2001–02 SIJHL season

During the first regular season, the five franchise teams each played 48 games, while two associate teams each played 24 games.

In the post-season, the third-place Dryden Ice Dogs swept the first-place Fort Frances Borderland Thunder in four games to win the league championship Bill Salonen Cup.

[1] The five franchise teams each played 48 regular season games, while the two associate teams each played 24 games.

[2] The third-place Dryden Ice Dogs swept the first-place Fort Frances Borderland Thunder in four games to win the inaugural league championship Bill Salonen Cup.

[3] The championship Dryden Ice Dogs went on to compete for the Dudley Hewitt Cup and lost to the Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL).