IIHF World ranking - wikipedia IIHF World ranking This article includes a list of references, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. ( January 2015 ) The IIHF World Ranking is a ranking of the performance of the national ice hockey teams of member countries of the International Ice Hockey Federation ( IIHF ). It is based on a formula giving points for each team 's placings at IIHF - sanctioned tournaments over the previous four years. The ranking is used to determine seedings and qualification requirements for future IIHF tournaments. The current leader in rankings is Canada in men 's play and the United States in women 's play. The system was approved at the IIHF congress of September 2003. According to IIHF President René Fasel, the system was designed to be simple to understand and `` reflect the long - term quality of all national hockey programs and their commitment to international hockey. '' Contents 1 Current calculation method 2 Usage 3 Men 's rankings 3.1 2017 Men 's Ranking 3.2 2003 -- 16 Men 's Ranking 4 Women 's rankings 4.1 2017 Women 's Ranking 4.2 2003 -- 16 Women 's Ranking 5 References 5.1 Specific 5.2 General 6 External links Current calculation method The world ranking is based on the final positions of the last four Ice Hockey World Championships and last Olympic ice hockey tournament. Points are assigned according to a team 's final placement in the World Championship or the Olympic tournament. The world champion receives 1200 points and then a 20 - point interval is used between teams. However, a 40 - point interval is used between gold and silver, silver and bronze, fourth and fifth, and eighth and ninth. This is used as a bonus for the teams who reach the quarter - finals, the semi-finals, the final and for winning the gold medal. Place 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20... Points 1200 1160 1120 1100 1060 1040 1020 1000 960 940 920 900 880 860 840 820 800 780 760 740... Points awarded in the current year are valued at the full amount. Points award in the prior years decline linearly by 25 % until the fifth year when they are dropped from the calculation. For example, if in 2017 a team had won the gold medal in the last four championships and the last Olympic tournament their score would be 3300 : Competition Valuation coefficient Points 2017 IIHF World Championship 100 % 1200 2016 IIHF World Championship 75 % 900 2015 IIHF World Championship 50 % 600 2014 IIHF World Championship 25 % 300 2014 Winter Olympics 25 % 300 2013 IIHF World Championship 0 % 0 Usage The ranking is used to determine the seeding of the teams for the next World Championship and to select the teams which can participate in Winter Olympics without playing in the qualifying round. For the 2014 Winter Olympics, the first nine teams of the Men 's World Ranking and the first six of the Women 's World Ranking were pre-qualified. Qualification for the men 's tournament at the 2014 Winter Olympics was structured around the 2012 ranking. Twelve spots were made available for teams. The top nine teams in the World Ranking after the 2012 Men 's World Ice Hockey Championships