SE uses the International Ice Hockey Federation's scoring system to rank senior teams and compiles a virtual table of the best youth teams of the past four years.

As you know, the distribution of teams into groups at the adult world championship is carried out on the basis of the IIHF rating, which is also used to determine teams that receive Olympic licenses bypassing the qualifying tournament. The scoring system for this ranking was adopted in September 2003. The results of the performance of teams at the last Olympic Games and four world championships are taken into account.

The winner of the tournament gets 1200 points, between two adjacent positions, the difference is 20 points, so, for example, the team that took 10th place gets 940 points, and the team in 11th place gets 920. But between the first and second, second and third, fourth and fifth, eighth and ninth places difference of 40 points. The result of the tournament closest to today is taken into account by 100%, the penultimate one - by 75% (for example, for the 2015 World Cup, Canadians receive not 1200, but 900 points), the earliest - by 25%. The Olympics and the World Championship held in the same year are considered equivalent.

At the moment, the top ten of the IIHF ranking is as follows:

Team	World Cup 2016	World Cup 2015	World Cup 2014	OI-2014	World Cup 2013	Outcome
	1200					3495
	1120					3380
	1160					3355
	1100					3290
	1040					3275
	1060					3210
						2910
						2870
						2820
	1020					2815

"SE" decided to ask a question - what form would take a similar rating for the youth teams on the basis of the forum in Toronto and Montreal? For the calculation, we will take the last four championships, since there are no tournaments comparable to the Olympic Games in youth hockey, and to add the MFM five years ago, fundamental changes in the scoring system are needed - we will not come up with anything new.

Winners of the last four world championships:

Year	The country	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2014	Sweden	Finland	Sweden	Russia
2015	Canada	Canada	Russia	Slovakia
2016	Finland	Finland	Russia	USA
2017	Canada	USA	Canada	Russia

Despite the fact that she has not won a single world championship in the last four years, she has never left the top three, which none of her competitors have been able to do. As a result, the Russians ended up on the first line of our rating, 15 points ahead of the US team, which seriously improved its position due to success in the shootout series. The Canadian team closes the top three, but the most titled youth team of recent years - the Finnish team - due to the failure at the sites of Montreal and Toronto, takes only fifth place.

Team	World Cup 2017	World Cup 2016	World Cup 2015	World Cup 2014	Outcome
1. RUSSIA	1120				2850
2. USA	1200				2835
3. Canada	1160				2815
4. Sweden	1100				2765
5. Finland					2670
6. Czech Republic	1040				2615
7. Slovakia	1000				2575
8. Denmark	1060				2545
9. Switzerland	1020				2475
10. Belarus					2310

Hockey is one of the most popular sports in our country. Surely many will be interested in where the Russian team is now in the ranking of the best teams and who opposes it.

The rating of hockey teams is calculated by the IIHF organization, the place depends on the latest performances at the Olympic Games and World Championships. At the moment, Russia is in second place in the ranking. On the first one…

Canada

The legendary founder of hockey is in first place in the ranking of hockey teams in the world. The team until 1954 openly dominated the international arena - until the moment when the team of the Soviet Union appeared on it. Nevertheless, even after that moment, it remained one of the strongest, and after the collapse of the USSR, it again took a dominant position. It was for her that the famous hockey players Mario Lemieux and Wayne Gretzky played. The first is a French Canadian who suffered from spinal problems, but at the same time went out on the ice and showed amazing results, the second is the best player in the National Hockey League of all time. The national team consists of the strongest hockey players in the world, which it successfully proved in recent meetings with the Russian team at the 2010 Olympics and the 2015 World Cup, ending the confrontation with a devastating score.

