The 1995
IIHF European Women Championships
The IIHF European Women Championships is a former international women's ice hockey tournament between ice hockey playing nations in Europe. Finland's national women's team won the championship title four times and Sweden women's national ice ho ...
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
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Latvia
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, while the expanded Pool B took place in
Odense
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and
Esbjerg
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Denmark
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European Championship Group A
Teams & format
Six teams completed in Pool A, with Latvia joining the group after winning the 1993 Pool B tournament. The teams were:
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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
Results
Champions
European Championship Group B
Teams & format
The eight teams that competed in Pool B were:
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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
Results
Group 2
Standings
Results
Playoff Round
Consolation Round 7-8 Place
Consolation Round 5-6 Place
Match for third place
Final
Final standings
See also
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IIHF European Women Championships
The IIHF European Women Championships is a former international women's ice hockey tournament between ice hockey playing nations in Europe. Finland's national women's team won the championship title four times and Sweden women's national ice ho ...
External links
Hockey Archives - Championnats d'Europe féminins 1995
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IIHF European Women Championships
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1995
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1995
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Sports competitions in Riga
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