received automatic berths into the Ice Hockey event. All IIHF teams had an opportunity to qualify for the event. Teams that wished to participate ranked below 29th played a preliminary qualification in September 2012. The winner of the preliminary and teams ranked 19 - 29th were divided in three groups to play in the pre-qualification round in November 2012. The winner of each pre-qualification group and teams ranked 10 - 18 were divided in three groups to play in the final qualification in February 2013. The winner of each group then joined the nine top - ranked teams in the Olympics in 2014. The women 's tournament uses a similar qualification format. The top six teams in the IIHF Women 's World Ranking after the 2012 IIHF Women 's World Championship received automatic berths into the ice hockey event. Lower ranked teams had an opportunity to qualify for the event. Teams ranked 19th and below were divided into two groups where they played in a preliminary qualification round in the autumn of 2012. The two winners and teams ranked 13 - 18 were divided into two groups where they played in the pre-qualification round in November 2012. The two group winners from the round advanced to the final qualification round, where the teams ranked seventh through twelfth joined them. Men 's rankings Graph of the evolution of the top ten men 's nations ( 2003 -- 17, year end rankings ) The Men 's 2017 ranking is based on the performance at the World Championships of 2017, 2016, 2015, and 2014, and at the 2014 Olympic Ice Hockey Tournament in Sochi, Russia. The Olympic and World Championships tournaments are rated equally. All tournament 's points have their full value displayed, while the ranking is calculated by adding the current year 's tournament points to the depreciated previous three years ' tournament points as explained above. The `` Total '' column is the sum of the current tournament points and the depreciated values for past tournaments. A dash in a tournament column indicates that the country did not participate. Seven nations have achieved a top ten ranking every time ( including Olympic rankings ) between 2003 -- 17, they are ( in order of average ranking ) : Canada, Sweden, Russia, Finland, Czech Republic, the United States, and Switzerland. An additional five nations, Slovakia ( seventeen times ), Germany ( eleven times ), Latvia ( eleven times ), Belarus ( nine times ), and Norway ( six times ) have been in the top ten at least once. As of 2017, three countries have accomplished a first - place ranking : Canada eight times, Sweden six times, and Russia four times. Sweden and Canada are the only nations to have achieved a top five ranking every time. 2017 Men 's ranking The following table lists the ranking after the results of the 2017 Men 's World Ice Hockey Championships. Rank Team WC division ( as of 2017 ) WC 2017 ( 100 % ) WC 2016 ( 75 % ) WC 2015 ( 50 % ) WC 2014 ( 25 % ) OLY 2014 ( 25 % ) Total Change + / − Canada 1 ! Championship 1160 1200 1200 1060 1200 3225 5 ! -- Russia 1 ! Championship 1120 1120 1160 1200 1060 3105 5 ! -- Sweden 1 ! Championship 1200 1040 1060 1120 1160 3080 7 ! + 2 Finland 1 ! Championship 1100 1160 1040 1160 1120 3060 4 ! − 1 5 United States 1 ! Championship 1060 1100 1120 1040 1100 2980 4 ! − 1 6 Czech Republic 1 ! Championship 1020 1060 1100 1100 1040 2900 5 ! -- 7 Switzerland 1 ! Championship 1040 920 1000 940 960 2705 5 ! -- 8 Germany 1 ! Championship 1000 1020 940 860 840 2660 7 ! + 2 9 Norway 1 ! Championship 920 940 920 900 900 2535 7 ! + 2 10 Belarus 1 ! Championship 880 900 1020 1020 860 2535 4 ! − 1 11 Slovakia 1 ! Championship 860 960 960 960 920 2530 2 ! − 3 12 Latvia 1 ! Championship 940 880 880 920 1000 2520 5 ! -- 13 France 1 ! Championship 960 860 900 1000 800 2505 6 ! + 1 14 Denmark 1 ! Championship 900 1000 860 880 780 2495 4 ! − 1 15 Slovenia 1 ! Championship 840 800 820 800 1020 2305 5 ! -- 16 Austria 2 ! Division IA 800 740 840 780 940 2205 6 ! + 1 17 Kazakhstan 2 ! Division IA 760 820 800 820 880 2200 4 ! − 1 18 Italy 1 ! Championship 820 780 720 840 820 2180 5 ! -- 19 Hungary 2 ! Division IA 720 840 780 720 700 2095 5 ! -- 20 Poland 2 ! Division IA 740 760 760 680 680 2030 5 ! -- 21 South Korea 2 ! Division IA 780 720 680 700 660 2000 7 ! + 2 22 Ukraine 2 ! Division IA 700 680 700 740 720 1925 5 ! -- 23 Japan 3 ! Division IB 660 700 740 760 640 1905 3 ! -- 2 24 Great Britain 3 ! Division IB 680 660 660 620 760 1850 5 ! -- 25 Lithuania 3 ! Division IB 640 640 640 640 620 1755 5 ! -- 26 Croatia 3 ! Division IB 600 620 620 660 540 1675 5 ! -- 27 Estonia 3 ! Division IB 620 600 600 560 560 1650 6 ! + 1 28 Netherlands 3 ! Division IB 580 560 580 600 740 1625 4 ! − 1 29 Romania 4 ! Division II A 560 580 560 580 580 1565 5 ! -- 30 Serbia 4 ! Division II A 520 500 520 520 500 1410 6 ! + 1 31 Spain 4 ! Division II A 460 540 500 440 600 1375 4 ! − 1 32 Belgium 4 ! Division II A 500 520 540 480 -- 1280 5 ! -- 33 Australia 4 ! Division II A 540 440 460 500 -- 1225 8 ! + 3 34 Iceland 4 ! Division II A 480 480 480 540 -- 1215 6 ! + 1 35 Israel 5 ! Division II B 400 400 360 460 480 1115 4 ! -- 1 36 Mexico 5 ! Division II B 360 420 400 420 520 1110 2 ! -- 3 37 China 5 ! Division II B 440 460 440 380 -- 1100 5 ! -- 38 New Zealand 5 ! Division II B 420 380 420 400 -- 1015 5 ! -- 39 North Korea 5 ! Division II B 380 360 320 300 -- 885 6 ! + 1 40 Bulgaria 6 ! Division III 300 340 380 320 -- 825 4 ! − 1 41 Turkey 5 ! Division II B 340 320 300 340 -- 815 6 ! + 1 42 Luxembourg 6 ! Division III 320 280 280 280 -- 740 6 ! + 1 43 South Africa 6 ! Division III 240 300 340 360 -- 725 3 ! -- 2 44 Hong Kong 6 ! Division III 260 240 260 260 -- 635 5 ! -- 45 Georgia 6 ! Division III 280 0 240 220 -- 455 7 ! + 2 46 United Arab Emirates 6 ! Division III 200 -- 220 240 -- 370 5 ! -- 47 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 ! Division III 0 260 200 -- -- 295 3 ! − 2 48 Chinese Taipei 6 ! Division III 220 -- -- -- -- 220 9 ! new 2003 -- 16 Men 's Ranking Key Year Points Rank 2003 2005 2006 O 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 O 2011 2012 2013 2014 O 2014 2015 2016 Team Armenia 0 99 240 45 420 45 420 45 580 45 390 45 200 48 70 48 70 48 0 49 0 49 0 49 0 50 0 50 0 51 0 51 0 51 Australia 1080 36 1125 35 1195 34 1195 34 1215 34 1260 