Canada, the reigning Olympic champion, seeks its third straight Women’s Worlds gold medal on home ice in Brampton and tops our first Power Rankings of 2023.
photo: Steve Poirier / IIHF
Welcome to the 2023 IIHF Women’s World Championship. Not only are the world’s top 10 teams vying for on-ice victory in Brampton, but bragging rights in the Power Rankings are also up for grabs. Host Canada – still glowing from its 2022 Olympic triumph in Beijing – aims to continue its recent Women’s Worlds dominance with a three-peat, and starts off in first place. The U.S., hungry for its first IIHF senior women’s title since winning gold in Espoo in 2019, sits second. And the Czechs, who made history with their first bronze medal at the 2022 tournament in Denmark in August, are in third place. Let the fun begin!
| 1 |  |
CAN | This is Greater Toronto’s year |
| 2 |  |
USA | We miss The Golden Girls |
| 3 |  |
CZE | Czechia Team PHF (Prague Hockey Fever) |
| 4 |  |
SUI | We want bank vaults full of bronze medals |
| 5 |  |
JPN | Never trash-talk our cherry blossoms |
| 6 |  |
FIN | Got to get out of this basement suite |
| 7 |  |
SWE | Great minds think alike, Finland |
| 9 |  |
HUN | Embrace your inner eighth-place goddess! |
| 8 |  |
GER | In 2017, we were fourth-place goddesses |
| 10 |  |
FRA | Our basement suite is très belle |
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.
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.