The ROC team holds on to first place in our sixth Power Rankings of 2021 after blanking Belarus prior to the quarter-finals. Riding a six-game winning streak, the U.S. moves up to second place, while defending champion Finland is third.

1		ROC	This station is now the ultimate power in the universe
2		USA	Let’s play Six Degrees of Kevin Labanc
3		FIN	Ruotsalainen looks good for a guy who just turned 61
4		SUI	Bertschy got mad when they chirped about our bankers
5		CZE	Inspired by Spiky’s Jagr-like mullet
6		SVK	Apple turnovers are good
7		GER	It’s like World Juniors, without the losing 16-2 part
8		CAN	Not quite the ‘42 Leafs
9		SWE	The winner takes it all, the loser’s standing small
10		KAZ	Norway-Kazakhstan relations hit all-time low
11		LAT	“For Glory And Joy”? Oof...
12		DEN	Can’t blame Freddie
13		NOR	Mathis is available for birthday parties and weddings
14		GBR	Next up for Liam: the Oasis reunion
15		BLR	Not staying for dessert
16		ITA	Have you read Dante’s Inferno?

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