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1995 World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Flag of Sweden Sweden
1994
1996
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The 1995 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships was played in Stockholm and Gavle Sweden, from April 23rd to May the 7th, 1995. In the tournament finals, Finland won the gold medal by winning over Sweden 4-1 at the Globen arena in Stockholm. The Finnish goals were scored by Timo Jutila and Ville Peltonen, who scored a hat trick.

The gold medal was the first in Finland's history. Sweden had written a fight song, "Den glider in", which also was intended to be the official song of the championships. After the finals, the song became very popular in Finland.[1][2]

Because the 1994-95 NHL lockout delayed the NHL season, many of the top professional players were not available. The Canadian and American teams would logically be hit the hardest, but the Americans found a way to lead their group in the first round. The Canadians, who struggled in the early tournament, beat the Americans in the quarter-finals, lost in overtime to the Swedes, and then beat the Czechs for the bronze. Andrew McKim, playing in the minors for the Adirondack Red Wings ended up being the tournament scoring leader.[3][4]

World Championship Group A (Sweden)[]

First Round[]

Group 1[]

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Points difference Points
1  Russia 5 5 0 0 26 - 10 10
2  Italy 5 3 1 1 14 - 11 7
3  France 5 3 0 2 14 - 11 6
4  Canada 5 2 1 2 17 - 16 5
5  Germany 5 1 0 4 11 - 20 2
6  Switzerland 5 0 0 5 10 - 24 0
23 April France  4-0
 Germany
23 April Russia  4-2
 Italy
24 April Germany  1-2
 Italy
24 April Switzerland  3-5
 Canada
25 April Canada  1-4
 France
25 April Russia  8-0
 Switzerland
26 April France  1-3
 Russia
27 April Canada  5-2
 Germany
27 April Italy  3-2
 Switzerland
28 April Germany  3-6
 Russia
28 April Switzerland  2-3
 France
29 April Canada  2-2
 Italy
30 April Germany  5-3
 Switzerland
30 April Russia  5-4
 Canada
01 May Italy  5-2
 France

Group 2[]

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Points difference Points
1  United States of America 5 3 2 0 17 - 11 8
2  Finland 5 3 1 1 22 - 14 7
3  Sweden 5 3 1 1 17 - 09 7
4  Czech Republic 5 3 0 2 14 - 09 6
5  Norway 5 1 0 4 09 - 18 2
6  Austria 5 0 0 5 09 - 27 0
23 April Sweden  5-0
 Norway
23 April Finland  0-3
 Czech Republic
24 April Austria  2-5
 United States of America
25 April United States of America  2-1
 Norway
25 April Sweden  3-6
 Finland
26 April Czech Republic  5-2
 Austria
26 April Norway  2-5
 Finland
27 April Czech Republic  2-4
 United States of America
27 April Austria  0-5
 Sweden
28 April United States of America  2-2
 Sweden
29 April Finland  7-2
 Austria
29 April Czech Republic  3-1
 Norway
30 April United States of America  4-4
 Finland
30 April Sweden  2-1
 Czech Republic
01 May Norway  5-3
 Austria

Quarterfinals[]

02 May Italy  0-7
 Sweden
02 May Finland  5-0
 France
03 May Russia  0-2
 Czech Republic
03 May United States of America  1-4
 Canada

Consolation Round 11-12 Place[]

02 May Austria  4-0
 Switzerland
04 May Austria  4-4
 Switzerland

Switzerland was relegate to Group B.

Semifinals[]

05 May Sweden  3-2 (OT)
 Canada
05 May Czech Republic  0-3
 Finland

Match for third place[]

06 May Czech Republic  1-4
 Canada

Final[]

07 May Sweden  1-4
 Finland

World Championship Group B (Slovakia)[]

Played in Bratislava, April 12-21. The hosts bettered their Group C record of the previous year, this time winning all their games. 38 year old Peter Stastny led the tournament in scoring.[3]

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Points difference Points
13  Slovakia 7 7 0 0 60 - 15 14
14  Latvia 7 6 0 1 65 - 16 12
15  Poland 7 4 0 3 29 - 30 8
16  Netherlands 7 3 0 4 20 - 38 6
17  Denmark 7 3 0 4 30 - 28 6
18  Japan 7 2 0 5 26 - 45 4
19  United Kingdom 7 2 0 5 19 - 35 4
20  Romania 7 1 0 6 15 - 57 2

Slovakia was promoted to Group A while Romania was relegated to Group C.