33 1300 33 1385 31 1385 34 1350 34 1350 34 1385 32 1330 32 1330 34 1300 34 1230 36 1160 36 Austria 2970 12 2755 11 2430 13 3045 12 2930 16 2695 17 2445 16 2285 16 2955 14 2935 14 2730 15 2465 15 2265 15 2985 16 2950 16 2745 16 2440 17 Belarus 2955 13 2590 13 2430 12 3035 13 3230 10 3025 9 2845 9 2660 8 3400 9 3360 10 3025 11 2705 13 2410 14 3030 15 3170 11 3075 9 2820 9 Belgium 1240 33 1345 33 1255 32 1255 33 1200 35 1200 35 1230 34 1255 33 1255 36 1240 36 1180 35 1135 36 1210 34 1210 36 1215 36 1280 34 1300 32 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 99 0 99 0 99 0 99 0 99 0 99 200 47 150 47 150 47 100 48 50 48 0 48 0 49 0 49 0 50 200 47 410 45 Bulgaria 1550 30 1375 32 1235 33 1655 30 1715 30 1500 31 1305 32 1160 35 1540 31 1560 31 1405 32 1270 33 1070 37 940 39 870 39 890 39 870 39 Canada 3685 3485 3220 3940 3890 3670 3410 3160 4105 3970 3595 3255 5 2940 5 3840 3850 3690 3495 China 1805 28 1630 28 1515 28 1980 27 1970 28 1860 27 1650 28 1410 29 1260 35 1120 37 1060 39 1040 38 1000 38 1000 38 980 38 1020 38 1075 37 Croatia 1545 31 1425 31 1390 30 1970 28 2000 27 1850 28 1790 26 1675 26 2150 27 2125 26 1890 27 1665 30 1510 29 1895 30 28 1930 27 1825 26 Czech Republic 3560 3225 3065 3930 3985 3595 3265 5 2915 6 3655 6 3785 5 3570 5 3330 2975 3760 5 3745 5 3495 6 3210 6 Denmark 2665 14 2575 14 2400 14 2990 15 3005 14 2855 12 2660 13 2445 13 3085 13 3185 13 2965 13 2710 12 2480 12 3050 13 3005 15 2775 15 2700 13 Estonia 2135 24 1995 24 1860 24 2320 24 2325 24 2165 23 1930 25 1635 27 2155 26 2100 27 1940 26 1760 26 1610 28 2000 28 1985 29 1870 29 1755 28 Finland 3525 3195 5 2865 7 3765 5 3830 3640 3385 3050 3880 3805 3630 3345 3065 3905 3955 3575 3355 France 2575 18 2400 18 2150 17 2755 19 2720 19 2525 19 2410 18 2325 14 2860 16 2900 15 2765 14 2660 14 2450 13 3065 12 3165 12 2930 12 2655 14 Georgia 0 99 0 99 0 99 0 99 0 99 0 99 0 99 0 99 0 99 0 99 0 99 0 99 180 48 180 48 355 47 495 45 335 47 Germany 3240 8 2990 8 2580 10 3270 10 3110 12 2925 11 2740 10 2460 12 3145 12 3360 9 3190 8 2885 10 2650 10 3260 11 3125 13 2920 13 2815 10 Great Britain 2230 23 1990 25 1780 25 1610 31 1580 31 1605 29 1645 29 1695 25 2335 24 2350 23 2250 21 2110 21 1940 22 2540 20 2450 22 2225 24 2020 24 Greece 0 99 0 99 0 99 0 99 0 99 0 99 240 46 440 46 440 46 595 45 640 44 625 44 610 44 610 44 360 46 180 49 60 49 Hong Kong 0 99 0 99 0 99 0 99 0 99 0 99 0 99 0 99 0 99 0 99 0 99 0 99 0 99 0 99 260 48 455 46 565 44 Hungary 2255 22 2060 22 1920 22 2460 22 2430 22 2320 21 2220 20 2130 20 2675 20 2655 20 2460 20 2265 19 2075 19 2595 19 2560 19 2415 19 2325 19 Iceland 930 38 875 39 875 39 875 39 840 40 920 37 965 38 1030 37 1030 39 1095 38 1125 36 1185 35 1240 33 1240 35 1295 35 1270 35 1240 35 Ireland 0 99 260 44 455 44 455 44 585 44 710 43 775 40 720 42 720 42 750 41 785 41 735 42 705 42 705 42 410 44 195 48 65 48 Israel 1110 35 1035 36 1140 35 1140 35 1275 33 1260 34 1190 35 1070 36 1070 38 970 39 885 40 875 40 960 39 1440 33 1530 32 1375 33 1250 34 Italy 2585 17 2315 19 2100 19 2820 17 2915 17 2815 13 2580 14 2290 15 2860 15 2860 16 2605 17 2440 16 2210 18 2830 18 2860 18 2565 18 2345 18 Japan 2605 15 2440 15 2090 