Every year, after the World Cup, we publish a ranking national teams hockey. This year will be no exception. We will also compare the progress of the national teams compared to the last update. The Canadian team, which lost the gold medal in 2019, remained the leader of the world rankings. She has 3705 points. The team at the World Cup maximum amount meetings (10), got 8 wins and lost twice. It's just not interesting to look at the rating. We have added a column to track the position of national teams over the past 3 years. Actually Canadians for this period also keep leadership. Let's talk about the legend of how points are awarded. It takes into account the results of the last 4 world championships, and the last winter Olympic games. For the victory in the tournament, the maximum score -1200 points is awarded. Here is a good example. We see 16 teams and their places on last championship peace. Finland is the champion, they will be given 1200 points. Canada is vice-champion, it will receive 1160 points. Russia, which took third place in the tournament, will replenish its piggy bank by 1120 points. The Czechs have +1100. The following teams get 20 - 40 points less. Since the national teams did not play official matches after the last tournament, therefore Russia was in third position all year. And now, thanks to the championship in Slovakia, the bronze medalist of the tournament regains second place in the world ranking. It should be noted that even in the event of a defeat in the match for third place, Russia would bypass the Swedes. The team has 3640 points, the gap from the leader is 65 points. The Russians have 9 wins with one loss. They were second in 2017 and third in 2018. When the team was in 1st place last time? In 2012, and the next world championship in Switzerland, it is unlikely that it will return the world leadership, which has been held by the founders of hockey for 5 years. There is little joy in this. Very interesting championship, very interesting movement in our table. Finland having received, or rather having won the cup, is compared with Sweden in the table of countries, both teams have 3615 points each. Suomi rises, and their neighbors lose ground. The Finns, like the Canadians, won 8 matches and lost two. In 2017 they were 4th, then 5th, and now they share 3rd-4th place with the Swedes. Sweden, having swapped places with Russia for three years, returned to the 3rd line. This team had 8 fights at the world forum, 5 victories and 3 fiascos. The Czech Republic, having spent two years in the 6th position, finally went up, it is fifth (3465 points). Out of ten games, the team with the capital Prague managed to win 7 times and lose three times. Team USA lost two positions (3430 points), behind the leader is 275 points. Places of the United States for the last time: 5, 4, 6. The team had 8 meetings, 3 losses and 5 wins. The German national team climbs one step (3355). The last two years this team was in 8th place. The Germans, like the US team, were eliminated at the quarterfinal stage, they had 8 matches in the tournament (5 wins and 3 fiascos). Switzerland has lost one position, although the gap behind Germany is 30 points, the next home championship, perhaps they will change places again. The Swiss have taken root on the 7th floor for the past two years. They had 8 official games in 2019 (4 wins and 4 losses). Actually, they ended the championship with a series of 4 losses. Let's find out about the rest of the participants in the Slovak tournament in blitz mode. The hosts of the championship were brought to the 9th floor by an elevator (3040 points). We see a positive trend, the national team rises by one line every year. They have 4 wins and 3 losses in 7 games. 10th Latvia (3025 points). Latvians also improve every year, from the 12th line they have increased by 2 places. Behind group stage they have 4 losses and 3 celebrations. Norway is in 11th place, so it dropped 2 places compared to the last update, and in 2017 it was sitting on the 9th step. In 7 matches in the group, the Norwegians managed to concede 5 times and win twice. Denmark remained in its 12th place, 10 points behind its closest competitor. The team showed that they can win by doing it twice and know how to lose, they managed it better (5 times). France, despite the relegation from the elite, has not moved anywhere from the 13th position, two years ago this team was right there. But now in the lower division will receive much less points, this will affect its rapid fall. The team lost everything possible at the World Championships in Slovakia. The national team of Belarus, although it did not participate in the last tournament, has a good reserve on points, which allows it to stay in 14th place. In 2017, they were 10th, and in 2018, as now, they were 14th. Austria is 15th, the national team did not escape relegation, it has 2635 points in its piggy bank. 7 fiascos out of 7 possible. Even despite this, the team went up 2 places. Marvelous. Two years ago, they held 16th position, then dropped to 17th. Italy is a newcomer to the elite, next season they will move into the category of “experienced”. The progress of the national team amounted to +3 places, this is the best best result. But two years ago they guarded the 18th floor. The team defeated Austria, lost the rest of the matches. Great Britain, which also guaranteed itself a residence permit for the next season in the elite, scored 2480 points, moved up 2 lines (20th place). In 2017 it was the 24th. Overtime win over France and 6 fiascos. In total, there are 52 countries in the ranking, here full list, up to the newcomers of Kyrgyzstan and Thailand. You can study their places on your own, and after that put a like for your work. There will also be 2 issues dedicated to hockey on the “sports” channel. Let's hear.
