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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 standings and IIHF World Ranking.

Power Rankings (as of 13 May)

1.		RUSSIA You can suspend us, but you can’t stop us
2.		CANADA Burrows and Phaneuf are beloved national heroes
3.		USA Youth movement getting it done
4.		SWEDEN Spaghetti goes down easier than borscht
5.		NORWAY Now those are some good-looking polar bears...grr yeah!
6.		SLOVAKIA There is no joke because we are no joke
7.		CZECH REPUBLIC We like Malkin as much as Crosby likes Voracek
8.		FINLAND Unfair! The North Americans used pros against our amateurs!
9.		LATVIA Lacking the mustache power of Znaroks and Balderis
10.		FRANCE We upset the Swiss...and now they’re really sad
11.		SWITZERLAND Even our bank accounts can't console us
12.		GERMANY Was that Patrick Thoresen or Patrick Kharlamov?
13.		BELARUS Our tournament’s been less than a-Mezin
14.		KAZAKHSTAN We will beat the Mexicans
15.		DENMARK It’s hard to undress Endras (unless you’re Norway)
16.		ITALY Mr. Berlusconi, do you have any tips on how to score?

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