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{{Infobox International Ice Hockey Competition
|tourney_name =
|year = 1995
|other_titles =
|image =
|size =
|caption =
|country = Sweden
|dates = 23 April – 7 May
|num_teams = 12
|venues = 2
|cities = 2
|winners = Finland
|count = 1
|second = Sweden
|third = Canada
|fourth = Czech Republic
|games = 40
|goals = 229
|attendance = 326571
|scoring_leader = {{flagicon|CAN}} Andrew McKim <small>14 points</small>
|mvp =
|prevseason = [[1994 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1994]]
|nextseason = [[1996 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1996]]
}}
The '''1995 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships''' was played in [[Stockholm]] and [[Gävle]] [[Sweden]], from 23 April to 7 May 1995. In the tournament finals, Finland won the gold medal by winning over 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.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RACLkMnIAto "Den glider in" performed with Swedish national team on stage]</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dn.se/arkiv/sport/sportaret-1995|title=Sportåret 1995|publisher=Dagens nyheter|language=Swedish|date=2 January 1995|accessdate=2 March 2015}}</ref> But when the NHL season began in late January 1995, it instead created a scenario where less 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, lost in overtime to the Swedes, 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.<ref name=1995Summary>[http://www.passionhockey.com/hockeyarchives/mondial1995.htm Summary at Passionhockey.com]</ref><ref>Duplacey page 508</ref>

== World Championship Group A (Sweden) ==

=== First round ===

==== Group 1 ====
{| class="wikitable"
!
! Team
! Games
! Won
! Drawn
! Lost
! Points difference
! Points
|-style="background:#ccffcc"
| 1 || {{ih|RUS}} || 5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 26–10 || 10
|-style="background:#ccffcc"
| 2 || {{ih|ITA}} || 5 || 3 || 1 || 1 || 14–11 ||  7
|-style="background:#ccffcc"
| 3 || {{ih|FRA}} || 5 || 3 || 0 || 2 || 14–11 ||  6
|-style="background:#ccffcc"
| 4 || {{ih|CAN}} || 5 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 17–16 ||  5
|-style=
| 5 || {{ih|GER}} || 5 || 1 || 0 || 4 || 11–20 ||  2
|-style="background:#ffcccc"
| 6 || {{ih|SUI}} || 5 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 10–24 ||  0
|-
|}

