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The Power Rankings are for the enjoyment of IIHF.com readers, and reflect the progress of teams during the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship. They are distinct from the official standings and IIHF World Ranking.

Power Rankings (as of 19 May)

1.		SWEDEN Do you believe in home ice curses? NO!
2.		SWITZERLAND Do you believe in miracles? ALMOST!
3.		UNITED STATES Obama’s foreign hockey policy is working
4.		FINLAND At least we’ll have no problem getting through the metal detector
5.		CANADA Wayne and Mario have already started working out
6.		RUSSIA Well...glad we got that out of our system
7.		CZECH REPUBLIC There goes our chance to end the home ice curse
8.		SLOVAKIA Maybe we should start making cuckoo clocks?
9.		GERMANY Say “Schweinsteiger” three times fast
10.		NORWAY Next year, we’re dressing up as Dimmu Borgir
11.		LATVIA Sochi, baby! Ozolins is back and this time it’s personal
12.		DENMARK World Juniors in Malmö...party in Copenhagen!
13.		FRANCE How many of these buffoons above us beat Russia? Just sayin’
14.		BELARUS Is a very nice country
15.		AUSTRIA Sochi, baby! Love being relegated to the Olympics...
16.		SLOVENIA Sochi, baby! Couldn’t agree with you more, Austria

Power Rankings (as of 19 May)

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