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 16 May)
1.
SWITZERLAND Hitting the target more than William Tell
2.
FINLAND Hooray! We won! Oh no! So did Sweden!
3.
UNITED STATES 2, 4, 6, 8: who do we appreciate?
4.
SWEDEN Fredrik “Postage Stamp” Pettersson
5.
CANADA Once upon a time, in a magical land called Vancouver...
6.
RUSSIA I would love to talk to Tretiak, Hasek, Brodeur
7.
CZECH REPUBLIC Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?
8.
SLOVAKIA No silver lining here
9.
GERMANY Ehrhoff was so good, he deserves a week in Baden-Baden
10.
NORWAY If fish is good for the brain, why did we forget how to score?
11.
LATVIA On the bright side, Irbe didn't allow a single goal
12.
FRANCE Kurt Russell has turned down the role of Dave Henderson
13.
DENMARK We made the final!
14.
BELARUS So did we!
15.
AUSTRIA Stop. Babbling. About. Eurovision.
16.
SLOVENIA Fun fact: Slovenia has more than 10 golf courses