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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 4)

1.		CZECH REPUBLIC Feels like home, baby
2.		CANADA Good win – no more “Swiss cheese” jokes
3.		GERMANY No fear: it won’t take us 81 years to top the Power Rankings again
4.		SWEDEN This’ll make up for spoiling King Carl Gustaf’s birthday on Saturday
5.		RUSSIA Has anyone ever seen Kovalchuk and Henrik Sedin in the same room together?
6.		SWITZERLAND Could everybody cut back on the “Swiss Miss” thing too?
7.		FINLAND The Czechs were no fun 10 years ago, and they're still no fun today
8.		USA We lost, but Swedes have to live under socialism with nonstop ABBA
9.		NORWAY Anders is a Bastiansen of hope
10.		SLOVAKIA Well, our ticket sales are good, and so is the weather
11.		DENMARK It’s a Mads, Mads, Mads, Mads Worlds
12.		FRANCE Kévin is one Hecquefeuille of a hockey player
13.		LATVIA We should sign that guy and rename him Mads Christensens
14.		SLOVENIA Hey, in fairness, the Swiss allowed 61 shots in their last game too
15.		BELARUS Our team has one goal: to score one goal every game
16.		AUSTRIA Even Belarus could give us tips on how to score

Power Rankings (as of May 4)

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