1.
RUSSIAGold is sweet, and so is revenge
2.
CANADALike love, silver hurts
3.
FINLANDHey, Rauno Korpi would have been happy with third
4.
SWEDENFoppa and Sudden just didn’t perform in this tournament
5.
CZECH REPUBLICAlois Hadamczik, we hardly knew ye
6.
UNITED STATESNow let’s get back to celebrity poker
7.
SWITZERLANDWith a cow mascot named Cooly, we’ll shine at home in 2009
8.
NORWAYKinda scary being so high!
9.
BELARUSOur goal is to improve over time
10.
GERMANYThey won’t write oompah songs about this team
11.
LATVIAAlways a winner (of IIHF.com polls)
12.
DENMARKWell, Iceland can’t touch us
13.
SLOVAKIAWe don’t need no relegation, we just need to plug some holes
14.
FRANCETo learn what the future holds, look into the Cristobal
15.
ITALYArrivederci Roma
16.
SLOVENIAAs a hockey nation, we have nice spas