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Check out our 20th May edition
Published 21.05.2014 00:39 GMT+3 | Author
Will Russia stay perfect or fall short in the quarter-finals as it did in the 2013 Worlds and 2014 Olympics? Right now, Nikolai Kulyomin and Yevgeni Malkin's team is still atop the Power Rankings. Photo: Andre Ringuette / HHOF-IIHF Images
In 2014’s sixth Power Rankings, the Russians cling to first place, with Canada and Sweden hot on their heels. But do quarter-final upsets lie ahead? Stay tuned.
| 1. |  |
Russia: | Sochi Bear paces nervously, wearing Geno’s jersey |
| 2. |  |
Canada: | Norway couldn’t Ward us off forever |
| 3. |  |
Sweden: | We specialize in fancy guys named Linus |
| 4. |  |
France: | The French Revolution is ON |
| 5. |  |
United States: | Go Johnny, Go Go Go! |
| 6. |  |
Belarus: | Volat is with us |
| 7. |  |
Czech Republic: | We got mad when they yelled: “Camus is better than Kafka!” |
| 8. |  |
Finland: | Yannick Weber, we kiss your stick |
| 9. |  |
Slovakia: | We’re young! Young and talented! Get it? |
| 10. |  |
Switzerland: | Did we win silver in a parallel universe? |
| 11. |  |
Latvia: | There are no words (printable ones, anyway) |
| 12. |  |
Norway: | And that’s why we export more oil than hockey players |
| 13. |  |
Denmark: | Obviously, we didn’t play enough Volbeat in the room |
| 14. |  |
Germany: | Kink scene gone wrong |
| 15. |  |
Italy: | This wasn’t one of our finer contributions to world culture |
| 16. |  |
Kazakhstan: | Back to our spiritual home, 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 World Championship. They are distinct from the official standings and IIHF World Ranking.
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