IIHF Power Rankings right now

[Eye of Ra]

USA , Germany, Slovakia and Canada should be higher. Sweden down to 8th

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[SwissFan12]

Lol we shouldn't be so high, stop putting us in a favorite suit, we can't handle this

 

[Antiillafire]

How isn’t Austria higher? WHO has Latvia beaten ?

 

[Eye of Ra]

WHO has Latvia beaten ?

Bronze last year. Nearly same roster.

 

[Eye of Ra]

Lol we shouldn't be so high, stop putting us in a favorite suit, we can't handle this

Remove Fischer and let Jenni and Albelin take over. and good things will follow.

 

[SwissFan12]

Remove Fischer and let Jenni and Albelin take over. and good things will follow.

Fired everyone and good things will follow

 

[Czechboy]

Lol we shouldn't be so high, stop putting us in a favorite suit, we can't handle this

No doubt in my mind Switzerland is winning gold!

 

[Czechboy]

That US one will age poorly.

 

[Namejs]

WHO has Latvia beaten ?

Just 10 of the last 11 games at the Worlds, no biggie

 

[Czechboy]

How isn’t Austria higher? WHO has Latvia beaten ?

Poland (in OT), France (in OT) and Kazakhistan... No idea what last year's tourney has to do with this years power rankings.

 

[Namejs]

Poland (in OT), France (in OT) and Kazakhistan... No idea what last year's tourney has to do with this years power rankings.

So what you're saying is that unlike Czechia or Slovakia, we remain unbeaten? And to put insult to injury - beaten by the likes of Germany and Switzerland? Latvia has only been beaten by the reigning World Champions over the last 11 games. That sure sounds like Latvia should be ranked higher than Slovakia and Czechia, sourpuss. Oh, wait, we are ranked higher!

 

[NyQuil]

The power rankings are for entertainment purposes only.

 

[CanadaIsIrrelevant]

The power rankings are for entertainment purposes only.

No, it’s serious shit!

 

[swissdude]

No doubt in my mind Switzerland is winning gold!

it depends if somebody eliminates sweden before the GMG lol

 

[NyQuil]

No, it’s serious shit!

I checked and apparently they changed the fine print to:

"The Power Rankings are for the enjoyment of IIHF.com readers, and reflect the progress of teams during the IIHF Ice Hockey Men's World Championship. They are distinct from the official standings and IIHF Men's World Ranking."

 

[Old Man Jags]

Just 10 of the last 11 games at the Worlds, no biggie

How is last year relevant in any way, shape or form? The power rankings are based on this tournament alone and change after each round of play. Latvia has had tight games against poor opposition. I can see them being put relatively high because of the points they accumulated, but so far they have only played the worst teams and were not very convincing.

 

[NyQuil]

How is last year relevant in any way, shape or form? The power rankings are based on this tournament alone and change after each round of play. Latvia has had tight games against poor opposition. I can see them being put relatively high because of the points they accumulated, but so far they have only played the worst teams and were not very convincing.

I mean, they have power rankings even before the tournament begins.

So there is some degree of roster analysis involved too.

 

[CanadaIsIrrelevant]

I checked and apparently they changed the fine print to:

"The Power Rankings are for the enjoyment of IIHF.com readers, and reflect the progress of teams during the IIHF Ice Hockey Men's World Championship. They are distinct from the official standings and IIHF Men's World Ranking."

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They have to put that to not offend people who don’t understand sarcasm.

It’s like North Americans need “caution hot content” on coffee cups.

 

[NyQuil]

It’s like North Americans need “caution hot content” on coffee cups.

Europeans love to generalize about North Americans.

They stand out in every thread.

 

[CanadaIsIrrelevant]

Europeans love to generalize about North Americans.

They stand out in every thread.

Hurts when it’s true eh?

 

[NyQuil]

Hurts when it’s true eh?

On behalf of my continent, I'm sorry a North American ran over your dog.

 

[CanadaIsIrrelevant]

On behalf of my continent, I'm sorry a North American ran over your dog.

Oh noooo, fluffy!

 

[Old Man Jags]

So what you're saying is that unlike Czechia or Slovakia, we remain unbeaten? And to put insult to injury - beaten by the likes of Germany and Switzerland? Latvia has only been beaten by the reigning World Champions over the last 11 games. That sure sounds like Latvia should be ranked higher than Slovakia and Czechia, sourpuss. Oh, wait, we are ranked higher!

Again, last year’s championship is a complete irrelevance as these rankings are a (tongue-in-cheek) assessment of current performance day to day. It’s just a bit of fun, it is really weird you take it so seriously. Latvia can justifiably be put higher in these power rankings than Slovakia given the points they have accumulated, but come on! The points total is more of a result of the order of play to date rather than actual strength. Latvia beating the mighty Poland and France in OT is not nearly as impressive as Slovakia doing the same to the US. Of course Slovakia has so far been a better team at this tournament than Latvia, irrespective of points. The power rankings mean nothing - they are there to amuse, and possibly to get forum threads started..

 

[Old Man Jags]

Europeans love to generalize about North Americans.

They stand out in every thread.

Whereas we never see Canadians generalise about Europeans, eh? Divers, this and that… I have not ever seen Canadians do that, and I have certainly never seen Canadian fans on forums put forward stereotypical views about the Czech team in exchanges on Czech Rep - Canada games. It’s only ever Europeans who stereotype.

 

[NyQuil]

Whereas we never see Canadians generalise about Europeans, eh? Divers, this and that… I have not ever seen Canadians do that, and I have certainly never seen Canadian fans on forums put forward stereotypical views about the Czech team in exchanges on Czech Rep - Canada games. It’s only ever Europeans who stereotype.

It’s a joke based on his posts in another thread.

GDT: - CAN vs. AUT May 14, 2024

That's crazy, as a Canadian I almost wish Austria had won after that comeback. But still what a story.

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GDT: - CAN vs. AUT May 14, 2024

That's crazy, as a Canadian I almost wish Austria had won after that comeback. But still what a story.

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