1995 Women's Pacific Rim Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  United States |
| Venue(s) | Ice Center at San Jose, San Jose (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | April 3 - April 8 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Canada (1st title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 77 (7.7 per game) |
The 1995 IIHF Women's Pacific Rim Championship was an international ice hockey tournament held between April 3 and 8, 1995 in San Jose, California, 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
[edit]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
[edit]Standings
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | +18 | 6 |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 6 | +17 | 4 |
| 3 |  China | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 2 |
| 4 |  Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 29 | −28 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Results
[edit]| April 3, 1995 5:30 pm | Canada | 12 – 0 | Japan | San Jose |
| April 3, 1995 8:30 pm | United States | 3 – 2 | China | San Jose |
| April 4, 1995 5:30 pm | Canada | 9 – 1 | China | San Jose |
| April 4, 1995 8:30 pm | United States | 14 – 0 | Japan | San Jose |
| April 6, 1995 5:30 pm | China | 3 – 1 | Japan | San Jose |
| April 6, 1995 8:30 pm | United States | 5 – 2 | Canada | San Jose |
Playoff round
[edit]Final round
[edit]| Semi-Final | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | United States | 12 | |||||||
| 4 | Japan | 0 | 1 | United States | 1 | ||||
| 3 | China | 2 | 2 | Canada APS | 2 | ||||
| 2 | Canada APS | 3 | |||||||
Semi-finals
[edit]| April 7, 1995 5:30 pm | United States | 12 – 0 | Japan | San Jose |
| April 7, 1995 8:30 | Canada | 3 – 2 APS | China | San Jose |
Match for third place
[edit]| April 8, 1995 5:30 pm | China | 5 – 0 | Japan | San Jose |
Final
[edit]| April 8, 1995 8:30 pm | Canada | 2 – 1 APS | United States | San Jose |
Champions
[edit]| 1995 IIHF Women's Pacific Rim Championship |
|---|
 Canada 1st title |
Final standings
[edit]| Rk. | Team |
|---|---|
 | Canada |
 | United States |
 | China |
| 4. | Japan |