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world ranking

The IIHF World Ranking is based on awarding points for the final positions in the last four IIHF World Championships and in the last Olympic Ice Hockey Tournament.

The team that wins the IIHF World Championship gold medal or the Olympic gold medal receives 1200 points. In general, there is a 20-point interval between two ranked positions (for example, 880 points for the 13th place and 860 points for the 14th place).

Example: Value of the gold medal
Year 1: 100% value — 1200 points
Year 2: 75% value — 900 points
Year 3: 50% value — 600 points
Year 4: 25% value — 300 points
Year 5: 0% value — 0 points

The IIHF World Ranking will be released following each IIHF World Championship and the Olympic Ice Hockey Tournament.

Below are the list of top ten world ranking for men and women.

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IIHF

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) (French: Ligue Internationale de Hockey sur Glace) is the worldwide governing body for icehockey and in-line hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 68 members. It is responsible for the management of international ice hockey tournaments, and maintains the IIHF World Ranking.

The IIHF museum was located within the International Hockey Hall of Fame Museum located in Kingston, Ontario from 1992 to 1997. In 1998, the IIHF museum relocated to Toronto, Ontario, occupying over 3,500 square feet within the Hockey Hall of Fame.

The IIHF maintains the IIHF Hall of Fame. It was established in 1997, with 30 initial members, and has had inductions annually since then. The Hall of Fame includes players and builders.

1. First IIHF World Championship game in St. Petersburg, Russia (April 29, 2000): Perhaps no host team in recent history was as heavily favored to win gold as this Russian squad starring Pavel Bure and Sergei Gonchar.
2. First World Championship gold medal for Slovakia (May 11, 2002): This was another late-game stunner. With 1:20 left, Peter Bondra’s blast from left wing beat Russian goalie Maxim Sokolov on the short side for a 4-3 Slovak win in Gothenburg, Sweden.