1995 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships
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.
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| Host country |  |
| Dates | 23 April – 7 May |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
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| Matches played | 40 |
| Goals scored | 229 (5.73 per match) |
| Attendance | 326,571 (8,164 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) | |
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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]
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, took the Swedes to overtime before losing, 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 | |
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| 1 |  | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 26–10 | 10 |
| 2 |  | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14–11 | 7 |
| 3 |  | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14–11 | 6 |
| 4 | | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17–16 | 5 |
| 5 |  | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11–20 | 2 |
| 6 |  | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10–24 | 0 |
| 23 April | France | 4–0 (2–0, 1–0, 1–1) | | Gävle Attendance: 3,167 |
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| 23 April | Russia | 4–2 (1–0, 0–0, 3–2) | | Gävle |
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| 24 April | Germany | 1–2 (0–0, 1–1, 0–1) | | Gävle Attendance: 2,696 |
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| 24 April | Switzerland | 3–5 (1–3, 2–0, 0–2) | | Gävle Attendance: 2,909 |
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| 25 April | Canada | 1–4 (1–3, 0–1, 0–0) | | Gävle |
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| 25 April | Russia | 8–0 (0–0, 5–0, 3–0) | | Gävle Attendance: 3,442 |
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| 26 April | France | 1–3 (0–1, 0–1, 1–1) | | Gävle Attendance: 3,040 |
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| 27 April | Canada | 5–2 (1–1, 1–0, 3–1) | | Gävle Attendance: 4,358 |
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| 27 April | Italy | 3–2 (0–1, 1–1, 2–1) | | Gävle Attendance: 3,956 |
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| 28 April | Germany | 3–6 (1–0, 1–5, 1–1) | | Gävle Attendance: 3,810 |
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| 28 April | Switzerland | 2–3 (0–1, 1–1, 1–1) | | Gävle Attendance: 3,684 |
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| 29 April | Canada | 2–2 (1–0, 0–0, 1–2) | | Gävle Attendance: 4,962 |
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| 30 April | Germany | 5–3 (1–0, 2–1, 2–2) | | Gävle Attendance: 6,293 |
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| 30 April | Russia | 5–4 (2–1, 1–1, 2–2) | | Gävle Attendance: 6,293 |
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| 1 May | Italy | 5–2 (1–0, 2–0, 2–2) | | Gävle Attendance: 2,700 |
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Group 2
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
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| 1 |  | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17–11 | 8 |
| 2 | | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 22–14 | 7 |
| 3 | | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17–9 | 7 |
| 4 | | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14–9 | 6 |
| 5 |  | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9–18 | 2 |
| 6 |  | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9–27 | 0 |
| 23 April | Sweden | 5–0 (0–0, 2–0, 3–0) | | Stockholm Attendance: 11,854 |
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| 23 April | Finland | 0–3 (0–1, 0–0, 0–2) | | 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) | | Stockholm Attendance: 6,817 |
| 25 April | United States | 2–1 (2–0, 0–0, 0–1) | | Stockholm |
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| 25 April | Sweden | 3–6 (1–0, 2–3, 0–3) | | Stockholm Attendance: 13,850 |
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| 26 April | Czech Republic | 5–2 (3–0, 0–2, 2–0) | | Stockholm Attendance: 6,531 |
| 26 April | Norway | 2–5 (0–1, 0–2, 2–2) | | Stockholm Attendance: 7,842 |
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| 20 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 April | Czech Republic | 2–4 (0–0, 0–2, 2–2) | | Stockholm Attendance: 7,452 |
| 27 April | Austria | 0–5 (0–1, 0–1, 0–3) | | Stockholm |
| 28 April | United States | 2–2 (1-2, 0–0, 1–0) | | 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) | | Stockholm Attendance: 10,438 |
| Ari Sulander | Goalies | Claus Dalpiaz | Referee: Leonid Vaijsfeld | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 29 April | Czech Republic | 3–1 (1–0, 1–1, 1–0) | | Stockholm Attendance: 8,864 |
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| 8 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||
| 30 April | United States | 4–4 (1–0, 3–1, 0–3) | | Stockholm Attendance: 13,850 |
| Pat Jablonski | Goalies | Jarmo Myllys | Referee: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 30 April | Sweden | 2–1 (0–1, 2–0, 0–0) | | Stockholm Attendance: 13,850 |
| Thomas Östlund | Goalies | Roman Turek | Referee: Peter Slapke | ||||||||
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| 1 May | Norway | 5–3 (1–1, 4–2, 0–0) | | Stockholm Attendance: 7,347 |
Consolation round 11–12 place
| 2 May | Austria | 4–0 (1–0, 3–0, 0–0) | | Gävle Attendance: 2,968 |
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| 4 May | Switzerland | 4–4 (1–2, 1–1, 2–1) | | Stockholm Attendance: 7,418 |
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| 10 min | Penalties | 20 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Switzerland was relegated to Group B.
