs
Brad Bennett, Sr. - Kansas City
Brian Featherstone, Sr. - Kansas City
Andy Gerch, Jr. - Lincoln
Jordan Ross, Jr. - Lincoln
Bill Lawyer, Sr. - Omaha Gladiators
Nick Powers, Sr. - Omaha Gladiators
Trevor Greer, Sr. - Omaha Jr. Lancers
Jeremy Nath, Sr. - Omaha Jr. Lancers
Kyle Jacobson, So. - Sioux City
- Defense -
Bob Ewalt, Sr. - DM Oak Leafs
Kevin Dodd, Sr. - Kansas City
Pat Nielsen, Sr. - Omaha Gladiators
Mike Axelson, Sr. - Sioux City
- Goaltender -
Stephen Reneau, Sr. - Kansas City
Coach: Chuck Nano - Omaha Jr. Lancers
TEAM TRI-STATE: CHICAGO SHOWCASE
| Team Tri-State competes at the Chicago Showcase, April 17-20. Competing in the C-pool, the team finishes with a 3W-2L-0T record. |
Wednesday,
April 17: Team Tri-State 5, Team Southwest 3
Thursday, April 18: Team Tri-State 2, Team Northwest 0
Friday, April 19: Team Tri-State 4, Team Colorado 2
Friday, April 19: Team Tri-State 2, Team Indiana 3
Saturday, April 20: Team Tri-State 1, Team Washington 6
- Team Tri-State Roster & Staff -
- Forwards -
Trevor Heithoff, Jr. - Ames
Jeff Cheeseman, Sr. - Des Moines Capitals
Jason Brown, Jr. - Des Moines Oak Leafs
Kyle Norris, Jr. - Des Moines Oak Leafs
Nick Spring, Sr. - Des Moines Oak Leafs
Chris Richman, Sr. - Dubuque
Tim Roth, Sr. - Dubuque
Chris Steuck, Jr. - Dubuque
Jordan Ross, Jr. - Lincoln
Kyle Abben, So. - Mason City
Erik Fox, Jr. - Mason City
Bill Lawyer, Sr. - Omaha Gladiators
Trevor Greer, Sr. - Omaha Jr. Lancers
Tony Worick, Sr. - Omaha Jr. Lancers
Dave Warta, Jr. - Quad City
Cameron Newell, Sr. - Sioux City
Bryan Brown, Sr. - Waterloo
- Defense -
Dan Petersen, Jr. - Dubuque
Brandon Millard, So. - Mason City
Pat Nielsen, Sr. - Omaha Gladiators
Mike Hallberg, Sr. - Omaha Jr. Lancers
Scott Mendick, Sr. - Omaha Jr. Lancers
Bryan Corwin, Sr. - Waterloo
Mike Fritts, Jr. - Waterloo
- Goaltenders -
Stephen Reneau, Sr. - Kansas City
Curtis Nosal, Sr. - Omaha Gladiators
Head Coach - Brian Wierson
Assistant Coach - Brian Preston
Manager - Larry Leigh
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 |
| 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 |
| Junior 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 |
| Junior Varsity Top-Ten 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 |
| Junior 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 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
President: Shawn Spencer - Omaha
Secretary: Micki Frost - Omaha
Treasurer: Wayne Kettwick - DeWitt
Vice President-Chicago Showcase: Larry Leigh - Urbandale
Vice President-Scheduler: Mike Shaw - Waterloo
Vice President-All-Star Selection: Roger Kelly - Sioux City
Commissioner: Greg Cigrand - Dubuque
Referee-in-Chief: Keith Hendrickson - Omaha
Statistician: Doug Newhoff - Waterloo