1995 IIHF European Women Championships

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The 1995 IIHF European Women Championships were held between March 20–31, 1995. Continuing with the format from 1993, the Elite division Pool A, consisted of six teams, while the five teams that competed in 1993 were joined by Russia and Slovakia making their debut appearances, while the Netherlands returned for the first time since 1991.

The Pool A tournament was held in Riga, Latvia, while the expanded Pool B took place in Odense and Esbjerg in Denmark

European Championship Group A[]

1995 IIHF European Women's Championship
Pool A
Tournament details
Host country Latvia
DatesMarch 20 - March 25
Teams6
Venue(s)Riga (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Gold medal blank.svg Finland (4th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored152 (10.13 per match)

Teams & format[]

Six teams completed in Pool A, with Latvia joining the group after winning the 1993 Pool B tournament. The teams were:

In a change to the 1993 format, the group system was abolished (as were the final games) and it was replaced with a single round robin between the teams, with the highest ranked team winning the Championship.

Final round[]

Standings[]

Rk. Team GP W T L GF GA DIF PTS
1.  Finland 5 5 0 0 61 2 +59 10
2.  Sweden 5 4 0 1 27 10 +17 8
3.   Switzerland 5 3 0 2 11 20 -9 6
4.  Norway 5 2 0 3 7 20 -13 4
5.  Germany 5 1 0 4 11 35 -24 2
6.  Latvia 5 0 0 5 5 35 -30 0

Results[]

March 20, 1995Sweden 5 – 0
( 2 - 0 , 2 - 0 , 1 - 0 )		 NorwayRiga
March 20, 1995Finland 13 – 2
( 6 - 0 , 3 - 2 , 4 - 0 )		 GermanyRiga
March 20, 1995Switzerland  3 – 1
( 2 - 0 , 1 - 1 , 0 - 0 )		 LatviaRiga
March 21, 1995Finland 12 – 0
( 4 - 0 , 6 - 0 , 2 - 0 )		 NorwayRiga
March 21, 1995Sweden 7 – 0
( 1 - 0 , 5 - 0 , 1 - 0 )		  SwitzerlandRiga
March 21, 1995Germany 5 – 4
( 3 - 1 , 1 - 0 , 1 - 3 )		 LatviaRiga
March 22, 1995Finland 10 – 0
( 2 - 0 , 6 - 0 , 2 - 0 )		  SwitzerlandRiga
March 22, 1995Norway 5 – 1
( 2 - 1 , 2 - 0 , 1 - 0 )		 GermanyRiga
March 22, 1995Sweden 8 – 0
( 4 - 0 , 2 - 0 , 2 - 0 )		 LatviaRiga
March 24, 1995Sweden 7 – 1
( 2 - 0 , 2 - 1 , 3 - 0 )		 GermanyRiga
March 24, 1995Switzerland  2 – 0
( 0 - 0 , 1 - 0 , 1 - 0 )		 NorwayRiga
March 24, 1995Finland 17 – 0
( 4 - 0 , 8 - 0 , 5 - 0 )		 LatviaRiga
March 25, 1995Switzerland  6 – 2
( 1 - 0 , 3 - 0 , 2 - 2 )		 GermanyRiga
March 25, 1995Norway 2 – 0
( 0 - 0 , 2 - 0 , 0 - 0 )		 LatviaRiga
March 25, 1995Finland 9 – 0
( 4 - 0 , 3 - 0 , 2 - 0 )		 SwedenRiga

Champions[]

 1995 IIHF European Women Championship Winners 

Finland
4th title

European Championship Group B[]

1995 IIHF European Women's Championship
Pool B
Tournament details
Host country Denmark
DatesMarch 27 - March 31
Teams8
Venue(s)Esbjerg, Gentofte, Odense (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Gold medal blank.svg Russia (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored131 (8.19 per match)

Teams & format[]

The eight teams that competed in Pool B were:

The teams were split into two groups of four teams as below. At the end of the group stage, the teams would play the team that finished in the same position in the opposite group in a playoff match, i.e. Winner of Group A played Winner of Group B for the Gold Medal.

First round[]

Group 1[]

Standings[]

Rk. Team GP W T L GF GA DIF PTS
1.  Denmark 3 3 0 0 23 2 +21 6
2.  Slovakia 3 1 1 1 9 8 +1 3
3.  Netherlands 3 1 1 1 11 12 -1 3
4.  Great Britain 3 0 0 3 4 25 -21 0

Results[]

March 27, 1995Slovakia 4 – 1
( 2 - 0 , 0 - 0 , 2 - 1 )		 Great BritainOdense
March 27, 1995Denmark 6 – 0
( 2 - 0 , 1 - 0 , 3 - 0 )		 NetherlandsOdense
March 28, 1995Slovakia 4 – 4
( 1 - 1 , 2 - 2 , 1 - 1 )		 NetherlandsOdense
March 28, 1995Denmark 14 – 1
( 4 - 0 , 0 - 0 , 10 - 1 )		 Great BritainOdense
March 30, 1995Netherlands 7 – 2
( 4 - 1 , 0 - 1 , 3 - 0 )		 Great BritainOdense
March 30, 1995Denmark 3 – 1
( 1 - 0 , 2 - 1 , 0 - 0 )		 SlovakiaOdense

Group 2[]

Standings[]

Rk. Team GP W T L GF GA DIF PTS
1.  Russia 3 3 0 0 37 1 +36 6
2.  Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 15 11 +4 4
3.  France 3 1 0 2 9 23 -14 2
4.  Ukraine 3 0 0 3 2 28 -26 0

Results[]

March 27, 1995Russia 8 – 1
( 3 - 0 , 3 - 0 , 2 - 1 )		 Czech RepublicEsbjerg
March 27, 1995France 7 – 1
( 2 - 0 , 1 - 1 , 4 - 0 )		 UkraineEsbjerg
March 28, 1995Czech Republic 7 – 1
( 2 - 1 , 4 - 0 , 1 - 0 )		 UkraineEsbjerg
March 28, 1995Russia 15 – 0
( 8 - 0 , 4 - 0 , 3 - 0 )		 FranceEsbjerg
March 30, 1995Czech Republic 7 – 2
( 1 - 0 , 4 - 2 , 2 - 0 )		 FranceEsbjerg
March 30, 1995Russia 14 – 0
( 6 - 0 , 2 - 0 , 6 - 0 )		 UkraineEsbjerg

Playoff Round[]

Consolation Round 7-8 Place[]

March 31, 1995Great Britain 2 – 0
( 0 - 0 , 1 - 0 , 1 - 0 )		 UkraineEsbjerg

Consolation Round 5-6 Place[]

March 31, 1995France 4 – 3
( 2 - 1 , 0 - 0 , 2 - 2 )		 NetherlandsEsbjerg

Match for third place[]

March 31, 1995Czech Republic 7 – 1
( 3 - 0, 3 - 0, 1 - 1 )		 SlovakiaGentofte

Final[]

March 31, 1995Russia 4 – 0
( 2 - 0 , 1 - 0 , 1 - 0 )		 DenmarkGentofte

Final standings[]

Rk. Team Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Finland
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Sweden
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)   Switzerland
4.  Norway
5.  Germany
6.  Latvia Relegated to Pool B for 1996 European Championship
7.  Russia Promoted to Pool A for 1996 European Championship
8.  Denmark
9.  Czech Republic
10.  Slovakia
11.  France
12.  Netherlands
13.  Great Britain
14.  Ukraine

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