{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 23 April
| time        =
| team1       = {{ih-rt|FRA}}
| team2       = {{ih|GER}}
| score       = 4–0
| periods     = (2–0, 1–0, 1–1)
| stadium     = [[Gävle]]
| attendance  = 3,167
| penalties1  =
| penalties2  =
| shots1      =
| shots2      =
| bg          = #eeeeee
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 23 April
| time        =
| team1       = {{ih-rt|RUS}}
| team2       = {{ih|ITA}}
| score       = 4–2
| periods     = (1–0, 0–0, 3–2)
| stadium     = [[Gävle]]
| attendance  =
| penalties1  =
| penalties2  =
| shots1      =
| shots2      =
| bg          = #eeffff
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 24 April
| time        =
| team1       = {{ih-rt|GER}}
| team2       = {{ih|ITA}}
| score       = 1–2
| periods     = (0–0, 1–1, 0–1)
| stadium     = [[Gävle]]
| attendance  = 2,696
| penalties1  =
| penalties2  =
| shots1      =
| shots2      =
| bg          = #eeeeee
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 24 April
| time        =
| team1       = {{ih-rt|SUI}}
| team2       = {{ih|CAN}}
| score       = 3–5
| periods     = (1–3, 2–0, 0–2)
| stadium     = [[Gävle]]
| attendance  = 2,909
| penalties1  =
| penalties2  =
| shots1      =
| shots2      =
| bg          = #eeffff
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 25 April
| time        =
| team1       = {{ih-rt|CAN}}
| team2       = {{ih|FRA}}
| score       = 1–4
| periods     = (1–3, 0–1, 0–0)
| stadium     = [[Gävle]]
| attendance  =
| penalties1  =
| penalties2  =
| shots1      =
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| bg          = #eeeeee
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 25 April
| time        =
| team1       = {{ih-rt|RUS}}
| team2       = {{ih|SUI}}
| score       = 8–0
| periods     = (0–0, 5–0, 3–0)
| stadium     = [[Gävle]]
| attendance  = 3,442
| penalties1  =
| penalties2  =
| shots1      =
| shots2      =
| bg          = #eeffff
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 26 April
| time        =
| team1       = {{ih-rt|FRA}}
| team2       = {{ih|RUS}}
| score       = 1–3
| periods     = (0–1, 0–1, 1–1)
| stadium     = [[Gävle]]
| attendance  = 3,040
| penalties1  =
| penalties2  =
| shots1      =
| shots2      =
| bg          = #eeeeee
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 27 April
| time        =
| team1       = {{ih-rt|CAN}}
| team2       = {{ih|GER}}
| score       = 5–2
| periods     = (1–1, 1–0, 3–1)
| stadium     = [[Gävle]]
| attendance  = 4,358
| penalties1  =
| penalties2  =
| shots1      =
| shots2      =
| bg          = #eeffff
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 27 April
| time        =
| team1       = {{ih-rt|ITA}}
| team2       = {{ih|SUI}}
| score       = 3–2
| periods     = (0–1, 1–1, 2–1)
| stadium     = [[Gävle]]
| attendance  = 3,956
| penalties1  =
| penalties2  =
| shots1      =
| shots2      =
| bg          = #eeeeee
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 28 April
| time        =
| team1       = {{ih-rt|GER}}
| team2       = {{ih|RUS}}
| score       = 3–6
| periods     = (1–0, 1–5, 1–1)
| stadium     = [[Gävle]]
| attendance  = 3,810
| penalties1  =
| penalties2  =
| shots1      =
| shots2      =
| bg          = #eeffff
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 28 April
| time        =
| team1       = {{ih-rt|SUI}}
| team2       = {{ih|FRA}}
| score       = 2–3
| periods     = (0–1, 1–1, 1–1)
| stadium     = [[Gävle]]
| attendance  = 3,684
| penalties1  =
| penalties2  =
| shots1      =
| shots2      =
| bg          = #eeeeee
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 29 April
| time        =
| team1       = {{ih-rt|CAN}}
| team2       = {{ih|ITA}}
| score       = 2–2
| periods     = (1–0, 0–0, 1–2)
| stadium     = [[Gävle]]
| attendance  = 4,962
| penalties1  =
| penalties2  =
| shots1      =
| shots2      =
| bg          = #eeffff
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 30 April
| time        =
| team1       = {{ih-rt|GER}}
| team2       = {{ih|SUI}}
| score       = 5–3
| periods     = (1–0, 2–1, 2–2)
| stadium     = [[Gävle]]
| attendance  = 6,293
| penalties1  =
| penalties2  =
| shots1      =
| shots2      =
| bg          = #eeeeee
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 30 April
| time        =
| team1       = {{ih-rt|RUS}}
| team2       = {{ih|CAN}}
| score       = 5–4
| periods     = (2–1, 1–1, 2–2)
| stadium     = [[Gävle]]
| attendance  = 6,293
| penalties1  =
| penalties2  =
| shots1      =
| shots2      =
| bg          = #eeffff
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 1 May
| time        =
| team1       = {{ih-rt|ITA}}
| team2       = {{ih|FRA}}
| score       = 5–2
| periods     = (1–0, 2–0, 2–2)
| stadium     = [[Gävle]]
| attendance  = 2,700
| penalties1  =
| penalties2  =
| shots1      =
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| bg          = #eeeeee
}}

==== Group 2 ====
{| class="wikitable"
!
! Team
! Games
! Won
! Drawn
! Lost
! Points difference
! Points
|-style="background:#ccffcc"
| 1 || {{ih|USA}} || 5 || 3 || 2 || 0 || 17–11 || 8
|-style="background:#ccffcc"
| 2 || {{ih|FIN}} || 5 || 3 || 1 || 1 || 22–14 || 7
|-style="background:#ccffcc"
| 3 || {{ih|SWE}} || 5 || 3 || 1 || 1 || 17–9 || 7
|-style="background:#ccffcc"
| 4 || {{ih|CZE}} || 5 || 3 || 0 || 2 || 14–9 || 6
|-style=
| 5 || {{ih|NOR}} || 5 || 1 || 0 || 4 || 9–18 || 2
|-style="background:#ffcccc"
| 6 || {{ih|AUT}} || 5 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 9–27 || 0
|-
|}