Russia

The second place in the ranking is occupied by our team. The successor of the legendary "Red Machine" still demonstrates good hockey to this day. It would seem that every year the best hockey players of the planet perform in it, capable of showing breathtaking hockey, and victories at the world championships happen regularly - but the mechanism fails no less regularly. At the same time, hockey players lose not only to eminent rivals, there are also very offensive defeats - for example, at the 2014 championship, the team lost to the French on May 9. Despite all this, the Russian team is considered one of the strongest, and there are Russians among the best players in the NHL. Unfortunately, Russia, despite its high place in the ranking of countries in hockey, cannot boast of having Olympic medals of the highest standard.

Sweden

In third place is the Swedish national team - another team that has long been in the lead. Tre-Krunur is one of the most stable teams, which regularly receives awards in various competitions. It is noteworthy that with a consistently high result, the team won prizes relatively rarely. Twice the Swedes were the champions of the Olympic Games. The symbolism in the form of three crowns is well known to all hockey fans, they are well aware of the style of play of these athletic Scandinavians.

Finland

The team that settled in fourth place in the ranking. While the first three representatives of the list have been among the strongest for quite some time, the Finns have been outsiders for a long time. In the second half of the twentieth century, they managed with great difficulty to break into the middle peasants, but they were far from medals. At the moment, their team is a two-time world champion. They managed to win the first awards at the Olympic Games only in 1988 - in the most difficult struggle they outran almost all opponents - they managed to beat everyone in general, including even the champions - the USSR. The bottom line is that at that time the playoffs were still absent, and the Soviet hockey players, who won in seven matches in a row and secured victory in the tournament, did not have much motivation, which led to the defeat from the Finns. Since the 1990s, a sharp rise began, and Finland quickly got into the top ten in the ranking of countries in ice hockey. For this, they should also thank the Soviet players - after the collapse of the Union, some of them went to train exactly the Finnish players. The Finns still play beautifully, competing with the leading teams in the world.

Our team is one of the strongest teams on the planet, and according to the rating of the International Hockey Federation, the Russian team was awarded second place after last year. Since 1992, the history of the Russian hockey team began, which fans also call the Red Machine.

In international hockey tournaments, Sweden is represented by the national team of the same name. The 1938 national team was nicknamed the Tre Kronor (or Three Crowns) because then the players appeared on the ice in jerseys with three crowns on them. The team was first assembled in 1912 and controlled by the Swedish Football Union, and in 1922 the Swedish Ice Hockey Federation took control of the team.

At international hockey competitions, the national team of the same name, which the fans also called the Crusaders, fights for Switzerland. The command staff is controlled by the Swiss Hockey Union. The national team began its existence in 1908 and immediately became a member of the international hockey federation.

At international ice hockey competitions, the Czech Republic is represented by the national team of the same name, which was also given the nickname The People's Team. Czech players have brought many victories to their country, the biggest of which was the game with Italy in May 2001, when the match ended with the score 0:11 in favor of the Czechs.

At international hockey competitions, the team of the same name plays for France, which the fans also called the Musketeers or the Blues. The head coach of the Musketeers today is Dave Henderson, and Laurent Meunier became the captain.

At international hockey tournaments for Finland, the team of the same name participates, which fans also call Lions. Among the world champions, this team is one of the strongest and has been competing with rivals since 1928.

At international hockey tournaments, the team of the same name plays for the United States of America, which was included in the rating of the International Hockey Federation in 2015 and took fifth place. It is worth noting that the head coach of the national team is Todd Richards, and the captain of the national team is Brock Nelson.

The national team of the same name participates in international hockey competitions for Slovakia, which the fans also called the Knights of the Tatra. The team joined the strongest of the planet, in 2012 it took its positions in the International Ice Hockey Federation, earning sixth place in the ranking.

At international hockey competitions, the national team of the same name plays for Norway. The national team for 2014 was included in the rating of the International Hockey Federation, in which it took tenth place.

At international hockey competitions, Latvia is represented by the team of professionals of the same name, which in 2014 ranked ninth in the world ranking in the International Ice Hockey Federation. The head coach of the Latvian national team today is Alexander Belyavsky, and Daugavins Kaspars became the captain. Players work under the control of the Latvian Ice Hockey Federation.