12 April Latvia  18-1
 Romania
12 April Slovakia  7-3
 United Kingdom
12 April Poland  8-1
 Netherlands
12 April Japan  1-5
 Denmark
13 April Romania  2-0
 United Kingdom
13 April Slovakia  9-3
 Japan
13 April Netherlands  1-6
 Latvia
13 April Denmark  1-3
 Poland
15 April United Kingdom  3-2
 Netherlands
15 April Japan  8-2
 Romania
15 April Slovakia  10-0
 Poland
15 April Latvia  9-2
 Denmark
16 April Romania  3-6
 Poland
16 April Netherlands  4-3
 Japan
16 April Slovakia  4-3
 Latvia
16 April Denmark  9-2
 United Kingdom
18 April Latvia  6-2
 Poland
18 April Netherlands  5-3
 Romania
18 April Slovakia  6-2
 Denmark
18 April United Kingdom  3-4
 Japan
19 April Romania  4-9
 Denmark
19 April Japan  2-15
 Latvia
19 April Slovakia  13-4
 Netherlands
19 April Poland  3-4
 United Kingdom
21 April Denmark  2-3
 Netherlands
21 April Poland  7-5
 Japan
21 April United Kingdom  4-8
 Latvia
21 April Slovakia  11-0
 Romania

World Championship Group C1 (Bulgaria)[]

Played in Sofia March 20-26. Nine teams took part this year because Yugoslavia was given the right to return to the group that they had last played in as the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The consequence was that two teams were relegated.[3] They played in three groups of three where the first place teams contested promotion and the third place teams contested relegation. Two years after failing to qualify for Group C, Belarus got a rematch against Ukraine and Kazakhstan, this time coming out on top.

First Round[]

Group 1[]

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Points difference Points
1  Kazakhstan 2 2 0 0 20 - 01 4
2  China 2 1 0 1 04 - 14 2
3  Bulgaria 2 0 0 2 03 - 12 0
20 March Bulgaria  2-4
 China
21 March China  0-12
 Kazakhstan
22 March Bulgaria  1-8
 Kazakhstan

Group 2[]

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Points difference Points
1  Belarus 2 2 0 0 11 - 05 4
2  Estonia 2 1 0 1 07 - 09 2
3  Slovenia 2 0 0 2 07 - 11 0
20 March Estonia  1-6
 Belarus
21 March Belarus  5-4
 Slovenia
22 March Slovenia  3-6
 Estonia

Group 3[]

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Points difference Points
1  Ukraine 2 2 0 0 24 - 04 4
2  Hungary 2 1 0 1 10 - 10 2
3  Yugoslavia 2 0 0 2 04 - 24 0
20 March Yugoslavia  3-15
 Ukraine
21 March Ukraine  9-1
 Hungary
22 March Hungary  9-1
 Yugoslavia

Final Round 21-23 Place[]

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Points difference Points
21  Belarus 2 2 0 0 08 - 03 4
22  Kazakhstan 2 0 1 1 03 - 04 1
23  Ukraine 2 0 1 1 03 - 05 1

Belarus was promoted to Group B.

24 March Ukraine  2-2
 Kazakhstan
25 March Belarus  3-1
 Ukraine
26 March Kazakhstan  1-2
 Belarus

Consolation Round 24-26 Place[]

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Points difference Points
24  Estonia 2 2 0 0 15 - 07 4
25  China 2 1 0 1 09 - 12 2
26  Hungary 2 0 0 2 05 - 10 0
24 March Hungary  3-4
 China
25 March Estonia  6-2
 Hungary
26 March China  5-9
 Estonia

Consolation Round 27-29 Place[]

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Points difference Points
27  Slovenia 2 2 0 0 21 - 04 4
28  Yugoslavia 2 1 0 1 09 - 07 2
29  Bulgaria 2 0 0 2 01 - 20 0

Both Yugoslavia and Bulgaria were relegated to group C2.

