The 1995 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships was played in Stockholm and Gavle 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.
Because the 1994-95 NHL lockout delayed the NHL season, many of the top professional players were not 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.
Read more about 1995 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships: World Championship Group B (Slovakia), World Championship Group C1 (Bulgaria), World Championship Group C2 (South Africa), Medal Table
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