20 2625 21 2540 21 2305 22 2120 22 1965 21 2565 21 2575 21 2245 22 2105 22 1960 21 2405 22 2470 21 2345 20 2140 21 Kazakhstan 2480 21 2410 17 2335 15 3100 11 3115 11 2740 16 2405 19 2165 18 2745 19 2790 17 2615 16 2440 17 2225 16 2900 17 2910 17 2680 17 2470 16 North Korea 680 41 950 37 1105 36 1105 36 1105 36 660 44 645 44 705 43 705 43 730 43 485 45 540 45 600 45 600 45 675 43 770 42 825 40 South Korea 1420 32 1455 30 1360 31 1360 32 1320 32 1320 32 1365 31 1395 30 1395 33 1485 33 1605 31 1665 28 1740 25 2400 23 2415 23 2230 23 2090 23 Latvia 3060 10 2900 10 2675 9 3335 9 3310 9 2995 10 2740 11 2610 10 3285 10 3265 12 2985 12 2765 11 2520 11 3295 10 3300 9 3015 10 2730 12 Lithuania 1885 27 1720 27 1620 27 2085 26 2270 25 2105 25 1970 23 1810 23 2355 23 2300 24 2125 24 1905 25 1700 26 2145 26 2170 26 2035 26 1900 25 Luxembourg 635 42 755 42 785 42 785 42 705 43 710 42 695 43 700 44 700 44 665 44 650 43 665 43 680 43 680 43 695 42 700 43 700 43 Mexico 820 39 770 41 775 43 775 43 845 39 915 38 1010 37 1025 38 1525 32 1520 32 1385 33 1230 34 1110 36 1505 32 1530 33 1400 32 1290 33 Mongolia 0 99 0 99 0 99 0 99 0 99 260 46 415 45 515 45 515 45 540 46 315 46 375 46 415 46 415 46 260 49 155 50 50 50 Netherlands 2135 25 2015 23 1885 23 2400 23 2360 23 2155 24 1935 24 1755 24 2185 25 2210 25 2080 25 1925 24 1765 24 2355 24 2305 25 2065 25 1825 27 New Zealand 800 40 870 40 910 38 910 38 925 38 900 39 890 39 850 39 850 40 925 40 1065 38 1125 37 1120 35 1120 37 1070 37 1045 37 1000 38 Norway 2535 20 2265 21 2105 18 2760 18 2935 15 2780 14 2735 12 2545 11 3270 11 3305 11 3175 9 2960 8 2685 9 3350 9 3265 10 2990 11 2765 11 Poland 2550 19 2295 20 2085 21 2635 20 2580 20 2395 20 2175 21 1940 22 2415 22 2405 22 2215 23 2020 23 1835 23 2350 25 2355 24 2275 22 2175 20 Romania 1965 26 1845 26 1685 26 2195 25 2135 26 1970 26 1770 27 1605 28 2000 28 1945 28 1800 28 1725 27 1635 27 2075 27 2075 27 1895 28 1735 29 Russia 3480 6 3105 7 2905 5 3725 6 3725 5 3535 5 3400 3200 3965 3980 3650 3425 3040 3840 3915 3675 3380 Serbia 1685 29 1565 29 1420 29 1815 29 1745 29 1555 30 1425 30 1365 32 1810 29 1935 29 1755 30 1565 31 1375 31 1730 31 1740 31 1645 30 1520 31 Slovakia 3480 5 3235 2965 3805 3685 6 3390 6 2955 8 2635 9 3470 7 3405 8 3130 10 3100 6 2840 8 3485 8 3445 8 3160 8 2870 8 Slovenia 2595 16 2420 16 2295 16 2900 16 2870 18 2640 18 2460 15 2190 17 2755 18 2730 19 2565 18 2375 18 2215 17 3045 14 3040 14 2795 14 2530 15 South Africa 990 37 930 38 845 40 845 40 830 41 770 41 755 42 790 40 790 41 735 42 740 42 780 41 790 41 790 41 845 40 855 40 815 41 Spain 1230 34 1170 34 1090 37 1090 37 1040 37 1090 36 1120 36 1165 34 1705 30 1790 30 1785 29 1665 29 1445 30 1910 29 1810 30 1645 31 1550 30 Sweden 3610 3400 3095 4030 4095 3740 3400 3095 3855 3845 3630 3280 3105 4000 3990 3630 3275 5 Switzerland 3135 9 2920 9 2715 8 3525 8 3500 8 3250 8 3020 7 2725 7 3465 8 3540 7 3240 7 2910 9 2845 7 3555 7 3470 7 3235 7 2910 7 Turkey 625 43 690 43 795 41 795 41 775 42 830 40 765 41 750 41 1230 37 1265 35 1110 37 1015 39 945 40 825 40 840 41 815 41 805 42 Ukraine 3010 11 2720 12 2490 11 3015 14 3005 13 2740 15 2435 17 2135 19 2805 17 2760 