Power Rankings
Power Rankings
Canada moves back into first place
Published 09.05.2017 23:36 GMT+2 | Author


Coming off a 6-0 drubbing of Belarus, the Canadians regain top spot in our Power Rankings. Russia slips to second, while perfect Latvia leaps into third place.
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Canada: | MacKinnon's shot is sweeter than an eclair |
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Russia: | Can you smell what the Bread Man is baking? |
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Latvia: | Dzerins gets free pizza for life |
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France: | For once, we’d rather talk hockey than baked goods! |
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United States: | Nobody has more respect for Sweden than we do |
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Sweden: | 4-3 is not fake news. Sad! |
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Czech Republic: | Speaking of 4-3, four-goal comebacks are hella fun |
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Switzerland: | Hey, we had a good Praplan |
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Norway: | Haugen rules: he’s outscoring Matt Duchene |
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Finland: | Lauri, let’s talk about your childhood |
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Germany: | LANXESS arena is Anxious arena |
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Denmark: | Hans Christian Andersen’s The PK Has No Clothes |
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Slovakia: | Honey? Are you still wearing that old “Big Seven” shirt? |
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Italy: | Heck, Bertuzzi is only 42... |
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Belarus: | Old Belarusian proverb: “Losing 6-0 stinks” |
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Slovenia: | We should be kicking ourselves |
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