Can anyone stop Tre Kronor? Moving into a quarter-final showdown with Latvia, the defending champion Swedes haven't lost a game and sit atop our sixth 2018 Power Rankings.
1 | SWE | The Poodles ate Sochi Bear! |
2 | FIN | Thoughts and prayers to the victims of Hurricane Aho |
3 | CAN | World Championship Athletes from Russia, eh? |
4 | RUS | How do you stop a playmaker like Anders Nilsson? |
5 | USA | Ever seen Groundhog Day? |
6 | CZE | Who doesn’t love a good quarter-final shootout? |
7 | SUI | When they scored in their own net, we broke out the fondue |
8 | LAT | Celebrates goods times, comes ons! |
9 | SVK | Ladislav? Next year, we need five assists every game |
10 | DEN | Duckly wept |
11 | GER | Kimchi > Kierkegaard |
12 | FRA | Dave was also the best Van Halen singer |
13 | NOR | Oslo Gangnam Style |
14 | AUT | U.S. legalizes sports betting, Raffl changes name to Raffle |
15 | BLR | “Wayne, we know you’re 57. But it’s Division I!” |
16 | KOR | Paek showed up – Coffey and Murphy didn’t |
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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.