Get ready to bite your fingernails! The quarter-finals are next, and the host Finns – who have allowed the tournament’s fewest goals by far – are sitting pretty in first place in our sixth Power Rankings of the 2022 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship. The unbeaten Swiss, coming off a hard-fought 4-3 shootout win over Germany, are second, while Sweden holds down third place.

1		FIN	Fun fact: the word “Tampere” has “team” in it
2		SUI	From the first shift, we’ll devalue their currency
3		SWE	Kneel before Nylander!
4		GER	When Plachta kneels, it makes highlight reels
5		CAN	The “Workhorse from Whitehorse” is a stud
6		CZE	Us: Lose to Finland. Slovakia: Hold my beer
7		USA	Last won gold the year Larry King was born
8		SVK	Which Nordic nation will we beat 7-1 next?
9		DEN	Duckly laid an egg
10		LAT	Finland? In 2023...Team Latfinvia! You down?
11		AUT	No more Sound of Music jokes now, ja?
12		FRA	Canada made us dance to “Mambo No. 5”
13		NOR	Bjorn Daehlie is not impressed
14		KAZ	It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish 14th
15		ITA	Two words: “Euro 2020”
16		GBR	“I Am Sixteen, Going On Seventeen”

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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.