In our final Power Rankings of 2021, Canada rules the roost after fighting all the way back to win the gold medal after its toughest start in tournament history. The Finns finish second after settling for their ninth silver medal of all time. The bronze medal-winning Americans are third. 

1		CAN	Ottawa is the capital of the world!
2		FIN	Tampere must be renamed Bratislava
3		USA	When you win 6-1, you don’t need a recount
4		GER	All the best tournaments are in Asia
5		ROC	He must also change his name to Babcockov
6		SUI	Obviously, we didn’t perform like Celine Dion in 1988
7		CZE	2001 > 2021
8		SVK	Slovak scientists announce plans to clone Cehlarik
9		SWE	Next year, it’s double gold or bust! (No pressure.)
10		KAZ	Best Deep Purple song? “Highway Starchenko”
11		LAT	In 2036, let’s play at the Riga Superdome (cap. 2,000,000)
12		DEN	Switzerland? Thanks for limiting us to four shots of vodka
13		NOR	In Mandarin, how do you say “tenth place”?
14		GBR	It feels good to not get slagged by Piers Morgan
15		BLR	99 problems, but relegation ain’t one
16		ITA	Next time we get four goals, we’ll celly like Thornton

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The Power Rankings are for the enjoyment of IIHF.com readers, and reflect the progress of teams during the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship. They are distinct from the official standings and IIHF World Ranking.