In an incredible turn of events, Canada has gone all the way from last place in our early 2021 Power Rankings to first place in our eighth edition, thanks to a 4-2 semi-final win over the Americans. Defending champion Finland moves up a notch after edging Germany 2-1, while the U.S. is third.

1		CAN	It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Supermangiapane!
2		FIN	The Big Blue Machine
3		USA	Feb. 26, 1933: Work begins on the Golden Gate Bridge
4		GER	If we win, we’ll go to Mallorca and use bronzer
5		ROC	Still undefeated in the 1981 Canada Cup final
6		SUI	Germans just don’t know how to have fun
7		CZE	Hey Switzerland, wait till you hear about the Finns...
8		SVK	Waited forever to get into the club, got kicked out
9		SWE	Strindberg’s best-known play is Miss the Quarter-Finals
10		KAZ	Teams that underestimated us were em-Barys-ed
11		LAT	Canadians are weird
12		DEN	Eating Duckly is bad karma
13		NOR	Already practising our Mandarin
14		GBR	Experts fear a 2022 resurgence of the relegation variant
15		BLR	What if we rebranded as Bella Rustico: Tasty Hockey?
16		ITA	Nice try, Belarus

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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.