It’s a new decade and a new tradition as the Power Rankings make their Women’s Worlds debut! As defending Olympic champs and winners of five straight Women’s Worlds, the Americans start off in first place. Archrival Canada is hot on their heels in second place, while Finland, seeking to improve on 2019’s silver medal, is third.

1		USA	Our goal is to inspire young girls and destroy everybody else
2		CAN	It’s WinSport Arena, so we won’t lose our first three games
3		FIN	We don’t need no stinkin’ bronzes
4		ROC	Russian Women’s Hockey League Never Breaks
5		SUI	Hey, Finland, if you don’t want those bronzes...
6		JPN	Seibu Princess Rabbits – they’ll eat you up like carrots
7		CZE	Combined age: younger than Jagr, obviously
8		GER	We have the world’s best Eisenschmids!
9		DEN	The Little Mermaid was a late cut
10		HUN	Practising safe social distancing from Division I

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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 Women's World Championship. They are distinct from the official standings and IIHF Women's World Ranking.