Olympiska spelen

Detta är kopierat från ett pressmedelande jag fått via epost av Szymon Szemberg på IIHF


Here are the top fifteen nations on the men's side after the Olympics:


1. Sweden 4030
2. Canada 3940
3. Czech R. 3930
4. Slovakia 3805
5. Finland 3765
6. Russia 3725
7. USA 3575
8. Switzerland 3525
9. Latvia 3335
10. Germany 3270
11. Kazakhstan 3100

12. Austria 3045
13. Belarus 3035

14. Ukraine 3015

15. Denmark 2990




The complete IIHF World Ranking will be released shortly.



Directorate Awards, men’s Olympic Tournament
Best Goalie: Antero Niittymaki (FIN)
Best Defenceman: Kenny Jonsson (SWE)
Best Forward: Teemu Selanne (FIN)



Olympic Tournament MVP: Antero Niittymaki (FIN)


Media All-Star Team
Goal: Antero Niittymaki (FIN)
Defence: Nicklas Lidstrom (SWE), Kimmo Timonen (FIN)
Forward: Teemu Selanne (FIN), Saku Koivu (FIN), Alexander Ovechkin (RUS)



Triple Gold Club



Sweden’s Nicklas Lidstrom and Fredrik Modin became the 17th and 18th players to join the Triple Gold Club, hockey’s exclusive company for players who have won the Olympic ice hockey gold, the IIHF World Championship and the Stanley Cup.


Nicklas Lidstrom (Olympic gold 2006; IIHF World Championship 1991; Stanley Cup 1997, 1998, 2002, with Detroit.)
Fredrik Modin (Olympic gold 2006, IIHF World Championship 1998, Stanley Cup 2004 with Tampa Bay.)

For the women, Canada remained as the number one ranked team following the Olympic gold medal in Turin.



This ranking is final for 2006 as there is no IIHF World Women Championship in an Olympic year.

1 Canada 2970
2 USA 2890
3 Sweden 2830
4 Finland 2760
5 Germany 2635
6 Russia 2585
7 China 2485
8 Switzerland 2480

The complete IIHF World Women’s Ranking will be released shortly.