In these spring days, the most popular sport is, of course, hockey. The 2015 World Cup caught the attention of fans all over the planet.
At last year's World Championship, Latvians took 11th place. In 2015, the national team managed to defeat the Swiss and the Austrians, both times in overtime. The team is coached by Master of Sports of the USSR Alexander Belyavsky.
The best result of the team is 6th place at the World Championships and 4th place at the Olympics. And last year, according to the results of the 2014 World Cup, the team took seventh place, reaching? final.
Slovaks are world champions in 2002. In the homeland of this team, hockey is the most popular view sports. 0.23% of the Slovak population are professional ice hockey players. At last year's World Cup, the team took 9th place.
Opens the seven the best teams, forming the ranking of hockey teams in the world, the national team of Switzerland. The team regularly performs in the First and top divisions World Cup In 2014, the team didn't even make it out of the group. At the same time, the Swiss have victories over the national teams of the Czech Republic and Canada in the 2013 championship.
One of the most famous national teams won the title of world champion 6 times and once - the gold of the Olympics. The team is part of the Big Seven along with the USA, Canada, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden and Finland.
The team won twice Olympic Games. Last year, the Americans were fourth at the Olympics, and even sixth at the World Cup. However, the team started the current tournament actively, having won against the Russians, Finns and Norwegians at the very beginning of the tournament.
Team - two-time champion world and one of the strongest hockey teams in the world. So, last year the Finns took silver from the championship, they also received bronze at the Olympics in Sochi. At the current World Cup, the team has so far lost only to the Americans.
The Swedes are nine-time world champions and two-time Olympic champions. At last year's championship, the team won bronze by beating the Czechs in the semi-finals.
The current world champion is the heir to the strongest national team of the USSR. The Russians have become world champions 5 times in their short history - the team has existed since 1992.
The Canadian team, which was founded in 1920, heads the IIHF world ranking of hockey teams. The team is considered the ancestor of hockey. At the world championships, Canadians won 24 times, at the Olympics - three times.
Full list of IIHF hockey teams
| Place | Hockey Team | Division | Rating 2014 | Rating 2015 | Outcome | Change |
| 1 | World Cup | 1200 | 1060 | 3690 | +3 | |
| 2 | World Cup | 1120 | 1020 | 3675 | +1 | |
| 3 | World Cup | 1160 | 1040 | 3630 | -2 | |
| 4 | World Cup | 1020 | 1000 | 3575 | -2 | |
| 5 | World Cup | 1040 | 1000 | 3540 | +1 | |
| 6 | World Cup | 1060 | 1000 | 3495 | -1 | |
| 7 | World Cup | 1020 | 1000 | 3235 | ||
| 8 | World Cup | 960 | 960 | 3160 | ||
| 9 | World Cup | 1100 | 1000 | 3075 | +2 | |
| 10 | World Cup | 1000 | 1000 | 3015 | -1 | |
| 11 | Norway | World Cup | 900 | 900 | 2990 | -1 |
| 12 | France | World Cup | 940 | 940 | 3015 | - |
| 13 | Germany | World Cup | 880 | 880 | 2920 | - |
| 14 | Slovenia | I A | 860 | 860 | 2795 | - |
| 15 | Denmark | World Cup | 840 | 840 | 2775 | - |
| 16 | Austria | I A | 820 | 820 | 2745 | - |
| 17 | Kazakhstan | World Cup | 800 | 800 | 2680 | - |
| 18 | Italy | I A | 780 | 780 | 2565 | - |
