In our second Power Rankings of the 2021 Women’s Worlds, the Americans retain first place and Canada holds on to second place. The ROC team moves up into third after starting off with a 3-1 win over Group A rival Switzerland.

1		USA	Winning – it’s a bigger rush than #BamaRush
2		CAN	Penalties are good when Jessie Fleming takes them
3		ROC	Our pressers are different from Kucherov’s
4		FIN	In Finnish, the first period is known as the “fun period”
5		CZE	Salute General Mills – she belongs on a Wheaties box
6		GER	#29 Nina Christof-Poulin
7		JPN	Who needs carrots? We’ve got good sticks!
8		SUI	Steak dinner and spa for Ms. Braendli
9		HUN	Szabados: Hungarian name. All your gold are belong to us
10		DEN	Our Czech is rusty, but our Japanese is getting better

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