1995 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

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1995 IIHF World U20 Championship
1995 WJHC logo.jpg
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
DatesDecember 26, 1994 – January 6, 1995
Teams8
Venue(s)13 (in 13 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Gold medal blank.svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (8th title)
Runner-up  Silver medal blank.svg Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Third place  Bronze medal blank.svg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Fourth placeFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Tournament statistics
Games played28
Goals scored249 (8.89 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marty Murray
(15 points)
  1994
1996  

The 1995 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1995 WJHC) was the 19th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was hosted in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada with games held throughout central Alberta. The host Canadians won their third straight gold medal, and its eighth overall, while Russia won silver, and Sweden the bronze.

Contents

Final standings

The 1995 tournament was a round-robin format, with the top three teams winning gold, silver and bronze medals respectively. It was the last tournament, to use this round-robin format.

PosTeamPldWLDGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 77004922+2714
2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 75203624+1210
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 74213521+149
4Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 73312926+37
5Flag of the United States.svg  United States 7340283356
6Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 73404326+176
7Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 71601755382
8Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 71601242302
Source: [ citation needed ]

No team was relegated to Pool B as the tournament expanded to ten teams for 1996.

Results

December 26, 1994Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 7 – 1Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Red Deer
December 26, 1994Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 10 – 2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Leduc
December 26, 1994Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 3 – 0Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Spruce Grove
December 26, 1994Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4 – 3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Innisfail
December 27, 1994Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 9 – 1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Red Deer
December 27, 1994Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 4 – 3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Stettler
December 27, 1994Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 6 – 2Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Rocky Mountain House
December 27, 1994Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 4 – 2Flag of the United States.svg  United States Red Deer
December 29, 1994Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 8 – 3Flag of the United States.svg  United States Red Deer
December 29, 1994Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 4 – 3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Red Deer
December 29, 1994Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 4 – 2Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Edmonton
December 29, 1994Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 7 – 1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Wetaskiwin
December 30, 1994Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 7 – 5Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Calgary
December 30, 1994Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 7 – 1Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Sherwood Park
December 30, 1994Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 8 – 1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Lacombe
December 30, 1994Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 7 – 5Flag of the United States.svg  United States Red Deer
January 1, 1995Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 6 – 4Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Edmonton
January 1, 1995Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 6 – 4Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Calgary
January 1, 1995Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 10 – 1Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Red Deer
January 1, 1995Flag of the United States.svg  United States 5 – 3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Edmonton
January 2, 1995Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 8 – 5Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Red Deer
January 2, 1995Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 3 – 3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Calgary
January 2, 1995Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 14 – 3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Red Deer
January 2, 1995Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 3 – 2Flag of the United States.svg  United States Camrose
January 4, 1995Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4 – 3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Red Deer
January 4, 1995Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 6 – 2Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Red Deer
January 4, 1995Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 6 – 2Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Stettler
January 4, 1995Flag of the United States.svg  United States 7 – 5Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Ponoka

Scoring leaders

RankPlayerCountryGAPts
1 Marty Murray Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 6915
2 Jason Allison Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 31215
3 Bryan McCabe Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3912
4 Alexander Serikow Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2911
5 Éric Dazé Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 8210
5 Alexander Korolyuk Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 8210
7 Adam Deadmarsh Flag of the United States.svg  United States 6410
7 Václav Varaďa Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 6410
9 Josef Marha Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 5510
10 Vadim Sharifyanov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 4610

Tournament awards

IIHF Directorate Awards Media All-Star Team
Goaltender Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeni Tarasov Flag of Ukraine.svg Igor Karpenko
Defencemen Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bryan McCabe Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bryan McCabe
Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Eriksson
Forwards Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marty Murray Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jason Allison
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Éric Dazé
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marty Murray

Pool B

Eight teams contested the second tier this year in Caen, Rouen, Le Havre, and Louviers France from December 27 to January 5. It was played in a simple round robin format, each team playing seven games. Two teams were promoted, no team was relegated because of the expansion of the top tier.

Standings
PosTeamPldWLDGFGAGDPts Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Flag of Slovakia.svg Flag of Poland.svg Flag of France.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Italy.svg
1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 75024012+28123–14–44–14–46–111–18–0
2Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 75203316+17101–34–26–14–18–27–33–4
3Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 74212622+494–42–40–65–44–16–05–3
4Flag of France.svg  France 74302415+981–41–66–01–23–06–36–0
5Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 73312726+174–41–44–52–12–79–15–4
6Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 724120311151–62–81–40–37–24–45–4
7Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 715117442731–113–70–63–61–94–45–1
8Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 716016372120–84–33–50–64–54–51–5
Source: [ citation needed ]

Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland and Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia were promoted to Pool A for 1996.

Qualification for Pool C1

This would be the final year for a pre-tournament qualification. The winner of this tournament would participate in the C1 pool, second and third would participate in C2. It was played from September 3 to 5, in Minsk, Belarus. [1]

TeamPldWLDGFGAGDPts Flag of Belarus (1918, 1991-1995).svg Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Flag of Slovenia.svg
Flag of Belarus (1918, 1991-1995).svg  Belarus 2200135+848–45–1
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 2110158+724–811–0
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 20201161501–50–11
Source: [ citation needed ]

Pool C1

Eight teams were divided into two round robin groups, with placement games to follow (1st played 1st, etc.). Because there were to be two teams promoted, each group winner secured promotion before the placement games. The tournament took place from December 29 to January 3, in Puigcerda Spain.

Preliminary round

Group A
TeamPldWLDGFGAGDPts Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Belarus (1918, 1991-1995).svg Flag of Romania.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 3300223+1965–211–06–1
Flag of Belarus (1918, 1991-1995).svg  Belarus 3210139+442–53–28–2
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 31206171120–112–34–3
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 30306181201–62–83–4
Source: [ citation needed ]

Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary was promoted to Pool B for 1996.

Group B
TeamPldWLDGFGAGDPts Flag of Latvia.svg Flag of Denmark.svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 3300296+2367–59–013–1
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 32101511+445–75–25–2
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 31206171120–92–54–3
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 30306221601–132–53–4
Source: [ citation needed ]

Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia was promoted to Pool B for 1996.

Placement Games

Pool C2

Six teams played a round robin, with the top two gain promotion for the following year's Pool C, the remaining teams would be placed in Pool D. It was played from December 31 to January 6, in Tallinn Estonia.

Standings
PosTeamPldWLDGFGAGDPts Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Flag of Slovenia.svg Flag of Estonia.svg Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg Flag of Croatia.svg Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg
1Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 53024710+3783–313–111–22–218–2
2Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 53024015+2583–33–39–38–217–4
3Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 52122425161–133–36–42–212–3
4Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania 52302930142–113–94–67–213–2
5Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 502310211132–22–82–22–72–2
6Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  FR Yugoslavia 504113624912–184–173–122–132–2
Source: [ citation needed ]

Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan and Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia were promoted to Pool C for 1996.

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