In the ranking of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), which was published on Tuesday, the Ukrainian national team rose to 11th place following the World Championship in Austria. Before the start of the championship, Seukand's charges were in 12th position.
As before, the Canadian national team tops the list of the planet's best teams. Second place belongs to Sweden, and the world champions - the Czechs - moved to third.
IIHF Ranking
1. (1). Canada - 3220 points
2. (2). Sweden - 3095
3. (4). Czechia - 3065
4. (3). Slovakia - 2965
5. (7). Russia - 2905
6. (6). USA - 2865
7. (5). Finland - 2865
8. (9) Switzerland - 2715
9. (10). Latvia - 2675
10. (8). Germany - 2580
11. (12). UKRAINE – 2490
12. (14). Belarus - 2430
13. (11). Austria - 2430
14. (13). Denmark - 2400
15. (15). Kazakhstan - 2335
16. (17). Slovenia - 2995
...19. (20). Italy - 2100.