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Canada tops 2008 World Ranking
Groups for Switzerland 2009 and Vancouver 2010 determined
Canada displaced Sweden as the number one in the World Ranking. Photo: IIHF/HHoF/Jukka Rautio
QUEBEC CITY – Despite losing the 2008 IIHF World Championship final to Russia, Canada grabbed first place in the 2008 IIHF World Ranking by overtaking Sweden. World Champion Russia improved from fifth to second place, while Sweden is third and Finland fourth.