1995 IIHF European Women Championships

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  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 5500612+5910
2.  Sweden 54012710+178
3.   Switzerland 53021120-96
4.  Norway 5203720-134
5.  Germany 51041135-242
6.  Latvia 5005535-300

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  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 3300232+216
2.  Slovakia 311198+13
3.  Netherlands 31111112-13
4.  Great Britain 3003425-210

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 3300371+366
2.  Czech Republic 32011511+44
3.  France 3102923-142
4.  Ukraine 3003228-260

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
 Finland
 Sweden
  Switzerland
4. Norway
5. Germany
6. LatviaRelegated to Pool B for 1996 European Championship
7. RussiaPromoted 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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