New world hockey ranking system
The International Ice Hockey Federation just released the new ranking list based on success over the last 4 years, with the current year holding the most weight and each previous year declining in weight.
2003 Ranking with 2002 Rank in brackets:
1. Canada (3)
2. Sweden (4)
3. Czech Republic (1)
4. Finland (2)
5. Slovakia (7)
6. Russia (6)
7. USA (5)
8. Germany (9)
9. Switzerland (8)
10. Latvia (10)
11. Ukraine (12)
12. Austria (13)
13. Belarus (11)
14. Denmark (19)
15. Japan (17)
Other: Italy - 17; France - 18; Great Britain - 23; China - 28; Australia - 36; Mexico 39;
