albertGQ
02-25-2010, 12:24 PM
According to the IIHF rankings, Canada is now #1. Pre-Olympic, they were 2nd behind the Russians (2925 points to 2905). With Russia's 6th place finish, they fall to 2nd place. Finland and Sweden switch #3 and #4 spots, however, even with a gold medal Finland will still be behind the Russians.
Slovakia makes the biggest jump going from #10 to #7. Germany is officially one of the top 12 countries as it leapfrogs Denmark. I beleive Germany was in the tournament instead of Denmark because they are a host country for an upcoming tournament. (are they hosting the World Championships?).
So even if we don't win the gold, we can take sollace that we are now the #1 ranked country in the world in ice hockey!
Slovakia makes the biggest jump going from #10 to #7. Germany is officially one of the top 12 countries as it leapfrogs Denmark. I beleive Germany was in the tournament instead of Denmark because they are a host country for an upcoming tournament. (are they hosting the World Championships?).
So even if we don't win the gold, we can take sollace that we are now the #1 ranked country in the world in ice hockey!