18 2495 19 2235 20 1970 20 2475 21 2500 20 2310 21 2105 22 United Arab Emirates 0 99 0 99 0 99 0 99 0 99 0 99 0 99 0 99 0 99 220 47 165 47 110 47 275 47 275 47 405 45 510 44 340 46 United States 3330 7 3145 6 2865 6 3575 7 3580 7 3375 7 3105 6 2915 5 3825 5 3650 6 3340 6 3065 7 2895 6 3705 6 3740 6 3540 5 3290 Women 's rankings Graph of the evolution of the top ten women 's nations ( 2003 - 2017, year end rankings ) The Women 's 2017 ranking is based on the performance at the World Championships of 2017, 2016, 2015, and 2014, and at the 2014 Olympic Ice Hockey Tournament in Sochi, Russia. The Olympic and World Championships tournaments are rated equally. All tournament 's points have their full value displayed, while the ranking is calculated by adding the current year 's tournament points to the depreciated previous three years ' tournament points as explained above. The `` Total '' column is the sum of the current tournament points and the depreciated values for past tournaments. A dash in a tournament column indicates that the country did not participate. Only six nations have achieved a top ten ranking every time between 2003 -- 2017. These nations are ( in order of average ranking ) : Canada, the United States, Finland, Sweden, Russia, and Switzerland. An additional nine nations, Germany ( fifteen times ), Japan ( fourteen times ), Kazakhstan ( ten times ), China ( nine times ), Czech Republic ( six times ), Slovakia ( five times ), Norway ( twice ), Denmark ( twice ), and Austria ( once ) have been in the top ten at least once. Canada ( eleven times ) and United States ( five times ) are the only countries to have accomplished a first - place ranking as well as the only two to achieve a top two ranking every time. 2017 Women 's ranking The following table lists the ranking after results of the 2017 IIHF Women 's World Championship. Rank Team WC division ( as of 2017 ) WC 2017 ( 100 % ) WC 2016 ( 75 % ) WC 2015 ( 50 % ) WC 2014 ( 25 % ) OLY 2014 ( 25 % ) Total Change + / − United States 1 ! Championship 1200 1200 1200 1160 1160 3280 5 ! -- Canada 1 ! Championship 1160 1160 1160 1200 1200 3210 5 ! -- Finland 1 ! Championship 1120 1100 1120 1060 1060 3035 5 ! -- Russia 1 ! Championship 1060 1120 1100 1040 1040 2970 5 ! -- 5 Sweden 1 ! Championship 1040 1060 1060 1100 1100 2915 5 ! -- 6 Switzerland 1 ! Championship 1020 1020 1040 1120 1120 2865 5 ! -- 7 Germany 1 ! Championship 1100 960 1000 1020 1020 2830 6 ! + 1 8 Czech Republic 1 ! Championship 1000 1040 960 960 960 2740 6 ! + 1 9 Japan 2 ! Division IA 960 1000 1020 1000 1000 2720 3 ! -- 2 10 Austria 2 ! Division IA 940 920 940 880 840 2530 6 ! + 1 11 Denmark 2 ! Division IA 900 900 900 920 940 2490 4 ! -- 1 12 Norway 2 ! Division IA 920 880 880 940 920 2485 6 ! + 1 13 France 2 ! Division IA 860 940 920 900 820 2455 4 ! − 1 14 Slovakia 3 ! Division IB 840 860 840 860 880 2340 5 ! -- 15 Hungary 2 ! Division IA 880 840 780 800 720 2280 7 ! + 2 16 Latvia 3 ! Division IB 800 820 860 840 740 2240 4 ! -- 1 17 Kazakhstan 3 ! Division IB 820 800 720 740 860 2180 6 ! + 1 18 China 3 ! Division IB 780 760 800 820 900 2180 3 ! -- 2 19 Italy 3 ! Division