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 7)
1.
RUSSIA Seven down, two to go
2.
CANADA Time to pick it up a little, O Motherland of Hockey
3.
SWEDEN Never go in against a Swede when death is on the line
4.
UNITED STATES Couldn't have done it without the loyal support of our fans
5.
FINLAND Argh! We said we wanted Finlandia BY SIBELIUS before the game!
6.
CZECH REPUBLIC How about we bring back the whole Nagano team?
7.
LATVIA In the seventh heaven, sort of
8.
BELARUS Oleg Antonenko deserves his own Olay commercial
9.
SWITZERLAND To atone for this, in Vancouver we must beat Canada 4-0
10.
SLOVAKIA Zdeno, please begin producing sons
11.
NORWAY Frankly, the pickled herring tastes better when you're eighth
12.
FRANCE We didn't make the final, but we didn't headbutt anyone either
13.
DENMARK We are the kings of LEGO--and the Relegation Round
14.
AUSTRIA If only we hosted every year, then we'd never go down
15.
GERMANY We were actually saving all our goals for next year