{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 23 April
| time        =
| team1       = {{ih-rt|SWE}}
| team2       = {{ih|NOR}}
| score       = 5–0
| periods     = (0–0, 2–0, 3–0)
| stadium     = [[Stockholm]]
| attendance  = 11,854
| penalties1  = 14
| penalties2  = 16
| shots1      =
| shots2      =
| bg          = #eeeeee
}}

{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 23 April
| time        =
| team1       = {{ih-rt|FIN}}
| team2       = {{ih|CZE}}
| score       = 0–3
| periods     = (0–1, 0–0, 0–2)
| stadium     = [[Stockholm]]
| attendance  = 11,462
| penalties1  = 22
| penalties2  = 14
| shots1      =
| shots2      =
| bg          = #eeffff
}}

{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 24 April
| time        =
| team1       = {{ih-rt|AUT}}
| team2       = {{ih|USA}}
| score       = 2–5
| periods     = (1–3, 0–1, 1–1)
| reference   =
| goalie1     =
| goalie2     =
| progression =
| goals1      =
| goals2      =
| official    =
| official2   =
| linesman    =
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| stadium     = [[Stockholm]]
| attendance  = 6,817
| penalties1  =
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| shots1      =
| shots2      =
| bg          = #eeeeee
}}

{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 25 April
| time        =
| team1       = {{ih-rt|USA}}
| team2       = {{ih|NOR}}
| score       = 2–1
| periods     = (2–0, 0–0, 0–1)
| stadium     = [[Stockholm]]
| attendance  =
| penalties1  =
| penalties2  =
| shots1      =
| shots2      =
| bg          = #eeffff
}}

{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 25 April
| time        =
| team1       = {{ih-rt|SWE}}
| team2       = {{ih|FIN}}
| score       = 3–6
| periods     = (1–0, 2–3, 0–3)
| stadium     = [[Stockholm]]
| attendance  = 13,850
| penalties1  =
| penalties2  =
| shots1      =
| shots2      =
| bg          = #eeeeee
}}

{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 26 April
| time        =
| team1       = {{ih-rt|CZE}}
| team2       = {{ih|AUT}}
| score       = 5–2
| periods     = (3–0, 0–2, 2–0)
| reference   =
| goalie1     =
| goalie2     =
| progression =
| goals1      =
| goals2      =
| official    =
| official2   =
| linesman    =
| linesman2   =
| stadium     = [[Stockholm]]
| attendance  = 6,531
| penalties1  =
| penalties2  =
| shots1      =
| shots2      =
| bg          = #eeffff
}}

{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 26 April
| time        =
| team1       = {{ih-rt|NOR}}
| team2       = {{ih|FIN}}
| score       = 2–5
| periods     = (0–1, 0–2, 2–2)
| linesman2   =
| stadium     = [[Stockholm]]
| attendance  = 7,842
| penalties1  = 20
| penalties2  = 16
| shots1      =
| shots2      =
| bg          = #eeeeee
}}

{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 27 April
| time        =
| team1       = {{ih-rt|CZE}}
| team2       = {{ih|USA}}
| score       = 2–4
| periods     = (0–0, 0–2, 2–2)
| reference   =
| goalie1     =
| goalie2     =
| progression =
| goals1      =
| goals2      =
| official    =
| official2   =
| linesman    =
| linesman2   =
| stadium     = [[Stockholm]]
| attendance  = 7,452
| penalties1  =
| penalties2  =
| shots1      =
| shots2      =
| bg          = #eeffff
}}

{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 27 April
| time        =
| team1       = {{ih-rt|AUT}}
| team2       = {{ih|SWE}}
| score       = 0–5
| periods     = (0–1, 0–1, 0–3)
| reference   =
| goalie1     =
| goalie2     =
| progression =
| goals1      =
| goals2      =
| official    =
| official2   =
| linesman    =
| linesman2   =
| stadium     = [[Stockholm]]
| attendance  =
| penalties1  =
| penalties2  =
| shots1      =
| shots2      =
| bg          = #eeeeee
}}

{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 28 April
| time        =
| team1       = {{ih-rt|USA}}
| team2       = {{ih|SWE}}
| score       = 2–2
| periods     = (1-2, 0–0, 1–0)
| stadium     = [[Stockholm]]
| attendance  = 13,850
| penalties1  = 20
| penalties2  = 10
| shots1      =
| shots2      =
| bg          = #eeffff
}}

