The Power Rankings are for the enjoyment of IIHF.com readers, and reflect the progress of teams during the IIHF World Championship. They are distinct from the official IIHF World Ranking.
Power Rankings (as of May 13)
1.
FINLAND In Granlund's case, HIFK stands for "He's Incredibly Freakin' Kreative"
2.
SWEDEN That's Czech-mate
3.
CZECH REPUBLIC Our inability to get three goals in the last 47 seconds cost us
4.
RUSSIA And that's why they call us "mercurial" and "enigmatic"
5.
CANADA Just so you know, we're still automatically the greatest
6.
NORWAY Imagine what we could do with a few more Olimbs
7.
GERMANY Beethoven and Einstein...maybe that was pushing it
8.
USA Someday we'll host this tournament in Phoenix and Atlanta
9.
SWITZERLAND Hey Canada, we challenge you to a new Summit Series!
10.
SLOVAKIA Historians may quibble, but there'll never be a better year than 2002
11.
DENMARK Sixteen skaters with zero goals – now that's a balanced attack
12.
FRANCE Henderson made a wild stab for it and fell
13.
LATVIA It's the eye of the beaver, it's the thrill of the fight
14.
BELARUS We were so good together, Coach Hanlonovsky
15.
AUSTRIA Worst PP, PK, and goaltending, but otherwise we were quite good