IB 760 780 760 720 800 2105 6 ! + 1 20 Netherlands 4 ! Division II A 700 740 820 780 760 2050 4 ! -- 1 21 Poland 3 ! Division IB 740 720 660 680 700 1950 6 ! + 1 22 South Korea 4 ! Division II A 720 700 680 660 640 1915 6 ! + 1 23 Great Britain 4 ! Division II A 680 680 700 700 780 1910 3 ! -- 2 24 Slovenia 4 ! Division II A 640 640 600 580 680 1735 5 ! -- 25 North Korea 4 ! Division II A 660 660 740 760 0 ! -- 1715 6 ! + 1 26 Spain 5 ! Division II B 580 580 560 560 660 1600 6 ! + 1 27 Australia 4 ! Division II A 620 600 520 620 0 ! -- 1485 6 ! + 1 28 New Zealand 5 ! Division II B 560 520 620 640 0 ! -- 1420 6 ! + 1 29 Mexico 5 ! Division II B 600 540 580 480 0 ! -- 1415 8 ! + 3 30 Iceland 5 ! Division II B 540 560 540 540 0 ! -- 1365 5 ! -- 31 Turkey 5 ! Division II B 520 500 480 500 0 ! -- 1260 5 ! -- 32 South Africa 6 ! Division II B Qual 440 440 440 460 0 ! -- 1105 6 ! + 1 33 Croatia 7 ! -- 0 ! -- 620 640 600 620 1090 0 ! -- 8 34 Bulgaria 6 ! Division II B Qual 420 420 420 440 0 ! -- 1055 5 ! -- 35 Hong Kong 6 ! Division II B Qual 400 460 460 420 0 ! -- 1080 5 ! -- 36 Romania 5 ! Division II B 500 480 0 ! -- 0 ! -- 0 ! -- 860 6 ! + 1 37 Belgium 6 ! Division II B Qual 460 0 ! -- 500 520 0 ! -- 840 4 ! -- 1 38 Chinese Taipei 6 ! Division II B Qual 480 0 ! -- 0 ! -- 0 ! -- 0 ! -- 480 9 ! new Since Russia was disqualified from the 2014 Winter Olympics for doping violations, the IIHF was requested to modify the results accordingly. They have not indicated yet what the consequences to the rankings will be. 2003 -- 16 Women 's Ranking Key P Points R Rank 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 O 2014 2015 2016 Team Australia 0530 ! 530 22 1270 21 1375 22 0850 ! 850 23 1205 23 1405 22 0890 ! 890 23 0535 ! 535 25 0880 ! 880 24 1205 24 1540 23 1025 27 1645 28 1495 29 1470 28 Austria 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0700 ! 700 26 1285 25 0920 ! 920 21 1315 20 1580 19 1875 17 2040 16 2130 15 2185 15 2220 12 2190 13 3070 13 2905 12 2710 11 Belgium 0535 ! 535 21 1175 22 1335 23 0830 ! 830 24 1160 24 1305 24 0810 ! 810 24 0485 ! 485 26 0780 ! 780 26 985 27 1220 31 805 31 1325 31 1280 31 765 36 Bulgaria 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0720 ! 720 24 1000 23 705 33 870 33 460 34 900 34 980 34 1070 34 Canada 1800 01 ! 1 3000 01 ! 1 2960 01 ! 1 2970 01 ! 1 2980 01 ! 1 2950 01 ! 1 2930 02 ! 2 2950 01 ! 1 2930 02 ! 2 2960 2940 2960 4160 3840 3520 China 1545 07 ! 7 2565 07 ! 7 2575 07 ! 7 2485 07 ! 7 2520 08 ! 8 2510 08 ! 8 2485 07 ! 7 2515 07 ! 7 2385 09 ! 9 2235 13 2090 15 2115 14 2935 15 2685 16 2415 16 Croatia 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0580 ! 580 31 1095 30 0785 ! 785 25 1235 20 1375 20 1480 22 1535 24 1510 25 2110 25 1990 25 1850 25 Czech Republic 0670 ! 670 11 1590 11 1840 11 12 2195 13 2205 12 2180 12 2190 13 2155 14 2245 12 2360 9 2400 8 3360 9 3140 9 2970 9 Denmark 0635 ! 635 16 1455 16 1700 14 1070 17 1485 17 1650 18 1760 19 1165 22 1370 21 1625 19 1970 17 2265 12 3185 11 2975 10 2740 10 Estonia 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0520 ! 520 32 0910 ! 910 32 0650 ! 650 32 0390 ! 390 33 0130 ! 