IIHF World Ranking - Men's Rankings

Men's Rankings

The Men's 2012 ranking is based on the performance at World Championship of 2012, 2011, 2010, and 2009, and at the 2010 Olympic Ice Hockey Tournament in Vancouver, Canada. For all years the points received is the shown at their full value. The "Total" column is the countries score after the previous years have been depreciated by their respected value. A dash in a tournament column indicates that the country did not participate.

Eight nations have achieved a top ten ranking every year between 2003–2012, they are: Canada, Sweden, Russia, Czech Republic, Finland, the United States, Slovakia, and Switzerland. An additional four nations, Germany (7 years), Latvia (6 years), Belarus (5 years), and Norway (2 years) have been in the top ten at least once. Three countries have accomplished a first place ranking; Canada and Russia with four years each, and Sweden with two years. Only Sweden has achieved a top four ranking every year.

Rank
 Team World Championship
division (as of 2012)		 WC 2012
(100%)		 WC 2011
(75%)		 WC 2010
(50%)		 OLY 2010
(50%)		 WC 2009
(25%)		 Total Change
+/−
1 Russia 1 !Championship 1200 1100 1160 1040 1200 3425 3 !–
2 Finland 1 !Championship 1100 1200 1040 1120 1060 3345 3 !–
3 Czech Republic 1 !Championship 1120 1120 1200 1020 1040 3330 5 !+2
4 Sweden 1 !Championship 1040 1160 1120 1060 1120 3280 2 !–1
5 Canada 1 !Championship 1060 1060 1020 1200 1160 3255 2 !–1
6 Slovakia 1 !Championship 1160 0940 !940 0900 !900 1100 0940 !940 3100 7 !+4
7 United States 1 !Championship 1020 1000 0880 !880 1160 1100 3065 2 !–1
8 Norway 1 !Championship 1000 1040 0960 !960 0940 !940 0920 !920 2960 4 !+1
9 Switzerland 1 !Championship 0920 !920 0960 !960 1060 1000 0960 !960 2910 1 !–2
10 Germany 1 !Championship 0900 !900 1020 1100 0920 !920 0840 !840 2885 1 !–2
11 Latvia 1 !Championship 0940 !940 0880 !880 0920 !920 0900 !900 1020 2765 4 !+1
12 Denmark 1 !Championship 0880 !880 0920 !920 1000 0840 !840 0880 !880 2710 4 !+1
13 Belarus 1 !Championship 0860 !860 0860 !860 0940 !940 0960 !960 1000 2705 1 !–2
14 France 1 !Championship 0960 !960 0900 !900 0860 !860 0740 !740 0900 !900 2660 3 !–
15 Austria 1 !Championship 0780 !780 0840 !840 0800 !800 0880 !880 0860 !860 2465 3 !–
16 Italy 2 !Division IA 0840 !840 0780 !780 0840 !840 0800 !800 0780 !780 2440 4 !+1
17 Kazakhstan 2 !Division IA 0820 !820 0800 !800 0820 !820 0820 !820 0800 !800 2440 2 !–1
18 Slovenia 1 !Championship 0800 !800 0820 !820 0780 !780 0760 !760 0760 !760 2375 3 !–
19 Hungary 2 !Division IA 0760 !760 0760 !760 0740 !740 0720 !720 0820 !820 2265 4 !+1
20 Ukraine 3 !Division IB 0700 !700 0720 !720 0760 !760 0860 !860 0740 !740 2235 2 !–1
21 Great Britain 2 !Division IA 0720 !720 0740 !740 0680 !680 0640 !640 0700 !700 2110 3 !–
22 Japan 2 !Division IA 0740 !740 0580 !580 0720 !720 0780 !780 0720 !720 2105 3 !–
23 Poland 3 !Division IB 0660 !660 0680 !680 0700 !700 0660 !660 0680 !680 2020 3 !–
24 Netherlands 3 !Division IB 0640 !640 0660 !660 0660 !660 0600 !600 0640 !640 1925 4 !+1
25 Lithuania 3 !Division IB 0600 !600 0640 !640 0620 !620 0700 !700 0660 !660 1905 2 !–1
26 Estonia 3 !Division IB 0560 !560 0600 !600 0560 !560 0680 !680 0520 !520 1760 3 !–
27 Romania 3 !Division IB 0620 !620 0560 !560 0520 !520 0560 !560 0580 !580 1725 4 !+1
28 South Korea 2 !Division IA 0680 !680 0700 !700 0640 !640 0 !– 0560 !560 1665 6 !+3
29 Spain 4 !Division IIA 0540 !540 0620 !620 0540 !540 0540 !540 0480 !480 1665 3 !–
30 Croatia 4 !Division IIA 0520 !520 0520 !520 0580 !580 0620 !620 0620 !620 1665 0 !–3
31 Serbia 4 !Division IIA 0480 !480 0480 !480 0600 !600 0580 !580 0540 !540 1565 2 !–1
32 Australia 4 !Division IIA 0580 !580 0540 !540 0500 !500 0 !– 0600 !600 1385 5 !+2
33 Bulgaria 5 !Division IIB 0400 !400 0380 !380 0440 !440 0520 !520 0420 !420 1270 2 !–1
34 Mexico 5 !Division IIB 0380 !380 0400 !400 0400 !400 0500 !500 0400 !400 1230 2 !–1
35 Iceland 4 !Division IIA 0500 !500 0460 !460 0460 !460 0 !– 0440 !440 1185 4 !+1
36 Belgium 4 !Division IIA 0440 !440 0440 !440 0480 !480 0 !– 0500 !500 1135 2 !–1
37 New Zealand 5 !Division IIB 0460 !460 0500 !500 0420 !420 0 !– 0320 !320 1125 4 !+1
38 China 5 !Division IIB 0420 !420 0420 !420 0380 !380 0 !– 0460 !460 1040 4 !+1
39 Turkey 5 !Division IIB 0320 !320 0280 !280 0340 !340 0480 !480 0300 !300 1015 1 !–2
40 Israel 5 !Division IIB 0360 !360 0320 !320 0360 !360 0 !– 0380 !380 0875 !875 3 !–
41 South Africa 6 !Division III 0340 !340 0300 !300 0260 !260 0 !– 0340 !340 0780 !780 4 !+1
42 Ireland 6 !Division III 0260 !260 0340 !340 0320 !320 0 !– 0240 !240 0735 !735 2 !–1
43 Luxembourg 6 !Division III 0280 !280 0260 !260 0240 !240 0 !– 0280 !280 0665 !665 3 !–
44 Greece 6 !Division III 0240 !240 0240 !240 0280 !280 0 !– 0260 !260 0625 !625 3 !–
45 North Korea 6 !Division III 0300 !300 0 !– 0300 !300 0 !– 0360 !360 0540 !540 3 !–
46 Mongolia 6 !Division III 0220 !220 0 !– 0200 !200 0 !– 0220 !220 0375 !375 3 !–
47 United Arab Emirates 7 !– 0 !– 0 !– 0220 !220 0 !– 0 !– 0110 !110 3 !–
48 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7 !– 0 !– 0 !– 0 !– 0 !– 0 !– 0 !– 3 !–
49 Armenia 7 !– 0 !– 0 !– 0 !– 0 !– 0 !– 0 !– 3 !–

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