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Quarterfinals
| 2 May | Italy | 0–7 (0–2, 0–3, 0–2) | | Stockholm Attendance: 13,850 |
| Mario Brunetta | Goalies | Thomas Östlund | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2 May | Finland | 5–0 (0–0, 4–0, 1–0) | | Stockholm Attendance: 13,118 |
| Jarmo Myllys | Goalies | Petri Ylönen | Referee: | ||||||||||||||
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| 3 May | Russia | 0–2 (0–1, 0–0, 0–1) | | Stockholm Attendance: 11,772 |
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| 3 May | United States | 1–4 (0–2, 0–1, 1–1) | | Stockholm Attendance: 13,850 |
| Pat Jablonski | Goalies | Corey Hirsch | |||||||||||||||
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Semifinals
| 5 May | Sweden | 3–2 (OT) (0–0, 1–1, 1–1, 1–0) | | Stockholm Attendance: 13,850 |
| Thomas Östlund | Goalies | Corey Hirsch | |||||||||||||||
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| 5 May | Czech Republic | 0–3 (0–1, 0–0, 0–2) | | Stockholm Attendance: 12,853 |
| Roman Turek | Goalies | Jarmo Myllys | Referee: Frantisek Frejthar | ||||||||
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Match for third place
| 6 May | Canada | 4–1 (1–1, 2–0, 1–0) | | Stockholm Attendance: 12,175 |
| Corey Hirsch | Goalies | Roman Turek | Referee: Rob Hearn | ||||||||||||||
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Final
Time is local (UTC+2).
| 7 May 15:00 | Finland | 4–1 (1–0, 2–0, 1–1) | | Stockholm Attendance: 13,850 |
| Jarmo Myllys | Goalies | Thomas Östlund | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||
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| 18 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||
World Championship Group B (Slovakia)
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]
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
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| 13 |  | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 60–15 | 14 |
| 14 |  | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 65–16 | 12 |
| 15 |  | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 29–30 | 8 |
| 16 |  | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 20–38 | 6 |
| 17 |  | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 30–28 | 6 |
| 18 |  | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 26–45 | 4 |
| 19 |  | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 19–35 | 4 |
| 20 |  | 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 | |
| 12 April | Slovakia | 7–3 | |
| 12 April | Poland | 8–1 | |
| 12 April | Japan | 1–5 | |
| 13 April | Romania | 2–0 | |
| 13 April | Slovakia | 9–3 | |
| 13 April | Netherlands | 1–6 | |
| 13 April | Denmark | 1–3 | |
| 15 April | Great Britain | 3–2 | |
| 15 April | Japan | 8–2 | |
| 15 April | Slovakia | 10–0 | |
| 15 April | Latvia | 9–2 | |
| 16 April | Romania | 3–6 | |
| 16 April | Netherlands | 4–3 | |
| 16 April | Slovakia | 4–3 | |
| 16 April | Denmark | 9–2 | |
| 18 April | Latvia | 6–2 | |
| 18 April | Netherlands | 5–3 | |
| 18 April | Slovakia | 6–2 | |
| 18 April | Great Britain | 3–4 | |
| 19 April | Romania | 4–9 | |
| 19 April | Japan | 2–15 | |
| 19 April | Slovakia | 13–4 | |
| 19 April | Poland | 3–4 | |
| 21 April | Denmark | 2–3 | |
| 21 April | Poland | 7–5 | |
| 21 April | Great Britain | 4–8 | |
| 21 April | Slovakia | 11–0 | |
World Championship Group C1 (Bulgaria)
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.
First round
Group 1
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
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| 1 |  | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20–1 | 4 |
| 2 |  | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4–14 | 2 |
| 3 |  | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3–12 | 0 |
| 20 March | Bulgaria | 2–4 | |
| 21 March | China | 0–12 | |
| 22 March | Bulgaria | 1–8 | |
Group 2
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
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| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11–5 | 4 |
| 2 |  | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7–9 | 2 |
| 3 |  | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7–11 | 0 |
| 20 March | Estonia | 1–6 | |
| 21 March | Belarus | 5–4 | |
| 22 March | Slovenia | 3–6 | |
Group 3
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
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| 1 |  | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24–4 | 4 |
| 2 |  | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10–10 | 2 |
| 3 | %3B_Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_(2003%E2%80%932006).svg.png){kind=small} | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4–24 | 0 |
| 20 March | FR Yugoslavia | 3–15 | |
| 21 March | Ukraine | 9–1 | |
| 22 March | Hungary | 9–1 | |
Final round 21–23 place
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
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| 21 | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5–2 | 4 |
| 22 | | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3–4 | 1 |
| 23 | | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3–5 | 1 |
Belarus was promoted to Group B.