| 19 | Hungary | World Cup | 760 | 760 | 2415 | - |
| 20 | Japan | I A | 740 | 740 | 2345 | +1 |
| 21 | Ukraine | I B | 720 | 720 | 2310 | -1 |
| 22 | Poland | I A | 700 | 700 | 2275 | +2 |
| 23 | The Republic of Korea | I A | 680 | 680 | 2230 | - |
| 24 | Great Britain | I B | 660 | 660 | 2225 | -2 |
| 25 | Netherlands | II A | 640 | 640 | 2065 | - |
| 26 | Lithuania | I B | 620 | 620 | 2035 | - |
| 27 | Croatia | I B | 600 | 600 | 1930 | +1 |
| 28 | Romania | I B | 580 | 580 | 1895 | -1 |
| 29 | Estonia | I B | 560 | 560 | 1870 | - |
| 30 | Spain | II A | 520 | 540 | 1665 | +1 |
| 31 | Serbia | II A | 500 | 520 | 1605 | -1 |
| 32 | Mexico | II B | 500 | 480 | 1400 | +1 |
| 33 | Israel | II B | 480 | 480 | 1375 | -1 |
| 34 | Iceland | II A | 460 | 460 | 1290 | +1 |
| 35 | Belgium | II A | 440 | 440 | 1280 | +1 |
| 36 | Australia | II B | 420 | 420 | 1230 | -2 |
| 37 | New Zealand | II B | 400 | 400 | 1045 | - |
| 38 | China | II A | 380 | 380 | 1020 | - |
| 39 | Bulgaria | II B | 360 | 360 | 890 | - |
| 40 | South Africa | III | 340 | 340 | 855 | - |
| 41 | Türkiye | III | 320 | 320 | 815 | - |
| 42 | North Korea | II B | 300 | 300 | 770 | +1 |
| 43 | Luxembourg | III | 280 | 280 | 700 | +1 |
| 44 | UAE | III | 260 | 260 | 510 | +1 |
| 45 | Georgia | III | 240 | 240 | 495 | +2 |
| 46 | Hong Kong | III | 220 | 220 | 455 | +2 |
| 47 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | III | - | 200 | 200 | new |
| 48 | Ireland | - | - | - | 195 | -4 |
| 49 | Greece | - | - | - | 180 | -3 |
| 50 | Mongolia | - | - | - | 155 | -1 |
2015 Team Final Standings (IIHF)
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has been compiling the world ranking of national ice hockey teams (IIHF World Ranking) since 2003. Places in the ranking are calculated based on the results of the performances of the teams at the last four World Championships and the last Winter Olympics.
IIHF World Ranking
in brackets the number of points and the last change in position (May 2019, after the World Cup)
1. Canada (3705)
2. Russia (3640, +1)
3. Finland (3615, +2)
4. Sweden (3615, -2)
5. Czech Republic (3465, +1)
6. USA (3430, -2)
7. Germany (3355, +1)
8. Switzerland (3325, -1)
9. Slovakia (3040. +1)
10. Latvia (3025, +1)
11. Norway (3005, -2)
12. Denmark (2925)
13. France (2840)
14. Belarus (2735)
15. Austria (2635, +2)
16. Italy (2620, +3)
17. South Korea (2620, -1)
18. Slovenia (2620, -3)
19. Kazakhstan (2570, -1)
20. UK (2480, +2)
21. Hungary (2370, -1)
22. Poland (2300, -1)
23. Japan (2180)
24. Lithuania (2110, +1)
25. Ukraine (2095, -1)
26. Estonia (2010)
27. Romania (1990, +2)
28. Netherlands (1910)
29. Croatia (1895, -2)
30. Serbia (1740)
31. Spain (1585)
32. China (1520, +1)
33. Iceland (1485, -1)
34. Israel (1385)
35. Australia (1305, +1)
36. Mexico (1290, -1)
37. Belgium (1200)
38. Bulgaria (1095)
39. Georgia (1060, +1)
40. New Zealand (1020, -1)
41. North Korea (905)
42. Türkiye (760, +1)
43. Luxembourg (745, -1)
44. South Africa (595)
45. Chinese Taipei (545, +1)
46. Hong Kong (535, -1)
47. Turkmenistan (430, +2)
48. UAE (420, -1)
49. Bosnia and Herzegovina (340, -1)
50. Kuwait (225)
51. Thailand (160, new)
52. Kyrgyzstan (100, new)
Official website of the International Ice Hockey Federation:
The well-known hockey portal HockeyArchives has compiled an annual rating of the best clubs in Europe. In the first place, as in the previous year, is SKA, ahead of the Swedish "Vekshe" and CSKA. The top 20 includes four more KHL clubs: Ak Bars, Jokerit, Traktor and Lokomotiv.