{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 29 April
| time        =
| team1       = {{ih-rt|FIN}}
| team2       = {{ih|AUT}}
| score       = 7–2
| periods     = (4–1, 3–0, 0–1)
| stadium     = [[Stockholm]]
| attendance  = 10,438
| penalties1  = 6
| penalties2  = 12
| shots1      =
| shots2      =
| bg          = #eeeeee
}}

{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 29 April
| time        =
| team1       = {{ih-rt|CZE}}
| team2       = {{ih|NOR}}
| score       = 3–1
| periods     = (1–0, 1–1, 1–0)
| stadium     = [[Stockholm]]
| attendance  = 8,864
| penalties1  = 8
| penalties2  = 4
| shots1      =
| shots2      =
| bg          = #eeffff
}}

{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 30 April
| time        =
| team1       = {{ih-rt|USA}}
| team2       = {{ih|FIN}}
| score       = 4–4
| periods     = (1–0, 3–1, 0–3)
| stadium     = [[Stockholm]]
| attendance  = 13,850
| penalties1  = 14
| penalties2  = 8
| shots1      =
| shots2      =
| bg          = #eeeeee
}}

{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 30 April
| time        =
| team1       = {{ih-rt|SWE}}
| team2       = {{ih|CZE}}
| score       = 2–1
| periods     = (0–1, 2–0, 0–0)
| stadium     = [[Stockholm]]
| attendance  = 13,850
| penalties1  = 12
| penalties2  = 16
| shots1      =
| shots2      =
| bg          = #eeffff
}}

{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 1 May
| time        =
| team1       = {{ih-rt|NOR}}
| team2       = {{ih|AUT}}
| score       = 5–3
| periods     = (1–1, 4–2, 0–0)
| reference   =
| goalie1     =
| goalie2     =
| progression =
| goals1      =
| goals2      =
| official    =
| official2   =
| linesman    =
| linesman2   =
| stadium     = [[Stockholm]]
| attendance  = 7,347
| penalties1  =
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| shots1      =
| shots2      =
| bg          = #eeeeee
}}

=== Consolation round 11–12 place ===
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 2 May
| time        =
| team1       = {{ih-rt|AUT}}
| team2       = {{ih|SUI}}
| score       = 4–0
| periods     = (1–0, 3–0, 0–0)
| stadium     = [[Gävle]]
| attendance  = 2,968
| penalties1  = 12
| penalties2  = 18
| shots1      =
| shots2      =
| bg          = #eeeeee
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 4 May
| time        =
| team1       = {{ih-rt|SUI}}
| team2       = {{ih|AUT}}
| score       = 4–4
| periods     = (1–2, 1–1, 2–1)
| stadium     = [[Stockholm]]
| attendance  = 7,418
| penalties1  = 10
| penalties2  = 20
| shots1      =
| shots2      =
| bg          = #eeffff
}}
''[[Switzerland men's national ice hockey team|Switzerland]] was relegate to Group B.''

=== Playoff round ===

==== Quarterfinals ====
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 2 May
| time        =
| team1       = {{ih-rt|ITA}}
| team2       = {{ih|SWE}}
| score       = 0–7
| periods     = (0–2, 0–3, 0–2)
| stadium     = [[Stockholm]]
| attendance  = 13,850
| penalties1  = 36
| penalties2  = 12
| shots1      =
| shots2      =
| bg          = #eeeeee
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 2 May
| time        =
| team1       = {{ih-rt|FIN}}
| team2       = {{ih|FRA}}
| score       = 5–0
| periods     = (0–0, 4–0, 1–0)
| stadium     = [[Stockholm]]
| attendance  = 13,118
| penalties1  = 14
| penalties2  = 16
| shots1      =
| shots2      =
| bg          = #eeffff
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 3 May
| time        =
| team1       = {{ih-rt|RUS}}
| team2       = {{ih|CZE}}
| score       = 0–2
| periods     = (0–1, 0–0, 0–1)
| stadium     = [[Stockholm]]
| attendance  = 11,772
| penalties1  =
| penalties2  =
| shots1      =
| shots2      =
| bg          = #eeeeee
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 3 May
| time        =
| team1       = {{ih-rt|USA}}
| team2       = {{ih|CAN}}
| score       = 1–4
| periods     = (0–2, 0–1, 1–1)
| stadium     = [[Stockholm]]
| attendance  = 13,850
| penalties1  = 20
| penalties2  = 8
| shots1      =
| shots2      =
| bg          = #eeffff
}}