130 37 0 37 0 37 0 37 0 39 0 39 0 39 Finland 1655 03 ! 3 2775 03 ! 3 2765 03 ! 3 2760 04 ! 4 2755 04 ! 4 2770 03 ! 3 2785 03 ! 3 2795 03 ! 3 2800 03 ! 3 2780 2765 2715 3775 3535 3275 France 0660 ! 660 12 1540 13 1780 12 1995 14 2230 12 2220 11 2170 13 2155 14 2105 16 2055 16 2065 16 2055 16 2955 14 2830 14 2700 12 Germany 1565 06 ! 6 2605 06 ! 6 2625 05 ! 5 2635 05 ! 5 2585 05 ! 5 2525 07 ! 7 2420 10 2350 11 2355 10 2430 8 2535 7 2565 7 3585 7 3315 7 2995 8 Great Britain 0560 ! 560 20 1280 20 1425 20 0885 ! 885 22 1210 22 1385 23 1645 20 1925 18 1940 18 1955 17 1910 18 1915 19 2615 19 2375 21 2130 21 Hong Kong 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 420 37 775 36 1015 35 Hungary 0505 ! 505 24 1165 23 1320 24 0825 ! 825 25 1135 25 1265 25 0785 ! 785 26 0470 ! 470 27 0835 ! 835 25 1210 23 1585 22 1780 21 2580 21 2455 19 2365 17 Iceland 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0540 ! 540 30 0405 ! 405 30 0770 ! 770 30 1090 31 0685 ! 685 29 0415 ! 415 29 0705 ! 705 29 960 29 1225 30 815 30 1355 30 1350 30 1370 30 Ireland 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0420 ! 420 36 315 36 650 35 435 35 435 36 220 37 110 38 Italy 0585 ! 585 18 1385 17 1610 17 2015 11 2160 14 2065 15 1980 16 1950 17 1950 17 1915 18 1845 19 1890 20 2610 20 2435 20 2285 20 Japan 1425 10 2405 10 2380 10 2350 10 2345 10 2420 09 ! 9 2465 09 ! 9 2435 09 ! 9 2320 11 2285 11 2315 10 2395 9 3395 8 3230 8 3005 7 Kazakhstan 1490 08 ! 8 2430 09 ! 9 2475 08 ! 8 2445 09 ! 9 2445 09 ! 9 2410 10 2475 08 ! 8 2455 08 ! 8 2475 07 ! 7 2350 9 2145 14 2110 15 2850 17 2515 18 2330 18 North Korea 0650 ! 650 13 1490 15 1635 16 1005 18 1380 19 1560 20 1775 18 1185 21 0595 ! 595 32 920 31 1340 26 960 29 1720 27 1890 27 1795 26 South Korea 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0600 ! 600 27 1050 27 0750 ! 750 26 1070 26 1215 26 0760 ! 760 27 0455 ! 455 28 0730 ! 730 28 995 26 1310 28 1515 24 2195 24 2110 23 2020 23 Latvia 0645 ! 645 15 1545 12 1750 13 1995 13 2250 11 2195 13 2135 14 2105 15 2170 13 2195 14 2190 13 2055 17 2895 16 2695 15 2470 15 Mexico 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 480 35 940 35 1215 32 Netherlands 0570 ! 570 19 1330 19 1505 19 0935 ! 935 20 1300 21 1480 21 1645 21 1095 23 1265 22 1480 21 1750 20 1935 18 2715 18 2575 17 2330 19 New Zealand 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0580 ! 580 29 0435 ! 435 29 0830 ! 830 29 1110 27 0690 ! 690 28 0415 ! 415 30 0740 ! 740 27 1110 25 1455 25 975 28 1615 29 1595 28 1470 29 Norway 0650 ! 650 14 1510 14 1695 15 1900 15 2145 15 2150 14 2195 11 2225 12 2280 12 2320 10 2280 11 2285 11 3225 10 2950 11 2690 13 Poland 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0 ! -- 99 ! -- 0500 ! 500 34 975 28 1340 27 1605 23 2265 22 2150 22 2055 22 Romania 0320 ! 320 25 0940 ! 940 25 1185 26 0730 ! 730 27 0995 ! 995 27 1100 29 0685 ! 685 30 0410 ! 410 31 0675 ! 675 30 405 34 270 36 135 36 135 38 0 38 480 37 Russia 1620 05 ! 5 2680 05 ! 5 2605 06 ! 6 2585 06 ! 6 2565 06 ! 6 2575 06 ! 6 2610 06 ! 6 2610 06 ! 6 2670 05 ! 5 2650 6 2710 2675 5 3715 6 3480 6 3265 Slovakia 0595 ! 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