IIHF rankings (pre-olympics)

[Bruins74]

Geez, ya think this is going to change????.....

Ranking 2005 Country Total Points Ranking
1 CAN 3220 1 0
2 SWE 3095 2 0
3 CZE 3065 4 1
4 SVK 2965 3 -1
5 RUS 2905 7 2
6 USA 2865 6 0
7 FIN 2865 5 -2
8 SUI 2715 9 1
9 LAT 2675 10 1
10 GER 2580 8 -2
11 UKR 2490 12 1
12 BLR 2430 13 1
13 AUT 2430 11 -2
14 DEN 2400 14 0
15 KAZ 2335 17 2
16 SLO 2295 16 0
17 FRA 2150 18 1
18 NOR 2105 21 3
19 ITA 2100 20 1
20 JPN 2090 16 -4
21 POL 2085 19 -2
22 HUN 1920 22 0
23 NED 1885 23 0
24 EST 1860 24 0
25 GBR 1780 25 0
26 ROM 1685 26 0
27 LTU 1620 27 0
28 CHN 1515 28 0
29 SCG 1420 29 0
30 CRO 1390 31 1
31 KOR 1360 30 -1
32 BEL 1255 33 1
33 BUL 1235 32 -1
34 AUS 1195 35 1
35 ISR 1140 36 1
36 PRK 1105 37 1
37 ESP 1090 34 -3
38 NZL 910 40 2
39 ISL 875 39 0
40 RSA 845 38 -2
41 TUR 795 43 2
42 LUX 785 42 0
43 MEX 775 41 -2
44 IRL 455 44 0
45 ARM 420 45 0

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[Bank Shot]

How many points is gold worth? Canada has over a hundred point lead.

 

[Jazz]

How many points is gold worth? Canada has over a hundred point lead.

Read this: http://www.iihf.com/hockey/worldranking/worldranking.htm

 

[Jazz]

Also, if anyone is interested in looking at the IIHF Rankings after each year since they started it in 2002 (ie, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005), click here.

Finally, keep in mind that the IIHF World Championships carries equal weight as the Olymipics in determining the Final 2006 rankings (which will be released following the World Championships in May). So a country that does poorly here in Turin and make up for it with a strong showing in Latvia in May.