On these spring days, hockey is by far the most popular sport. The 2015 World Cup attracted the attention of fans across the planet.

Today we present hockey teams rating 2015 version IIHF. The International Ice Hockey Federation regularly publishes a rating of national teams based on a scoring system approved in 2003.

10. Latvia

At last year’s World Cup, Latvians took 11th place. In 2015, the team managed to defeat the Swiss and the Austrians, both times in overtime. Coaches the team master of sports of the USSR Alexander Belyavsky.

9. Belarus

The best result of the national team - 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 to? finals.

8. Slovakia

Slovaks are world champions in 2002. In the homeland of this team, hockey is the most popular sport. 0.23% of the population of Slovakia are professional hockey players. At last year's World Cup team took 9th place.

7. Switzerland

Opens the seven best teams that form the rating of hockey teams of the world, the Swiss team. The team regularly performs in the First and Highest divisions of the World Cup. In 2014, the team did not even leave the group. At the same time, the Swiss asset has victories over the national teams of the Czech Republic and Canada at the 2013 championship.

6. Czech Republic

One of the most famous teams won the world title 6 times and once - the gold of the Olympics. The team is included in the "Big Hockey Seven" together with the USA, Canada, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden and Finland.

5. USA

The team won the Olympics twice. Last year, the Americans became fourth at the Olympics, and sixth at the World Cup. However, the national team began the current tournament actively, winning against Russians, Finns and Norwegians at the very beginning of the tournament.

4. Finland

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.

3. Sweden

The Swedes are nine-time world champions and two-time Olympic champions. At last year’s championship, the national team won bronze, winning the Czechs in the semifinals.

2. Russia

The current world champion is the heir to the strongest national team of the USSR. The Russians became world champions 5 times in their short history - the team has existed since 1992.

1. Canada

The Canadian team, which was created in 1920, leads the world ranking of IIHF hockey teams. The national team is considered the ancestor of hockey. At the World Championships Canadians won 24 times, at the Olympics - three times.

Complete List of IIHF Hockey Teams

Final position of teams for 2015 (IIHF)

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