Tournament details | |
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Host country | Sweden |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Dates | 23 April – 7 May |
Teams | 12 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Finland (1st title) |
Runner-up | Sweden |
Third place | Canada |
Fourth place | Czech Republic |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 40 |
Goals scored | 229 (5.73 per game) |
Attendance | 326,571 (8,164 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | Andrew McKim 14 points |
The 1995 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships was the 59th such event sanctioned by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Teams representing 39 countries participated in several levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for group placements in the 1996 competition.
The top Championship Group tournament took place in Sweden from 23 April to 7 May 1995, with games played in Stockholm and Gävle. In the tournament final, Finland won the gold medal by defeating 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] The final still has an important place in Finnish hockey culture today, a common exclamation being "95: Never forget!"
Because of the 1994–95 NHL lockout, it originally created a dream scenario for the tournament hosts. With a cancelled NHL season, all NHL players free from injuries would have been available. [2] But when the NHL season began in late January 1995, it instead created a scenario where fewer NHL players than usual became 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, lasted until overtime against Sweden in the semifinal, 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]
Globen Capacity: 13 850 | Gavlerinken Capacity: 8 265 |
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Stockholm | Gävle |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Russia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 10 | +16 | 10 |
2 | Italy | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 7 |
3 | France | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 6 |
4 | Canada | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 5 |
5 | Germany | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 20 | −9 | 2 |
6 | Switzerland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 24 | −14 | 0 |
23 April | France | 4–0 (2–0, 1–0, 1–1) | Germany | Gävle Attendance: 3,167 |
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23 April | Russia | 4–2 (1–0, 0–0, 3–2) | Italy | Gävle |
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24 April | Germany | 1–2 (0–0, 1–1, 0–1) | Italy | Gävle Attendance: 2,696 |
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24 April | Switzerland | 3–5 (1–3, 2–0, 0–2) | Canada | Gävle Attendance: 2,909 |
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25 April | Canada | 1–4 (1–3, 0–1, 0–0) | France | Gävle |
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25 April | Russia | 8–0 (0–0, 5–0, 3–0) | Switzerland | Gävle Attendance: 3,442 |
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26 April | France | 1–3 (0–1, 0–1, 1–1) | Russia | Gävle Attendance: 3,040 |
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27 April | Canada | 5–2 (1–1, 1–0, 3–1) | Germany | Gävle Attendance: 4,358 |
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27 April | Italy | 3–2 (0–1, 1–1, 2–1) | Switzerland | Gävle Attendance: 3,956 |
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28 April | Germany | 3–6 (1–0, 1–5, 1–1) | Russia | Gävle Attendance: 3,810 |
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28 April | Switzerland | 2–3 (0–1, 1–1, 1–1) | France | Gävle Attendance: 3,684 |
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29 April | Canada | 2–2 (1–0, 0–0, 1–2) | Italy | Gävle Attendance: 4,962 |
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30 April | Germany | 5–3 (1–0, 2–1, 2–2) | Switzerland | Gävle Attendance: 6,293 |
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30 April | Russia | 5–4 (2–1, 1–1, 2–2) | Canada | Gävle Attendance: 6,293 |
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1 May | Italy | 5–2 (1–0, 2–0, 2–2) | France | Gävle Attendance: 2,700 |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | United States | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 8 |
2 | Finland | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 7 |
3 | Sweden | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 7 |
4 | Czech Republic | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 6 |
5 | Norway | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 2 |
6 | Austria | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 27 | −18 | 0 |
23 April | Sweden | 5–0 (0–0, 2–0, 3–0) | Norway | Stockholm Attendance: 11,854 |
Referee: Peter Slapke | |||||||||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||||||||
23 April | Finland | 0–3 (0–1, 0–0, 0–2) | Czech Republic | Stockholm Attendance: 11,462 |
Referee: Gerald Burt | |||||||||||
