It's what you've been waiting for – the Power Rankings are back for 2021! In our pre-tournament first edition, defending champion Finland under head coach Jukka Jalonen leads the way, with Russia and Sweden hot on their heels.

1		FIN	Didn’t allow a single goal in 2020
2		ROC	Oh Kuch...your new hip is so sexy...
3		SWE	Nobody can stop us in a gold-medal shootout
4		CZE	Clearly, we have the best Filips
5		CAN	We’d beat the Salt Lake team – those guys are like 50 now
6		USA	Can we rename this country Latvia Placid?
7		SUI	Kneel before Zug!
8		GER	Eating kimchi and whistling Tchaikovsky
9		SVK	When we hosted, everyone breathed on each other
10		LAT	Nobody can stop us in an online vote
11		NOR	Let’s do a lockdown in the defensive zone!
12		DEN	Swedes are so smug about their shootouts
13		BLR	It’s like having dinner at your ex’s house
14		GBR	So far, this is going better than the Super League
15		KAZ	Love in an elevator, livin’ it up, we’re not goin’ down
16		ITA	Guarisci presto!

Click here to check out the previous editions of the Power Rankings.

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.