24 March Yugoslavia  6-0
 Bulgaria
25 March Slovenia  7-3
 Yugoslavia
26 March Bulgaria  1-14
 Slovenia

World Championship Group C2 (South Africa)[]

Played in Johannesburg March 21-30. Two groups of five played round robins where the top two from each contested promotion. The bottom five teams were relegated to qualification tournaments for 1996 Group D. Belgian player Joris Peusens was only fifteen years old.

First Round[]

Group 1[]

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Points difference Points
1  Lithuania 4 4 0 0 40 - 08 8
2  Spain 4 3 0 1 32 - 08 6
3  Belgium 4 1 1 2 18 - 19 3
4  Australia 4 1 0 3 16 - 24 2
5  Greece 4 0 1 3 09 - 56 1

Greece was relegated to Group D qualification.

21 March Belgium  5-5
 Greece
21 March Spain  3-4
 Lithuania
22 March Greece  1-21
 Spain
22 March Belgium  10-2
 Australia
24 March Lithuania  8-2
 Belgium
24 March Greece  2-10
 Australia
26 March Lithuania  20-1
 Greece
26 March Australia  2-4
 Spain
27 March Australia  2-8
 Lithuania
27 March Spain  4-1
 Belgium

Group 2[]

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Points difference Points
1  Croatia 4 4 0 0 41 - 11 8
2  South Korea 4 3 0 1 37 - 07 6
3  Israel 4 2 0 2 23 - 15 4
4  South Africa 4 1 0 3 07 - 29 2
5  New Zealand 4 0 0 4 07 - 53 0

New Zealand was relegated to Group D qualification.

21 March Croatia  19-5
 New Zealand
21 March South Africa  2-8
 South Korea
22 March Croatia  7-2
 Israel
22 March New Zealand  0-13
 South Korea
24 March New Zealand  0-12
 Israel
24 March South Africa  1-11
 Croatia
26 March South Korea  7-1
 Israel
26 March South Africa  3-2
 New Zealand
27 March South Korea  3-4
 Croatia
27 March South Africa  1-8
 Israel

Final Round 30-33 Place[]

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Points difference Points
30  Croatia 3 2 1 0 13 - 09 5
31  Lithuania 3 2 1 0 12 - 08 5
32  Spain 3 1 0 2 13 - 15 2
33  South Korea 3 0 0 3 10 - 16 0

Croatia only needed to tie Lithuania in their final game to earn promotion to Group C1, and they did so.

29 March Lithuania  5-2
 South Korea
29 March Croatia  6-3
 Spain
30 March Spain  7-5
 South Korea
30 March Lithuania  3-3
 Croatia

Consolation Round 34-37 Place[]

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Points difference Points
34  Belgium 3 2 0 1 22 - 10 4
35  Israel 3 2 0 1 16 - 08 4
36  Australia 3 2 0 1 17 - 17 4
37  South Africa 3 0 0 3 08 - 28 0

Israel, Australia, and South Africa, all were relegated to Group D qualification.

29 March South Africa  1-10
 Belgium
29 March Australia  5-1
 Israel
30 March South Africa  6-10
 Australia
30 March Belgium  2-7
 Israel

Consolation Round 38-39 Place[]

Team Games Won Drawn Lost Points difference Points
38  Greece 1 1 0 0 10 - 07 2
39  New Zealand 1 0 0 1 07 - 10 0
30 March Greece  10-7
 New Zealand

Medal table[]

World Championships 1995 Country
Gold Flag of Finland Finland
Silver Flag of Sweden Sweden
Bronze Flag of Canada Canada
4 Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic
5 Flag of Russia Russia
6 Flag of the United States United States
7 Flag of Italy Italy
8 Flag of France France
9 Flag of Germany Germany
10 Flag of Norway Norway
11 Flag of Austria Austria
12 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland

Team Photos[]

Citations[]

References[]

  • Complete results
  • Duplacey, James (1998). Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League. Total Sports, 498–528. ISBN 0-8362-7114-9. 
  • Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press, 158–9. 
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