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22 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||
24 April | Austria | 2–5 (1–3, 0–1, 1–1) | United States | Stockholm Attendance: 6,817 |
25 April | United States | 2–1 (2–0, 0–0, 0–1) | Norway | Stockholm |
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25 April | Sweden | 3–6 (1–0, 2–3, 0–3) | Finland | Stockholm Attendance: 13,850 |
Referee: Rob Hearn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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26 April | Czech Republic | 5–2 (3–0, 0–2, 2–0) | Austria | Stockholm Attendance: 6,531 |
26 April | Norway | 2–5 (0–1, 0–2, 2–2) | Finland | Stockholm Attendance: 7,842 |
Referee: Frantisek Rejthar | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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20 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
27 April | Czech Republic | 2–4 (0–0, 0–2, 2–2) | United States | Stockholm Attendance: 7,452 |
27 April | Austria | 0–5 (0–1, 0–1, 0–3) | Sweden | Stockholm |
28 April | United States | 2–2 (1-2, 0–0, 1–0) | Sweden | Stockholm Attendance: 13,850 |
Referee: Anton Danko | ||||||||||||||
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20 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||
29 April | Finland | 7–2 (4–1, 3–0, 0–1) | Austria | Stockholm Attendance: 10,438 |
Ari Sulander | Goalies | Claus Dalpiaz | Referee: Leonid Vaijsfeld | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 April | Czech Republic | 3–1 (1–0, 1–1, 1–0) | Norway | Stockholm Attendance: 8,864 |
Referee: Reto Bertolotti | ||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||
30 April | United States | 4–4 (1–0, 3–1, 0–3) | Finland | Stockholm Attendance: 13,850 |
Pat Jablonski | Goalies | Jarmo Myllys | Referee: Sylvain Bibeau | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 April | Sweden | 2–1 (0–1, 2–0, 0–0) | Czech Republic | Stockholm Attendance: 13,850 |
Thomas Östlund | Goalies | Roman Turek | Referee: Peter Slapke | ||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||
1 May | Norway | 5–3 (1–1, 4–2, 0–0) | Austria | Stockholm Attendance: 7,347 |
2 May | Austria | 4–0 (1–0, 3–0, 0–0) | Switzerland | Gävle Attendance: 2,968 |
Referee: Marko Lepaus | ||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||||||||||||
4 May | Switzerland | 4–4 (1–2, 1–1, 2–1) | Austria | Stockholm Attendance: 7,418 |
Referee: Börje Johansson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 20 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Switzerland was relegated to Group B.
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
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Russia | 0 | |||||||||
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Czech Republic | 2 | |||||||||
Czech Republic | 0 | |||||||||
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Finland | 3 | |||||||||
Finland | 5 | |||||||||
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France | 0 | |||||||||
Finland | 4 | |||||||||
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Sweden | 1 | |||||||||
Italy | 0 | |||||||||
5 May | ||||||||||
Sweden | 7 | |||||||||
Sweden (OT) | 3 | |||||||||
3 May | ||||||||||
Canada | 2 | Third place | ||||||||
United States | 1 | |||||||||
6 May | ||||||||||
Canada | 4 | |||||||||
Canada | 4 | |||||||||
Czech Republic | 1 | |||||||||
2 May | Italy | 0–7 (0–2, 0–3, 0–2) | Sweden | Stockholm Attendance: 13,850 |
Mario Brunetta | Goalies | Thomas Östlund | |||||||||||||||||||||
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36 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 May | Finland | 5–0 (0–0, 4–0, 1–0) | France | Stockholm Attendance: 13,118 |
Jarmo Myllys | Goalies | Petri Ylönen | Referee: Peter Slapke | ||||||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||||||||
3 May | Russia | 0–2 (0–1, 0–0, 0–1) | Czech Republic | Stockholm Attendance: 11,772 |
Referee: Rob Hearn | ||||||||
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3 May | United States | 1–4 (0–2, 0–1, 1–1) | Canada | Stockholm Attendance: 13,850 |
Pat Jablonski | Goalies | Corey Hirsch | |||||||||||||||
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20 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||
5 May | Sweden | 3–2 (OT) (0–0, 1–1, 1–1, 1–0) | Canada | Stockholm Attendance: 13,850 |
Thomas Östlund | Goalies | Corey Hirsch | Referee: Anton Danko | ||||||||||||||
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2 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||
5 May | Czech Republic | 0–3 (0–1, 0–0, 0–2) | Finland | Stockholm Attendance: 12,853 |
Roman Turek | Goalies | Jarmo Myllys | Referee: Sylvain Bibeau | ||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||
6 May | Canada | 4–1 (1–1, 2–0, 1–0) | Czech Republic | Stockholm Attendance: 12,175 |
Corey Hirsch | Goalies | Roman Turek | Referee: Rob Hearn | ||||||||||||||
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Time is local (UTC+2).