The Canadian ice hockey team is a national team that competes for their country in international team tournaments. Canada became a member of the IIHF in 1920. At the same time, the team's first game took place in 1910 with Switzerland, then Canada won the fight with a score of 8: 1. After the Super Series of Canada and the USSR in 1972, the team was nicknamed Team Canada.

In international hockey tournaments, Kazakhstan is represented by the team of the same name, which has been participating in competitions since 1992. The national team is also called the Kazakh Bars. The team of Kazakhstan is endowed with 16th place in the rating of the International Ice Hockey Federation for 2013.

At international hockey competitions, Denmark is represented by the team of the same name, which the fans also called the Danish Lions. According to the rating of the International Ice Hockey Federation, the team is in twelfth place. There is a national team under the control of the Danish Hockey Union.

At international hockey competitions, Germany is played by the team of the same name, which belongs to the oldest teams in Europe. Team players work under the control of the German Ice Hockey Federation. The head coach of the players today is Pat Cortina, and Marcel Goch became the captain.

Since 1927, the team of the same name, which the fans have also nicknamed the Magyars, has been playing for Hungary at international hockey matches. The national team was ranked nineteenth by the International Ice Hockey Federation in 2013. The players work under the control of the Hungarian Ice Hockey Federation. Today, the head coach of the Madyarovs is Rich Chernomaz.

The Republic of Belarus is represented at international hockey tournaments by the national team. In the fall of 1992, the team played its first match with Ukraine, but Belarus lost with a score of 1:4. The competition was held in the main sports palace of Minsk, where the team of Kazakhstan was also a participant at that time. Belarus also defeated the Kazakhs with a score of 3:1.

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 sport. 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 best teams that form the ranking of hockey teams in the world, the Swiss team. The national team regularly performs in the First and Higher Divisions of the 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 has won the Olympic Games twice. 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.

The national team is a two-time world champion and one of the strongest hockey teams on the planet. 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	United Kingdom	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	Turkey	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 world ranking of national ice hockey teams is compiled by the International Ice Hockey Federation. This rating was launched in 2003, and it is still popular today. Places in the ranking are calculated on the basis of what results the teams received during their performances at the last four World Championships, and this also includes the last Winter Olympics.

It is worth recalling that in 2016 the World Cup will be held from May 6 to 22 in Russia. The championship will be held in two cities. One in St. Petersburg in the sports complex Yubileiny, and the second city - Moscow, in the VTB Ice Palace. This championship will already be the 80th under the leadership of the International Ice Hockey Federation. Participation will be taken by 16 national teams and 14 teams that retained their place at the end of the last World Championship in the Top Division. You can also see the participation of teams from Hungary and Kazakhstan.

In 2016, Laika will be the official mascot of the World Cup. He was chosen by representatives of the International Ice Hockey Federation and the Russian Ice Hockey Federation from 4 finalists of the competition.

Let's look at the table of the best teams in the world:

1. First place - Canada
2. Second place - Russia
3. Third place - Sweden
4. Fourth place - Finland
5. Fifth place - USA

As you can see, Russia is not far behind. And this is not surprising. After all, we have such severe winters and we just got used to ice and ice. This, one might say, is our element. Nearby is the Scandinavian country - Finland, as well as the Nordic country - Canada. With them we go head to head. And let our guys not be the first in football, but we will always be the best in hockey.

After the fifth place there are such countries as: Czech Republic, Switzerland, Slovakia, Belarus, Latvia. The second ten champions are: Norway, France, Germany, Slovenia, Denmark, Austria, Kazakhstan, Italy, Hungary and Japan. Next come such countries as: Ukraine, Poland, South Korea, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Croatia, Romania, Estonia and Serbia.

In general, if you look at the list, our friends in the neighborhood are a little behind us. But that's not a problem. The most important thing is participation. Someday the first place will be ours. But the second step is also a wonderful indicator.

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