The top 20 looks like this:
1. SKA (KHL) - 62.99 points
2. "Vekshe" (Sweden) - 62.25
3.CSKA (KHL) - 58.52
4. Ak Bars (KHL) - 54.07
5. "Kerpet" (Finland) - 50.26
6. Comet (Czech Republic) - 48.21
7. Djurgården (Sweden) - 47.73
8. "Bern" (Switzerland) - 47.68
9. "Munich" (Germany) - 46.69
10. Tappara (Finland) - 45.92
11. Jokerit (KHL) - 45.80
12. "Pilsen" (Czech Republic) - 45.58
13. "Trshinec" (Czech Republic) - 45.33
14. Skellefteo (Sweden) - 44.73
15. "Tractor" (KHL) - 44.14
16. "Lugano" (Switzerland) - 44.10
17. "Hradec Kralove" (Czech Republic) - 43.97
18. Frelunda (Sweden) - 43.65
19. Lokomotiv (KHL) - 43.30
20. "Zurich" (Switzerland) - 43.14.
So, SKA - the strongest club Europe. This is what an authoritative French hockey site thinks. Surely many thousands of fans of the Neva team all over the world agree with this thesis.
But it all looks like an axiom. Why? Because…
I would like some proof. And not just words that the KHL is the strongest league in the Old World. Okay, let's skip such trifles that last season the Gagarin Cup was won by Ak Bars, beating CSKA in the final. And the St. Petersburg team limited themselves to the semi-finals of the playoffs ...
But where is the direct evidence that KHL stronger, for example, the Swedish "elite series" or the Swiss "national league"? If you have, show them!
Why isn't the Finnish UP Jyväskylä, which won the Champions League last year, the top club in Europe? He is not in the top twenty at all. Or not the Swedish "Vekshe", who played in the final?
Okay, the poll is unofficial - and this is the taste of French journalists.
But isn't it time Russian clubs already officially prove that they really reign in the Old World?
We reproach the NHL players for not wanting to play with the Continental League clubs - for fear of losing and tarnishing their reputation strongest league peace.
But we answer the Europeans in the same way. In the sense: "We are the best, and so everything is clear." To whom and what is clear is not clear.
We complain that we can’t fit another tournament into . Answer from the evil one! It would be a wish!
On Eurotours there are "windows" every season. Yes, it's the national team! But the clubs will also represent the interests of the whole country in the international arena.
Moreover, the organizers of the Champions League were ready to adapt to us and allow KHL clubs, for example, immediately to the playoff stage. But here we shake our heads.
It's no secret that the ratings of broadcasts of KHL regular season matches and even the playoffs in Russia are, to put it mildly, low. One might even say low. The conditional confrontation between Ak Bars and Magnitogorsk arouses enthusiasm only among the fans of these teams.
"Sell" on this moment you can only confrontation between SKA and CSKA - clubs where there are stars. But there are few such matches during the season.
In the upcoming championship, the army team, for example, will meet each other only four times. And it's not a fact that "army wars" will continue in the Gagarin Cup. And what else can lure the viewer to KHL games?
But in Ledovoy there are always full houses, when the St. Petersburg hockey players are confronted by their neighbors from Finland - Jokerit. After all, it is clear that there are also best clubs Russia and Finland, albeit reinforced by legionnaires.
There is no doubt that if SKA compete somewhere in the semi-final of the Champions League with another club from Helsinki - HIFK - the whole country will root for the players from St. Petersburg. And a simple layman will remember about hockey not only during the World Championships and the Olympic Games.
And there are Swedes, Swiss, Germans, Czechs - in these countries they are sure that they are no weaker than the KHL. But we do not know and do not have an exact idea of what level of hockey is in these countries? Maybe the Continental League is stronger, but they didn't bother to prove it on the ice.
SKA is quite capable of reigning in hockey Europe, like Real Madrid in football. But for now, we can only assign ourselves the unofficial titles of continental "kings."
