Talk about “America the Beautiful.” Coach David Quinn’s team has played some beautiful, winning hockey so far. That’s why the U.S. tops our fourth Power Rankings of the 2023 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship with a perfect 6-0 record after demolishing France 9-0 in Tampere. The Swiss are right there in second place, also with a perfect record, after pulling off a 4-2 win over the Czechs in Riga. The Swedes move up to third place based on their own shutout versus France (4-0). And there’s more fun to come. Stay tuned for our next Power Rankings coming up at the end of the preliminary round!

1		USA	Circumnavigating the Worlds with a 6-foot-2 Cutter
2		SUI	The Swiss Jagr strikes again
3		SWE	We won't be beaten by Will Smith
4		CZE	Is Jagr the Czech Ambuhl?
5		FIN	Everything is fine, we swear!
6		CAN	Well, we can all agree on one thing...
7		LAT	Vancouver will win the Cup if they play Kazakhstan
8		GER	Sturm warning in effect
9		SVK	Actually pretty darned close to Slovenia
10		DEN	What kind of ship is this?
11		FRA	We’re taking the Statue of Liberty back
12		NOR	It’ll be hard to score on the Budapest Coyotes
13		KAZ	Sometimes 37-year-olds need a little help
14		HUN	More guys not named Istvan must score
15		AUT	So close, yet so far away
16		SLO	If only there was no Panik in our game

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The Power Rankings are for the enjoyment of IIHF.com readers, and reflect the progress of teams during the IIHF Ice Hockey Men's World Championship. They are distinct from the official standings and IIHF Men's World Ranking.