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.
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CZECH REPUBLIC"Elias brings Czechs leadership"...that sounds awfully familiar
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CANADA"Take the Isostar in your glass/We just kicked your..."
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GERMANYHonestly, 2-0 is more our style than 5-4
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SWEDENTre Kronor is très bien
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RUSSIAKrutov and Makarov would have beaten Denmark 14-3, but...OK
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FINLANDThe last time Finland lost to Germany, Mikko Koivu was 10
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NORWAYWho needs Pronger and Niedermayer when you've got Tollefsen and Holøs?
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USAConklin’s just a Central Europe kind of guy
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DENMARKWe lost, but Nichlas showed lots of Hardt and Kirill was a Star-kov
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SWITZERLANDThis Canadian style we understand, but Norway needs further study
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SLOVAKIAWe've got to send the Finns straight to Helsinki
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FRANCEIncroyable! In the penalty box, they did not even serve wine and Rocquefort
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SLOVENIAFortunately, a five-goal lead isn’t the toughest lead to defend in hockey
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BELARUSLet’s reserve an automatic spot in 2014 for the "Austrian Qualifier"
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LATVIAIt could have been worse – imagine if Dennis Rodman had played too
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AUSTRIA“This means nothing to me, this means nothing to me” (Ultravox, “Vienna”)