The 1995 IIHF Women's Pacific Rim Championship was an international

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tournament held between April 3 and 8, 1995 in

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, United States. Canada won the tournament despite losing in the group stage 5-2 to the United States. They defeated China in a shootout before taking the US to a shootout as well to win the championship.

Teams and format

Four teams completed in this inaugural tournament. The teams were: * * * * The teams first played a full round robin against each other. After these three games, all teams proceeded to the semi-final (1st vs 4th and 2nd vs 3rd) with the winning teams meeting in the final.

First round

Standings

Results

Playoff round

Final round

Semi-finals

Match for third place

Final

Champions

Final standings

External links

1995 Pacific Rim Tournament
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