7 May 15:00 | Finland | 4–1 (1–0, 2–0, 1–1) | Sweden | Stockholm Attendance: 13,850 |
Jarmo Myllys | Goalies | Thomas Östlund | Referee: Sylvain Bibeau Linesmen: Vaclav Cesky Michael Langer | ||||||||||||||
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18 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||
Played in Bratislava, 12–21 April. The hosts bettered their Group C record of the previous year, this time winning all their games. Thirty-eight-year-old Peter Stastny led the tournament in scoring. [3]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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13 | Slovakia | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 15 | +45 | 14 |
14 | Latvia | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 16 | +49 | 12 |
15 | Poland | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 8 |
16 | Netherlands | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 38 | −18 | 6 |
17 | Denmark | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 6 |
18 | Japan | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 45 | −19 | 4 |
19 | Great Britain | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 35 | −16 | 4 |
20 | Romania | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 57 | −42 | 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 | Great Britain |
12 April | Poland | 8–1 | Netherlands |
12 April | Japan | 1–5 | Denmark |
13 April | Romania | 2–0 | Great Britain |
13 April | Slovakia | 9–3 | Japan |
13 April | Netherlands | 1–6 | Latvia |
13 April | Denmark | 1–3 | Poland |
15 April | Great Britain | 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 | Great Britain |
18 April | Latvia | 6–2 | Poland |
18 April | Netherlands | 5–3 | Romania |
18 April | Slovakia | 6–2 | Denmark |
18 April | Great Britain | 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 | Great Britain |
21 April | Denmark | 2–3 | Netherlands |
21 April | Poland | 7–5 | Japan |
21 April | Great Britain | 4–8 | Latvia |
21 April | Slovakia | 11–0 | Romania |
Played in Sofia 20–26 March. 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.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Kazakhstan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | +19 | 4 |
2 | China | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 2 |
3 | Bulgaria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 |
20 March | Bulgaria | 2–4 | China |
21 March | China | 0–12 | Kazakhstan |
22 March | Bulgaria | 1–8 | Kazakhstan |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Belarus | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 4 |
2 | Estonia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 2 |
3 | Slovenia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 0 |
20 March | Estonia | 1–6 | Belarus |
21 March | Belarus | 5–4 | Slovenia |
22 March | Slovenia | 3–6 | Estonia |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Ukraine | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4 | +20 | 4 |
2 | Hungary | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
3 | Yugoslavia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 24 | −20 | 0 |
20 March | Yugoslavia | 3–15 | Ukraine |
21 March | Ukraine | 9–1 | Hungary |
22 March | Hungary | 9–1 | Yugoslavia |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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21 | Belarus | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 |
22 | Kazakhstan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 1 |
23 | Ukraine | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 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 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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24 | Estonia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 4 |
25 | China | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 2 |
26 | Hungary | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 0 |
24 March | Hungary | 3–4 | China |
25 March | Estonia | 6–2 | Hungary |
26 March | China | 5–9 | Estonia |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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27 | Slovenia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | +17 | 4 |
28 | Yugoslavia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 2 |
29 | Bulgaria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20 | −19 | 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 |
Played in Johannesburg and Krugersdorp in South Africa from 21 to 30 March. 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.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Lithuania | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 8 | +32 | 8 |
2 | Spain | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 8 | +24 | 6 |
3 | Belgium | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 3 |
4 | Australia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 2 |
5 | Greece | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 56 | −47 | 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 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Croatia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 11 | +30 | 8 |
2 | South Korea | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 7 | +30 | 6 |
3 | Israel | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 4 |
4 | South Africa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 29 | −22 | 2 |
5 | New Zealand | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 53 | −46 | 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 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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30 | Croatia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 5 |
31 | Lithuania | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 5 |
32 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 2 |
33 | South Korea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 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 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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34 | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 4 |
35 | Israel | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 4 |
36 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 4 |
37 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 28 | −20 | 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 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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38 | Greece | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 2 |
39 | New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 0 |
30 March | Greece | 10–7 | New Zealand |
1995 IIHF World Championship winners |
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Finland 1st title |
The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:
Finland | |
Sweden | |
Canada | |
4 | Czech Republic |
5 | Russia |
6 | United States |
7 | Italy |
8 | France |
9 | Germany |
10 | Norway |
11 | Austria |
12 | Switzerland |
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
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Andrew McKim | 8 | 6 | 7 | 13 | +1 | 4 | F |
Ville Peltonen | 8 | 6 | 5 | 11 | +12 | 4 | F |
Saku Koivu | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +9 | 18 | F |
Andreas Johansson | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +6 | 8 | F |
Mikael Johansson | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +7 | 4 | F |
Iain Fraser | 8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +4 | 8 | F |
Sergei Berezin | 6 | 7 | 1 | 8 | +5 | 4 | F |
Jon Morris | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +10 | 4 | F |
Christian Pouget | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +5 | 4 | F |
Raimo Helminen | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | +11 | 2 | F |
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 50% of their team's minutes are included in this list.