==== Semifinals ====
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 5 May
| time        =
| team1       = {{ih-rt|SWE}}
| team2       = {{ih|CAN}}
| score       = 3–2 (OT)
| periods     = (0–0, 1–1, 1–1, 1–0)
| stadium     = [[Stockholm]]
| attendance  = 13,850
| penalties1  = 2
| penalties2  = 12
| shots1      =
| shots2      =
| bg          = #eeeeee
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 5 May
| time        =
| team1       = {{ih-rt|CZE}}
| team2       = {{ih|FIN}}
| score       = 0–3
| periods     = (0–1, 0–0, 0–2)
| official2   =
| linesman    =
| linesman2   =
| stadium     = [[Stockholm]]
| attendance  = 12,853
| penalties1  = 8
| penalties2  = 6
| shots1      =
| shots2      =
| bg          = #eeffff
}}

==== Match for third place ====
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 6 May
| time        =
| team1       = {{ih-rt|CAN}}
| team2       = {{ih|CZE}}
| score       = 4–1
| periods     = (1–1, 2–0, 1–0)
| stadium     = [[Stockholm]]
| attendance  = 12,175
| penalties1  =
| penalties2  =
| shots1      =
| shots2      =
| bg          = #ffdab9
}}

==== Final ====
<small>Time is local (UTC+2).</small>
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 7 May
| time        = 15:00
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|FIN}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|SWE}}
| score       = 4–1
| periods     = (1–0, 2–0, 1–1)
| stadium     = [[Stockholm]]
| attendance  = 13,850
| penalties1  = 18
| penalties2  = 8
| shots1      =
| shots2      =
| bg          = #f7f6a8
}}

== 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.<ref name=1995Summary />
{| class="wikitable"
!
! Team
! Games
! Won
! Drawn
! Lost
! Points difference
! Points
|-style="background:#ccffcc"
| 13 || {{ih|SVK}} || 7 || 7 || 0 || 0 || 60–15 || 14
|-style=
| 14 || {{ih|LAT}} || 7 || 6 || 0 || 1 || 65–16 || 12
|-style=
| 15 || {{ih|POL}} || 7 || 4 || 0 || 3 || 29–30 || 8
|-style=
| 16 || {{ih|NED}} || 7 || 3 || 0 || 4 || 20–38 || 6
|-style=
| 17 || {{ih|DEN}} || 7 || 3 || 0 || 4 || 30–28 || 6
|-style=
| 18 || {{ih|JPN}} || 7 || 2 || 0 || 5 || 26–45 || 4
|-style=
| 19 || {{ih|GBR}} || 7 || 2 || 0 || 5 || 19–35 || 4
|-style="background:#ffcccc"
| 20 || {{ih|ROU}} || 7 || 1 || 0 || 6 || 15–57 || 2
|-
|}
''[[Slovakia]] was promoted to Group A while [[Romania]] was relegated to Group C.''
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| date = 12 April
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| team2 = {{ih|ROU}}
| goals1 =
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| date = 12 April
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{{IceHockeybox
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| date = 12 April
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| date = 12 April
| team1 = {{ih-rt|JPN}}
| score = 1–5
| team2 = {{ih|DEN}}
| goals1 =
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{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 13 April
| team1 = {{ih-rt|ROU}}
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| team2 = {{ih|GBR}}
| goals1 =
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{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 13 April
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| score = 9–3
| team2 = {{ih|JPN}}
| goals1 =
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{{IceHockeybox
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| date = 13 April
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| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 13 April
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| score = 1–3
| team2 = {{ih|POL}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
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{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 15 April
| team1 = {{ih-rt|GBR}}
| score = 3–2
| team2 = {{ih|NED}}
| goals1 =
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{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 15 April
| team1 = {{ih-rt|JPN}}
| score = 8–2
| team2 = {{ih|ROU}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 15 April
| team1 = {{ih-rt|SVK}}
| score = 10–0
| team2 = {{ih|POL}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 15 April
| team1 = {{ih-rt|LAT}}
| score = 9–2
| team2 = {{ih|DEN}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 16 April
| team1 = {{ih-rt|ROU}}
| score = 3–6
| team2 = {{ih|POL}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 16 April
| team1 = {{ih-rt|NED}}
| score = 4–3
| team2 = {{ih|JPN}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 16 April
| team1 = {{ih-rt|SVK}}
| score = 4–3
| team2 = {{ih|LAT}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 16 April
| team1 = {{ih-rt|DEN}}
| score = 9–2
| team2 = {{ih|GBR}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 18 April
| team1 = {{ih-rt|LAT}}
| score = 6–2
| team2 = {{ih|POL}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 18 April
| team1 = {{ih-rt|NED}}
| score = 5–3
| team2 = {{ih|ROU}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 18 April
| team1 = {{ih-rt|SVK}}
| score = 6–2
| team2 = {{ih|DEN}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 18 April
| team1 = {{ih-rt|GBR}}
| score = 3–4
| team2 = {{ih|JPN}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 19 April
| team1 = {{ih-rt|ROU}}
| score = 4–9
| team2 = {{ih|DEN}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 19 April
| team1 = {{ih-rt|JPN}}
| score = 2–15
| team2 = {{ih|LAT}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 19 April
| team1 = {{ih-rt|SVK}}
| score = 13–4
| team2 = {{ih|NED}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 19 April
| team1 = {{ih-rt|POL}}
| score = 3–4
| team2 = {{ih|GBR}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 21 April
| team1 = {{ih-rt|DEN}}
| score = 2–3
| team2 = {{ih|NED}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 21 April
| team1 = {{ih-rt|POL}}
| score = 7–5
| team2 = {{ih|JPN}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 21 April
| team1 = {{ih-rt|GBR}}
| score = 4–8
| team2 = {{ih|LAT}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 21 April
| team1 = {{ih-rt|SVK}}
| score = 11–0
| team2 = {{ih|ROU}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}

