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.
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.
| Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
L
|
D
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
| 1
|
.svg.png) Canada
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
49
|
22
|
+27
|
14
|
| 2
|
 Russia
|
7
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
36
|
24
|
+12
|
10
|
| 3
|
 Sweden
|
7
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
35
|
21
|
+14
|
9
|
| 4
|
 Finland
|
7
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
29
|
26
|
+3
|
7
|
| 5
|
 United States
|
7
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
28
|
33
|
−5
|
6
|
| 6
|
 Czech Republic
|
7
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
43
|
26
|
+17
|
6
|
| 7
|
 Germany
|
7
|
1
|
6
|
0
|
17
|
55
|
−38
|
2
|
| 8
|
 Ukraine
|
7
|
1
|
6
|
0
|
12
|
42
|
−30
|
2
|
No team was relegated to Pool B as the tournament expanded to ten teams for 1996.
Results
| December 26, 1994 | Canada | 7 – 1 | Ukraine | Red Deer |
| December 27, 1994 | Canada | 9 – 1 | Germany | Red Deer |
| December 29, 1994 | Sweden | 4 – 3 | Czech Republic | Red Deer |
| January 1, 1995 | Czech Republic | 10 – 1 | Ukraine | Red Deer |
| January 2, 1995 | Czech Republic | 14 – 3 | Germany | Red Deer |
| January 4, 1995 | Russia | 6 – 2 | Finland | Red Deer |
| January 4, 1995 | Germany | 6 – 2 | Ukraine | Stettler |
Scoring leaders
Tournament awards
|
IIHF Directorate Awards |
Media All-Star Team
|
| Goaltender
|
Yevgeni Tarasov |
Igor Karpenko
|
| Defencemen
|
Bryan McCabe |
Bryan McCabe
Anders Eriksson
|
| Forwards
|
Marty Murray |
Jason Allison
Éric Dazé
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
| Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
L
|
D
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
|
.svg.png)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1
|
Switzerland
|
7
|
5
|
0
|
2
|
40
|
12
|
+28
|
12
|
|
|
3–1
|
4–4
|
4–1
|
4–4
|
6–1
|
11–1
|
8–0
|
| 2
|
Slovakia
|
7
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
33
|
16
|
+17
|
10
|
|
1–3
|
|
4–2
|
6–1
|
4–1
|
8–2
|
7–3
|
3–4
|
| 3
|
Poland
|
7
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
26
|
22
|
+4
|
9
|
|
4–4
|
2–4
|
|
0–6
|
5–4
|
4–1
|
6–0
|
5–3
|
| 4
|
France
|
7
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
24
|
15
|
+9
|
8
|
|
1–4
|
1–6
|
6–0
|
|
1–2
|
3–0
|
6–3
|
6–0
|
| 5
|
Norway
|
7
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
27
|
26
|
+1
|
7
|
|
4–4
|
1–4
|
4–5
|
2–1
|
|
2–7
|
9–1
|
5–4
|
| 6
|
Austria
|
7
|
2
|
4
|
1
|
20
|
31
|
−11
|
5
|
|
1–6
|
2–8
|
1–4
|
0–3
|
7–2
|
|
4–4
|
5–4
|
| 7
|
Japan
|
7
|
1
|
5
|
1
|
17
|
44
|
−27
|
3
|
|
1–11
|
3–7
|
0–6
|
3–6
|
1–9
|
4–4
|
|
5–1
|
| 8
|
Italy
|
7
|
1
|
6
|
0
|
16
|
37
|
−21
|
2
|
|
0–8
|
4–3
|
3–5
|
0–6
|
4–5
|
4–5
|
1–5
|
|
Source:
Switzerland and 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]
| Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
L
|
D
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
|
.svg.png)
|
|
|
| Belarus
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
5
|
+8
|
4
|
|
|
8–4
|
5–1
|
| Kazakhstan
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
15
|
8
|
+7
|
2
|
|
4–8
|
|
11–0
|
| Slovenia
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
16
|
−15
|
0
|
|
1–5
|
0–11
|
|
Source:
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
| Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
L
|
D
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Hungary
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
22
|
3
|
+19
|
6
|
|
|
5–2
|
11–0
|
6–1
|
| Belarus
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
13
|
9
|
+4
|
4
|
|
2–5
|
|
3–2
|
8–2
|
| Romania
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
6
|
17
|
−11
|
2
|
|
0–11
|
2–3
|
|
4–3
|
| Great Britain
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
6
|
18
|
−12
|
0
|
|
1–6
|
2–8
|
3–4
|
|
Source:
Hungary was promoted to Pool B for 1996.
- Group B
| Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
L
|
D
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Latvia
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
29
|
6
|
+23
|
6
|
|
|
7–5
|
9–0
|
13–1
|
| Denmark
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
15
|
11
|
+4
|
4
|
|
5–7
|
|
5–2
|
5–2
|
| Spain
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
6
|
17
|
−11
|
2
|
|
0–9
|
2–5
|
|
4–3
|
| Netherlands
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
6
|
22
|
−16
|
0
|
|
1–13
|
2–5
|
3–4
|
|
Source:
Latvia was promoted to Pool B for 1996.
Placement Games
- 7th place: Netherlands 4 - 3(ot) Great Britain
- 5th place: Spain 3 - 2 Romania
- 3rd place: Denmark 3 - 2 Belarus
- 1st Place: Latvia 5 - 2 Hungary
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
| Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
L
|
D
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
|
|
|
|
.svg.png)
|
|
.svg.png)
|
| 1
|
Kazakhstan
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
47
|
10
|
+37
|
8
|
|
|
3–3
|
13–1
|
11–2
|
2–2
|
18–2
|
| 2
|
Slovenia
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
40
|
15
|
+25
|
8
|
|
3–3
|
|
3–3
|
9–3
|
8–2
|
17–4
|
| 3
|
Estonia
|
5
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
24
|
25
|
−1
|
6
|
|
1–13
|
3–3
|
|
6–4
|
2–2
|
12–3
|
| 4
|
Lithuania
|
5
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
29
|
30
|
−1
|
4
|
|
2–11
|
3–9
|
4–6
|
|
7–2
|
13–2
|
| 5
|
Croatia
|
5
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
10
|
21
|
−11
|
3
|
|
2–2
|
2–8
|
2–2
|
2–7
|
|
2–2
|
| 6
|
Yugoslavia
|
5
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
13
|
62
|
−49
|
1
|
|
2–18
|
4–17
|
3–12
|
2–13
|
2–2
|
|
Source:
Kazakhstan and Slovenia were promoted to Pool C for 1996.
References
