After beating Canada and Slovakia to open the 2019 tournament, Finland vaults into first place in the second edition of the Power Rankings. The Czechs move up to second place, while Russia is third.

1		FIN	“Jack? It’s Kaapo. You get the skyscrapers, I get the swamp.”
2		CZE	Men from Kladno give us pleasure
3		RUS	If only L.A. had hired a coach named Ilya Desjardins...
4		GER	In 2019, we will not lose to the Olympic Athletes from Russia
5		USA	“Kaapo? You’re messing with the wrong guy. This is Jack Eichel.”
6		SVK	How I Became Satan and You Can Too: The Erik Cernak Story
7		CAN	Obviously, you never want to reenact the 1936 Olympics
8		SWE	For a Pilsner hangover, there’s nothing like pizza
9		SUI	Fun fact: Nico was Andy Warhol’s muse
10		LAT	Flags and drums are allowed! Also, we are loud!
11		DEN	Duckly’s wife told him: “Stop swearing at the TV!”
12		FRA	Trade Obelix for Lucic while he still has value
13		NOR	Like the mascot flossing to “Macarena,” we’re not in sync
14		AUT	At this level, you can’t eat Wiener Schnitzel on the bench
15		GBR	Like McDavid, Mike Hammond produces best with Draisaitl
16		ITA	Jari Kurri played in Italy, he wore 17, we've allowed 17 goals...it's a sign!

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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.