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 1)
1.
CANADA Wham, bam, thank you, Stamkos
2.
RUSSIA Rah, rah, Kalinin, Russia's greatest goals machine
3.
FINLAND Oh Kapanen, My Kapanen
4.
UNITED STATES How do you like them freedom fries?
5.
SWEDEN 6-5, 6-5...what is this, the 1987 Canada Cup final?
6.
LATVIA Switzerland, you just got Masalskis-ed
7.
CZECH REPUBLIC Strange but true: Blatak has twice as many goals as Jagr
8.
BELARUS Beating Sweden is more fun, but Norway will do
9.
SWITZERLAND Can they or canton they?
10.
SLOVAKIA If Jozef Golonka had played, we would have won
11.
NORWAY Maybe we'll scare Canada if we dress up like Dimmu Borgir
12.
FRANCE Mon Dieu, freedom fries are so 2003
13.
AUSTRIA Does this other Thomas guy make $7 million too?
14.
DENMARK Starring Peter Regin as "The Happy Prince"
15.
GERMANY We can't score, but we look good in lederhosen
16.
HUNGARY On the bright side, there's no swine flu here yet