== 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.<ref name=1995Summary /> 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 ===
{| class="wikitable"
!
! Team
! Games
! Won
! Drawn
! Lost
! Points difference
! Points
|-style="background:#ccffcc"
| 1 || {{ih|KAZ}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 20–1 || 4
|-style="background:"
| 2 || {{ih|CHN}} || 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 4–14 || 2
|-style="background:#ffcccc"
| 3 || {{ih|BUL}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 3–12 || 0
|-
|}

{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 20 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|BUL}}
| score = 2–4
| team2 = {{ih|CHN}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 21 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|CHN}}
| score = 0–12
| team2 = {{ih|KAZ}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 22 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|BUL}}
| score = 1–8
| team2 = {{ih|KAZ}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}

=== Group 2 ===
{| class="wikitable"
!
! Team
! Games
! Won
! Drawn
! Lost
! Points difference
! Points
|-style="background:#ccffcc"
| 1 || {{ih|BLR|1991}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 11–5 || 4
|-style="background:"
| 2 || {{ih|EST}} || 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 7–9 || 2
|-style="background:#ffcccc"
| 3 || {{ih|SVN}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 7–11 || 0
|-
|}

{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 20 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|EST}}
| score = 1–6
| team2 = {{ih|BLR|1991}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 21 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|BLR|1991}}
| score = 5–4
| team2 = {{ih|SVN}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 22 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|SVN}}
| score = 3–6
| team2 = {{ih|EST}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}

=== Group 3 ===
{| class="wikitable"
!
! Team
! Games
! Won
! Drawn
! Lost
! Points difference
! Points
|-style="background:#ccffcc"
| 1 || {{ih|UKR}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 24–4 || 4
|-style="background:"
| 2 || {{ih|HUN}} || 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 10–10 || 2
|-style="background:#ffcccc"
| 3 || {{ih|FR Yugoslavia}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 4–24 || 0
|-
|}

{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 20 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|FR Yugoslavia}}
| score = 3–15
| team2 = {{ih|UKR}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 21 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|UKR}}
| score = 9–1
| team2 = {{ih|HUN}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 22 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|HUN}}
| score = 9–1
| team2 = {{ih|FR Yugoslavia}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}

=== Final round 21–23 place ===
{| class="wikitable"
!
! Team
! Games
! Won
! Drawn
! Lost
! Points difference
! Points
|-style="background:#ccffcc"
| 21 || {{ih|BLR|1991}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 5–2 || 4
|-style=
| 22 || {{ih|KAZ}} || 2 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 3–4 || 1
|-style=
| 23 || {{ih|UKR}} || 2 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 3–5 || 1
|-
|}
''[[Belarus]] was promoted to Group B.''
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 24 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|UKR}}
| score = 2–2
| team2 = {{ih|KAZ}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 25 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|BLR|1991}}
| score = 3–1
| team2 = {{ih|UKR}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 26 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|KAZ}}
| score = 1–2
| team2 = {{ih|BLR|1991}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}

