In 2015, Latvian fans voted Buffalo’s Zemgus Girgensons into the NHL All-Star Game. In 2020, those fans came through again in the Virtual Worlds semi-finals. Check out our sixth Power Rankings! First-place Latvia will battle Finland for gold, while the third-place Czechs take on Slovakia for bronze.

1		LAT	If we did it for Girgensons, we can do it for gold!
2		FIN	Hey, Latvia! Our smallness is bigger than your smallness!
3		CZE	Millennials – why can’t they clog up the neutral zone?
4		SVK	When the Czechs cross our blue line, Chara will sit on them
5		SWE	Still the world’s greatest World Junior round-robin nation
6		SUI	“Bernie? It’s Florence. No, we can’t use ‘Feel the Bern.’”
7		CAN	In 1993, McSorley did not flatten the curve
8		RUS	Fun fact: when the Wild drafted Kaprizov, Jack Hughes was 14
9		NOR	We’re also in better shape than the cruise industry
10		GBR	We’re tenth and we know we are!
11		USA	“Stop, Matthew! Don’t stick that up Drew’s nose!”
12		GER	When Britain leaves, we should totally invite Korea
13		DEN	Does Lafreniere like Lego?
14		ITA	Julius Caesar is not impressed
15		BLR	Yay! We’re only relegated virtually!
16		KAZ	Virtual relegation is LITERALLY the best thing ever

Click here to check out the previous editions of the Power Rankings.

The Power Rankings are for the enjoyment of IIHF.com readers, and reflect the progress of teams during this Virtual World Championship with scores based on fan voting. They are distinct from the official standings and IIHF World Ranking.