This top 10 best hockey team is based on the IIHF World Rankings. When compiling this rating, the results of the men's ice hockey teams at the Olympic Games and four world championships are taken into account.
10 Belarus
In the IIHF World Ranking, the Belarusian ice hockey team has 2535 points. The first match of this team took place on November 7, 1992. At the World Championships, Belarus got the best result in 2006: then the team took 6th place. At the Olympic Games, the team showed the best result in 2002: then the team managed to take 4th place.
9 Norway
Norway’s goalie Lars Haugen makes a save on Austria during the first period of their men’s preliminary round ice hockey game at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games, February 16, 2014. REUTERS/Grigory Dukor (RUSSIA — Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY OLYMPICS)
In the IIHF World Rankings, the Norwegian ice hockey team, like the Belarusian team, has 2535 points. The Norwegian Hockey Union was founded in 1934. A year later, in 1935, he became a member of the IIHF. The Norwegian national ice hockey team was formed in 1937. At the World Championships, Norway performed at its best in 1951, finishing 4th.
8 Germany
In the IIHF World Rankings, the German ice hockey team has 2660 points. This team is one of the oldest teams in Europe. In Germany, the first ice hockey match took place in February 1887. Two teams took to the ice of Lake Halensee in Berlin: a sports club and a student team. First official game, in which the German national team participated at the level of national teams, took place in 1910. The national team twice received bronze medals at the Olympic Games: in 1932 and 1976. At the World Championships, Germany received two "silver" (1930 and 1953) and two "bronze" (1932 and 1934)
7 Switzerland
In the IIHF World Rankings, the Swiss ice hockey team has 2705 points. The team was formed in 1908 and since then has been a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. The first game in which the Swiss national team took part took place in 1909. In 1935 and 2013, Switzerland was able to get "silver" at the World Cup. In addition, she received bronze medals at many world championships. At the Olympic Games, Switzerland received bronze twice: in 1928 and 1948.
6 Czech Republic
In the IIHF World Rankings, the Czech ice hockey team has 2900 points. The first game she participated in was in 1993. The Czech Republic managed to get the "gold" six times at the world championships. At the Olympic Games, the team received "gold" in 1998.
5 USA
In the IIHF World Rankings, the US ice hockey team has 2980 points. The first game in which this team participated took place in 1920. At the Olympic Games, the team received gold twice: in 1960 and 1980; eight times "silver": in 1920, 1924, 1932, 1952, 1956, 1972, 2002, 2010; once "bronze": in 1936. At the World Championships, the USA received gold medals twice: in 1933 and 1960; four times silver: in 1931, 1934, 1939, 1950; six times bronze: in 1949, 1962, 1996, 2004, 2013, 2015.
4 Finland
In the IIHF World Rankings, the Finnish ice hockey team has 3060 points. For the first time the national team participated in the game in 1928. At the Olympic Games, Finland twice received silver (1988 and 2006) and four times bronze (1994, 1998, 2010, 2014). At the World Championships, the team has won gold medals twice (in 1995 and 2011), eight times silver (in 1992, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2007, 2014, 2016) and three times bronze (in 2000, 2006, 2008) .
3 Sweden
In the IIHF World Rankings, the Swedish ice hockey team has 3080 points. The first game in which this team participated took place in 1920. At the Olympic Games, Sweden managed to get gold medals twice (1994 and 2006), three times silver (1928, 1964 and 2014) and four times bronze (1952, 1980, 1984 and 1988). The team has many achievements at the world championships: 10 gold medals, 17 silver and 16 bronze.
2 Russia
In the IIHF World Ranking, the Russian ice hockey team has 3105 points. The team came into existence in 1992. The first game in which the Russian team took part took place in 1992. At the Olympic Games, the team in 1998 received "silver", and in 2002 - "bronze". At the world championships, the Russian team received gold medals five times (in 1993, 2008, 2009, 2012 and 2014), three times silver (in 2002, 2010 and 2015) and four times bronze (in 2005, 2007, 2016, 2017) .
1 Canada
In the IIHF World Rankings, the Canadian ice hockey team has 3225 points. The first game in which this team participated took place in 1910. Team Canada has an impressive track record at the Olympics (9 golds, 4 silvers and 2 bronze medals) and world championships (26 gold, 14 silver and 9 bronze medals).
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