Hockey is by far the most popular sport on these spring days. The 2015 World Cup has caught the attention of fans all over the planet.
Today we present hockey teams rating 2015 according to IIHF. The International Ice Hockey Federation regularly publishes the rating of national teams based on the scoring system approved in 2003.
10. Latvia
At last year's World Championship, Latvians took 11th place. In 2015, the national team managed to defeat the Swiss and Austrians, both times in overtime. The team is coached by the 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? finals.
8. Slovakia
Slovaks are 2002 world champions. In the homeland of this team, hockey is the most popular sport. 0.23% of the population of Slovakia are professional ice hockey players. At last year's World Cup, the national team took 9th place.
7.Switzerland
The seven best teams that form the rating of the hockey teams of the world are opened by the Swiss national team. The national team regularly plays in the First and Top Divisions of the World Cup. In 2014, the team did not even leave the group. At the same time, the Swiss have victories over the national teams of the Czech Republic and Canada in the 2013 championship.
6. Czech Republic
One of the most eminent national teams won the title of world champion 6 times and once - gold of the Olympics. The team is included in the "big seven hockey" along with the USA, Canada, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden and Finland.
5. USA
The team won the Olympic Games twice. Last year, the Americans were fourth at the Olympics, and sixth at the World Cup. However, the national team started this tournament actively, having won over the 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 in the world. So, last year the Finns took away the silver from the championship, they also got the bronze at the Sochi Olympics. At the current World Cup, the national 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, beating the Czechs in the semifinals.
2. Russia
The current world champion is the heir to the strongest USSR national team. The Russians have become world champions 5 times in their short history - the team has existed since 1992.
1. Canada
The Canadian team, which was created in 1920, tops the world ranking of the IIHF hockey teams. The national team is considered the ancestor of hockey. At the World Championships, the Canadians won 24 times, at the Olympics - three times.
Full List of IIHF Ice Hockey National Teams
| A place | Hockey Team | Division | Ranking 2014 | Rating 2015 | Outcome | The change |
| 1 | Canada | World Cup | 1200 | 1060 | 3690 | +3 |
| 2 | Russia | World Cup | 1120 | 1020 | 3675 | +1 |
| 3 | Sweden | World Cup | 1160 | 1040 | 3630 | -2 |
| 4 | Finland | World Cup | 1020 | 1000 | 3575 | -2 |
| 5 | USA | World Cup | 1040 | 1000 | 3540 | +1 |
| 6 | Czech | World Cup | 1060 | 1000 | 3495 | -1 |
| 7 | Switzerland | World Cup | 1020 | 1000 | 3235 | |
| 8 | Slovakia | World Cup | 960 | 960 | 3160 | |
| 9 | Byelorussia | World Cup | 1100 | 1000 | 3075 | +2 |
| 10 | Latvia | World Cup | 1000 | 1000 | 3015 | -1 |
| 11 | Norway | World Cup | 900 | 900 | 2990 | -1 |
| 12 | France | World Cup | 940 | 940 | 3015 | — |
| 13 | Germany | World Cup | 880 | 880 | 2920 | — |
| 14 | Slovenia | I A | 860 | 860 | 2795 | — |
| 15 | Denmark | World Cup | 840 | 840 | 2775 | — |
| 16 | Austria | I A | 820 | 820 | 2745 | — |
| 17 | Kazakhstan | World Cup | 800 | 800 | 2680 | — |
| 18 | Italy | I A | 780 | 780 | 2565 | — |
| 19 | Hungary | World Cup | 760 | 760 | 2415 | — |
| 20 | Japan | I A | 740 | 740 | 2345 | +1 |
| 21 | Ukraine | I B | 720 | 720 | 2310 | -1 |
| 22 | Poland | I A | 700 | 700 | 2275 | +2 |
| 23 | The Republic of Korea | I A | 680 | 680 | 2230 | — |
| 24 | United Kingdom | I B | 660 | 660 | 2225 | -2 |
| 25 | Netherlands | II A | 640 | 640 | 2065 | — |
| 26 | Lithuania | I B | 620 | 620 | 2035 | — |
| 27 | Croatia | I B | 600 | 600 | 1930 | +1 |
| 28 | Romania | I B | 580 | 580 | 1895 | -1 |
| 29 | Estonia | I B | 560 | 560 | 1870 | — |
| 30 | Spain | II A | 520 | 540 | 1665 | +1 |
| 31 | Serbia | II A | 500 | 520 | 1605 | -1 |
| 32 | Mexico | II B | 500 | 480 | 1400 | +1 |
| 33 | Israel | II B | 480 | 480 | 1375 | -1 |
| 34 | Iceland | II A | 460 | 460 | 1290 | +1 |
| 35 | Belgium | II A | 440 | 440 | 1280 | +1 |
| 36 | Australia | II B | 420 | 420 | 1230 | -2 |
| 37 | New Zealand | II B | 400 | 400 | 1045 | — |
| 38 | China | II A | 380 | 380 | 1020 | — |
| 39 | Bulgaria | II B | 360 | 360 | 890 | — |
| 40 | South Africa | III | 340 | 340 | 855 | — |
| 41 | Turkey | III | 320 | 320 | 815 | — |
| 42 | DPRK | II B | 300 | 300 | 770 | +1 |
| 43 | Luxembourg | III | 280 | 280 | 700 | +1 |
| 44 | UAE | III | 260 | 260 | 510 | +1 |
| 45 | Georgia | III | 240 | 240 | 495 | +2 |
| 46 | Hong Kong | III | 220 | 220 | 455 | +2 |
| 47 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | III | — | 200 | 200 | new |
| 48 | Ireland | — | — | — | 195 | -4 |
| 49 | Greece | — | — | — | 180 | -3 |
| 50 | Mongolia | — | — | — | 155 | -1 |
Final standing teams 2015 (IIHF)