=== Consolation round 24–26 place ===
{| class="wikitable"
!
! Team
! Games
! Won
! Drawn
! Lost
! Points difference
! Points
|-style=
| 24 || {{ih|EST}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 15–7 || 4
|-style=
| 25 || {{ih|CHN}} || 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 9–12 || 2
|-style=
| 26 || {{ih|HUN}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 5–10 || 0
|-
|}

{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 24 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|HUN}}
| score = 3–4
| team2 = {{ih|CHN}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 25 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|EST}}
| score = 6–2
| team2 = {{ih|HUN}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 26 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|CHN}}
| score = 5–9
| team2 = {{ih|EST}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}

=== Consolation round 27–29 place ===
{| class="wikitable"
!
! Team
! Games
! Won
! Drawn
! Lost
! Points difference
! Points
|-style=
| 27 || {{ih|SVN}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 21–4 || 4
|-style="background:#ffcccc"
| 28 || {{ih|FR Yugoslavia}} || 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 9–7 || 2
|-style="background:#ffcccc"
| 29 || {{ih|BUL}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1–20 || 0
|-
|}
''Both Yugoslavia and Bulgaria were relegated to group C2.''
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 24 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|FR Yugoslavia}}
| score = 6–0
| team2 = {{ih|BUL}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 25 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|SVN}}
| score = 7–3
| team2 = {{ih|FR Yugoslavia}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 26 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|BUL}}
| score = 1–14
| team2 = {{ih|SVN}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}

== 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 ===
{| class="wikitable"
!
! Team
! Games
! Won
! Drawn
! Lost
! Points difference
! Points
|-style="background:#ccffcc"
| 1 || {{ih|LTU}} || 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 40–8 || 8
|-style="background:#ccffcc"
| 2 || {{ih|ESP}} || 4 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 32–8 || 6
|-style=
| 3 || {{ih|BEL}} || 4 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 18–19 || 3
|-style=
| 4 || {{ih|AUS}} || 4 || 1 || 0 || 3 || 16–24 || 2
|-style="background:#ffcccc"
| 5 || {{ih|GRE}} || 4 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 9–56 || 1
|-
|}
''[[Greece]] was relegated to Group D qualification.''
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 21 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|BEL}}
| score = 5–5
| team2 = {{ih|GRE}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 21 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|ESP}}
| score = 3–4
| team2 = {{ih|LTU}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 22 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|GRE}}
| score = 1–21
| team2 = {{ih|ESP}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 22 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|BEL}}
| score = 10–2
| team2 = {{ih|AUS}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 24 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|LTU}}
| score = 8–2
| team2 = {{ih|BEL}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 24 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|GRE}}
| score = 2–10
| team2 = {{ih|AUS}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 26 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|LTU}}
| score = 20–1
| team2 = {{ih|GRE}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 26 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|AUS}}
| score = 2–4
| team2 = {{ih|ESP}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 27 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|AUS}}
| score = 2–8
| team2 = {{ih|LTU}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 27 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|ESP}}
| score = 4–1
| team2 = {{ih|BEL}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}

=== Group 2 ===
{| class="wikitable"
!
! Team
! Games
! Won
! Drawn
! Lost
! Points difference
! Points
|-style="background:#ccffcc"
| 1 || {{ih|CRO}} || 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 41–11 || 8
|-style="background:#ccffcc"
| 2 || {{ih|KOR}} || 4 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 37–7 || 6
|-style=
| 3 || {{ih|ISR}} || 4 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 23–15 || 4
|-style=
| 4 || {{ih|RSA}} || 4 || 1 || 0 || 3 || 7–29 || 2
|-style="background:#ffcccc"
| 5 || {{ih|NZL}} || 4 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 7–53 || 0
|-
|}
''[[New Zealand]] was relegated to Group D qualification.''
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 21 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|CRO}}
| score = 19–5
| team2 = {{ih|NZL}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 21 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|RSA}}
| score = 2–8
| team2 = {{ih|KOR}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 22 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|CRO}}
| score = 7–2
| team2 = {{ih|ISR}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 22 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|NZL}}
| score = 0–13
| team2 = {{ih|KOR}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 24 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|NZL}}
| score = 0–12
| team2 = {{ih|ISR}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 24 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|RSA}}
| score = 1–11
| team2 = {{ih|CRO}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 26 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|KOR}}
| score = 7–1
| team2 = {{ih|ISR}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 26 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|RSA}}
| score = 3–2
| team2 = {{ih|NZL}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 27 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|KOR}}
| score = 3–4
| team2 = {{ih|CRO}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 27 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|RSA}}
| score = 1–8
| team2 = {{ih|ISR}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}