Player | MIP | GA | GAA | SVS% | SO |
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Roman Turek | 359 | 9 | 1.50 | .939 | 2 |
Pat Jablonski | 360 | 15 | 2.50 | .923 | 0 |
Alexei Cherviakov | 180 | 5 | 1.67 | .923 | 1 |
Petri Ylönen | 300 | 11 | 2.20 | .921 | 1 |
Jarmo Myllys | 420 | 12 | 1.71 | .917 | 3 |
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The 1991 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships was the 55th such event sanctioned by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), and at the same time served as the 66th and last Ice Hockey European Championships. Teams representing 25 countries participated in several levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for group placements in the 1992 competition.
The 1990 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships was the 54th such event sanctioned by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), and at the same time served as the 65th Ice Hockey European Championships. Teams representing 28 countries participated in several levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for group placements in the 1991 competition.
The 1989 Ice Hockey World Championships took place in Sweden from 15 April – 1 May. The games were played in Södertälje and Stockholm, in the newly built arena Globen. Eight teams took part, and each team played each other once. The four best teams then played each other again. This was the 53rd World Championships, and also the 64th European Championships. The Soviet Union became world champions for the 21st time, and also European champions for the 26th time.
The 1987 Ice Hockey World Championships was the 52nd such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was also the 63rd European Championships. Teams representing 28 countries participated in four levels of competition.
The 1985 Ice Hockey World Championships took place in Prague, Czechoslovakia from 17 April to 3 May. Eight teams took part, with each team playing each other once. The four best teams then played each other once more with no results carrying over, and the other four teams played each other again to determine ranking and relegation. This was the 50th World Championships, and also the 61st European Championships of ice hockey. The home side, Czechoslovakia, became world champions for the 6th time, and the Soviet Union won their 23rd European title. For the European Championship, only games between European sides in the first round are included.
The 1983 Ice Hockey World Championships took place in West Germany from 16 April to 2 May. The games were played in Munich, Dortmund and Düsseldorf. Eight teams took part, with each playing each other once. The four best teams then play each other once more with no results carrying over this time, and the other four teams played each other again to determine ranking and relegation. This was the 49th World Championships, and also the 60th European Championships. The Soviet Union became world champions for the 19th time, tying Canada, and won their 22nd European title.
The 1982 Ice Hockey World Championships took place in Finland from the 15 April to the 29 April. The games were played in Helsinki and Tampere with eight teams playing a single round-robin, followed by the top four teams playing each other once more. This was the 48th World Championships, and also the 59th European Championships of ice hockey. The Soviet Union became World Champions for the 18th time, and also won their 21st European Championship.
The 1979 Ice Hockey World Championships took place at the Palace of Sports of the Central Lenin Stadium in Moscow, Soviet Union from 14 to 27 April. Eight teams took part, with the first round split into two groups of four, and the best two from each group advancing to the final group. The four best teams then played each other twice in the final round. This was the 46th World Championship and at the same time, the 57th European Championship. In the May 1978 congress many rules were aligned with NHL practices and archaic rules were finally officially abandoned. The games were very well attended, setting a record by averaging over eleven thousand spectators per game.
The 1978 Ice Hockey World Championships took place in Prague, Czechoslovakia from 26 April to 14 May. Eight teams took part, with each team playing each other once in the first round, and then the four best teams meeting in a new round. This was the 45th World Championships, and also the 56th European Championships. The USSR won for the 15th time, narrowly defeating the incumbent Czechoslovaks.
The 1976 Ice Hockey World Championships were the 43rd Ice Hockey World Championships and the 54th European Championships in ice hockey. The tournament took place in Poland from 8 to 25 April, and the games were played in Katowice. Eight teams took part in the main tournament, with each team first playing each other once. The four best teams then took part in a medal play off, and the teams placed 5–8 took part in a relegation play-off. The teams took the results from the first round through to the second round with them.
The 1974 Ice Hockey World Championships were the 41st Ice Hockey World Championships and the 52nd European Championships in ice hockey. The tournament took place in Finland from 5 to 20 April and the games were played in the capital, Helsinki. Six teams took part in the main tournament, all playing each other twice. The Soviet Union won the world championships for the 13th time, and also won their 16th European title.
The 1999 IIHF World Championship was held in Oslo, Hamar and Lillehammer in Norway from 1 to 16 May. It was the top tier of the men's championships for that year.
The 1998 IIHF World Championship was held in Switzerland from 1–17 May 1998. The format expanded to 16 teams for the first time. The teams were divided into four groups of four with the top two teams in each advancing to the next round. The two groups of four then played a round robin with the top two teams in each moving on to the semi-finals. The semi-finals were a two-game total goals for series as was the final.