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 12 May)
1.
SWITZERLAND Just call us the Soviet Union, baby
2.
CANADA Obviously, the “no Celine Dion” rule is working
3.
UNITED STATES Did you hear about the new $100 bill? John Gibson is on it
4.
FINLAND The less you expect, the more we deliver
5.
RUSSIA Welcome back, Bryz – that was one long nap
6.
SWEDEN If we beat Denmark, can we go to the ABBA Museum?
7.
CZECH REPUBLIC Guess this makes up for Canada’s 2-1 loss...IN NAGANO!!!
8.
SLOVAKIA Couldn’t stick it to Kovy and Radu
9.
FRANCE De Americans, dey got no culture, but dey got de four goals
10.
GERMANY Fine, we lost – now shut up about austerity!
11.
NORWAY It’s not like last year when Thoresen had 180 points
12.
DENMARK We’ll do better at the Olympics (in Korea, hopefully)
13.
AUSTRIA If we’d taken three more majors, we’d have won 8-7
14.
LATVIA Was it Elton John who sang “Saturday Night’s All Right For Losing”?
15.
BELARUS Getting goal-scoring tips from Scott Gomez
16.
SLOVENIA The Power Rankings are not for the enjoyment of Slovenian readers