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 18)
1.
RUSSIA Our opponents are seeing stars right now
2.
SWEDEN Markström my words, we want to be Hedman of the class
3.
CZECH REPUBLIC You gotta fight for your right to party in the quarterfinals
4.
CANADA Vancouver is nicer than Mannheim
5.
FINLAND Then Mikhailov and Kharlamov scored again, and we were very sad
6.
SWITZERLAND WWRD? (What Would Ralph Do?)
7.
DENMARK Like a virgin, in the quarterfinals for the very first time
8.
GERMANY We don't need no stinkin' Bayern Munich...we're in the ice hockey quarterfinals!
9.
NORWAY Next time, boys, remember: Gandhi, not Mike Tyson
10.
BELARUS Well, maybe we'll win Eurovision
11.
LATVIA I don't want to play, I just want to bang on the drum all day
12.
SLOVAKIA Once upon a time, in a land far away, we won some medals
13.
USA Regrettably, the team will not be invited to the White House
14.
FRANCE Against Kazakhstan, we looked better than Brigitte Bardot
15.
ITALY “Eppur si muove” (Galileo, upon seeing Italy sent down)
16.
KAZAKHSTAN Hopefully we'll be back before the world ends in 2012