Welcome to our kickoff edition of the 2022 Power Rankings! We missed you, you missed us, and Finland doesn’t want to miss out on its chance to win an IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship on home ice after making history with Olympic gold in Beijing. However, the Finns, who debut in first place, will have plenty of competition from the likes of second-place Canada, the defending World Champions from 2021, and third-place Switzerland, which boasts key NHL talent up front and brings strong teamwork.

1		FIN	Gotta win or our fans will have a Tampere tantrum
2		CAN	What? Second? We’re the bestest of the best!
3		SUI	Nico! Timo! Let’s gooooooooo!
4		CZE	Jalonen + lions with crowns = gold for sure
5		GER	We have the best Finnish coach named Toni
6		SWE	What we need is an all-Havelid roster
7		SVK	Uncage the Slafkovsky!
8		USA	Mr. Jones and me tell each other fairy tales
9		DEN	Aging, but looked hot in Beijing
10		LAT	New plan: beat Canada 2-0 on the last day
11		NOR	Like a fjord, we’re kinda just always here
12		KAZ	No relation to Zack Kassian
13		ITA	Too many legionaries, not enough centurions
14		GBR	Who needs gold when you’ve got the Platinum Jubilee?
15		FRA	Exactement comme le retour de Mario Lemieux
16		AUT	Follow every rainbow till you find your dream!

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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.