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 10)
1.
RUSSIA Radulov is radical! Golden again!
2.
CANADA Silver isn't a habit worth developing
3.
SWEDEN We have a secret plot to take over Finland in 2012
4.
UNITED STATES Yes we can (come fourth)
5.
FINLAND We have a secret plot to take over Sweden in 2013
6.
CZECH REPUBLIC You can Czech out any time you like, but you can never leave
7.
LATVIA Coincidence: Latvia's population is the same size as Vancouver's
8.
BELARUS Start booking your Minsk hotel rooms for 2014
9.
SWITZERLAND Can't blame Cooly
10.
SLOVAKIA 2002 was a long, long time ago
11.
NORWAY The polar bear survives for another year
12.
FRANCE So if Sweden co-hosts with Finland, can we co-host with Spain?
13.
DENMARK Less cream pastry next time
14.
AUSTRIA The rinks aren't alive with the sound of music
15.
GERMANY Insert gratuitous Hans Zach reference here
16.
HUNGARY We're going to make Division I into goulash