| 24 March | Ukraine | 2–2 | |
| 25 March | Belarus | 3–1 | |
| 26 March | Kazakhstan | 1–2 | |
Consolation round 24–26 place
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
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| 24 | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15–7 | 4 |
| 25 | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9–12 | 2 |
| 26 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5–10 | 0 |
| 24 March | Hungary | 3–4 | |
| 25 March | Estonia | 6–2 | |
| 26 March | China | 5–9 | |
Consolation round 27–29 place
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
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| 27 | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21–4 | 4 |
| 28 | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9–7 | 2 |
| 29 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1–20 | 0 |
Both Yugoslavia and Bulgaria were relegated to group C2.
| 24 March | FR Yugoslavia | 6–0 | |
| 25 March | Slovenia | 7–3 | |
| 26 March | Bulgaria | 1–14 | |
World Championship Group C2 (South Africa)
Played in Johannesburg and Krugersdorp in South Africa from 21–30 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.
First round
Group 1
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
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| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40–8 | 8 |
| 2 |  | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 32–8 | 6 |
| 3 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18–19 | 3 |
| 4 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16–24 | 2 |
| 5 |  | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9–56 | 1 |
Greece was relegated to Group D qualification.
| 21 March | Belgium | 5–5 | |
| 21 March | Spain | 3–4 | |
| 22 March | Greece | 1–21 | |
| 22 March | Belgium | 10–2 | |
| 24 March | Lithuania | 8–2 | |
| 24 March | Greece | 2–10 | |
| 26 March | Lithuania | 20–1 | |
| 26 March | Australia | 2–4 | |
| 27 March | Australia | 2–8 | |
| 27 March | Spain | 4–1 | |
Group 2
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
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| 1 |  | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 41–11 | 8 |
| 2 |  | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 37–7 | 6 |
| 3 |  | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23–15 | 4 |
| 4 |  | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7–29 | 2 |
| 5 |  | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7–53 | 0 |
New Zealand was relegated to Group D qualification.
| 21 March | Croatia | 19–5 | |
| 21 March | South Africa | 2–8 | |
| 22 March | Croatia | 7–2 | |
| 22 March | New Zealand | 0–13 | |
| 24 March | New Zealand | 0–12 | |
| 24 March | South Africa | 1–11 | |
| 26 March | South Korea | 7–1 | |
| 26 March | South Africa | 3–2 | |
| 27 March | South Korea | 3–4 | |
| 27 March | South Africa | 1–8 | |
Final round 30–33 place
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
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| 30 | | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13–9 | 5 |
| 31 | | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12–8 | 5 |
| 32 | | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13–15 | 2 |
| 33 | | 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 | |
| 29 March | Croatia | 6–3 | |
| 30 March | Spain | 7–5 | |
| 30 March | Lithuania | 3–3 | |
Consolation round 34–37 place
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
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| 34 | | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22–10 | 4 |
| 35 | | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16–8 | 4 |
| 36 | | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17–17 | 4 |
| 37 | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8–28 | 0 |
Israel, Australia, and South Africa, all were relegated to Group D qualification.
| 29 March | South Africa | 1–10 | |
| 29 March | Australia | 5–1 | |
| 30 March | South Africa | 6–10 | |
| 30 March | Belgium | 2–7 | |
Consolation round 38–39 place
| Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
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| 38 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10–7 | 2 |
| 39 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7–10 | 0 |
| 30 March | Greece | 10–7 | |
Ranking and statistics
Tournament Awards
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Final standings
The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:
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Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
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| 8 | 6 | 7 | 13 | +1 | 4 | F |
| 8 | 6 | 5 | 11 | +12 | 4 | F |
| 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +9 | 18 | F |
| 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +6 | 8 | F |
| 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +7 | 4 | F |
| 8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +4 | 8 | F |
| 6 | 7 | 1 | 8 | +5 | 4 | F |
| 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +10 | 4 | F |
| 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +5 | 4 | F |
| 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | +11 | 2 | F |
Leading goaltenders
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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| 359 | 9 | 1.50 | .939 | 2 |
| 360 | 15 | 2.50 | .923 | 0 |
| 180 | 5 | 1.67 | .923 | 1 |
| 300 | 11 | 2.20 | .921 | 1 |
| 420 | 12 | 1.71 | .917 | 3 |
Citations
- "Den glider in" performed with Swedish national team on stage
- "Sportåret 1995" (in Swedish). Dagens nyheter. 2 January 1995. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- Summary at Passionhockey.com
- Duplacey page 508
References
- Complete results
- Duplacey, James (1998). Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League. Total Sports. pp. 498–528. ISBN 0-8362-7114-9.
- Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. pp. 158–9.
See also
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