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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 15 May)

1.		RUSSIA This ranking really ticks Don Cherry off
2.		CANADA It's OK, Don...we're getting better every day, eh?
3.		SWEDEN Old Swedish saying: “Better the Czechs than Belarus”
4.		USA Boys, let’s enjoy some 2010 Olympic semi-final highlights
5.		FINLAND Ain’t no party like a Valtteri Filppula party
6.		NORWAY How do you say “extremely confident” in Norwegian?
7.		CZECH REPUBLIC Pay no attention to us (that's how we like it)
8.		SLOVAKIA Went base jumping off the Eiffel Tower...and survived!
9.		FRANCE IIHF.com rarely kisses guys on both cheeks, but...
10.		LATVIA International aid agencies are rushing goal-scorers to the Baltic state
11.		SWITZERLAND We’ll put this one behind us and look forward to Eurovision
12.		GERMANY Coulda used Uwe Krupp – on defence, that is
13.		DENMARK Please do not fight for your right to party
14.		BELARUS If this was 1982, we’d be in first place
15.		KAZAKHSTAN Finland is stronger than Mexico
16.		ITALY Welcome to Dante's Inferno (AKA Division I)

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