=== Final round 30–33 place ===
{| class="wikitable"
!
! Team
! Games
! Won
! Drawn
! Lost
! Points difference
! Points
|-style="background:#ccffcc"
| 30 || {{ih|CRO}} || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 13–9 || 5
|-style=
| 31 || {{ih|LTU}} || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 12–8 || 5
|-style=
| 32 || {{ih|ESP}} || 3 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 13–15 || 2
|-style=
| 33 || {{ih|KOR}} || 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.''
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 29 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|LTU}}
| score = 5–2
| team2 = {{ih|KOR}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 29 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|CRO}}
| score = 6–3
| team2 = {{ih|ESP}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 30 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|ESP}}
| score = 7–5
| team2 = {{ih|KOR}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 30 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|LTU}}
| score = 3–3
| team2 = {{ih|CRO}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}

=== Consolation round 34–37 place ===
{| class="wikitable"
!
! Team
! Games
! Won
! Drawn
! Lost
! Points difference
! Points
|-style=
| 34 || {{ih|BEL}} || 3 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 22–10 || 4
|-style="background:#ffcccc"
| 35 || {{ih|ISR}} || 3 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 16–8 || 4
|-style="background:#ffcccc"
| 36 || {{ih|AUS}} || 3 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 17–17 || 4
|-style="background:#ffcccc"
| 37 || {{ih|RSA}} || 3 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 8–28 || 0
|-
|}
''[[Israel]], [[Australia]], and [[South Africa]], all were relegated to Group D qualification.''
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 29 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|RSA}}
| score = 1–10
| team2 = {{ih|BEL}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 29 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|AUS}}
| score = 5–1
| team2 = {{ih|ISR}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 30 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|RSA}}
| score = 6–10
| team2 = {{ih|AUS}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 30 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|BEL}}
| score = 2–7
| team2 = {{ih|ISR}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}

=== Consolation round 38–39 place ===
{| class="wikitable"
!
! Team
! Games
! Won
! Drawn
! Lost
! Points difference
! Points
|-style="background:#ffcccc"
| 38 || {{ih|GRE}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 10–7 || 2
|-style="background:#ffcccc"
| 39 || {{ih|NZL}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 7–10 || 0
|-
|}

{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = 30 March
| team1 = {{ih-rt|GRE}}
| score = 10–7
| team2 = {{ih|NZL}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
}}

== Ranking and statistics ==
{| style="float:right;"
|-
| style="width:3px;;"| &nbsp;
|
<br />
{{winners|ih|1995 IIHF World Championship Winners|FIN|1st}}

=== Final standings ===
The final standings of the tournament according to [[IIHF]]:
{|class="wikitable" style="width:200px;"
|-style="background:gold;"
|align=center|[[File:gold medal icon.png]]|| {{ih|FIN}}
|-style="background:silver;"
|align=center|[[File:silver medal icon.png]]|| {{ih|SWE}}
|-style="background:peru;"
|align=center|[[File:bronze medal icon.png]]|| {{ih|CAN}}
|-
|align=center|4|| {{ih|CZE}}
|-
|align=center|5|| {{ih|RUS}}
|-
|align=center|6|| {{ih|USA}}
|-
|align=center|7|| {{ih|ITA}}
|-
|align=center|8|| {{ih|FRA}}
|-
|align=center|9|| {{ih|GER}}
|-
|align=center|10|| {{ih|NOR}}
|-
|align=center|11|| {{ih|AUT}}
|- style="background:#fcc;"
|align=center|12|| {{ih|SUI}}
|}

== Citations ==
{{Reflist}}

== References ==
* [http://www.passionhockey.com/hockeyarchives/mondial1995.htm Complete results]
* {{cite book |last=Duplacey |first=James |title=Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League |year=1998 |publisher=Total Sports |isbn=0-8362-7114-9|pages=498–528}}
* {{cite book |last=Podnieks |first=Andrew |title=IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011 |year=2010 |publisher=Moydart Press |pages=158–9}}

{{Ice Hockey World Championships}}
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