2007-01-21 17:19:30 · 4 answers · asked by Philip Sims 1 in Sports ➔ Hockey
International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF)
IIHF World Ranking:
Men's 2006 final ranking
Rank Team Points Change
1 Canada 4095 +1
2 Sweden 3985 +1
3 Czech Republic 3890 -2
4 Finland 3830 +3
5 Russia 3725 -
6 Slovakia 3685 -2
7 United States 3580 -1
8 Switzerland 3500 -
9 Latvia 3310 -
10 Belarus 3230 +2
11 Kazakhstan 3115 +4
12 Germany 3110 -2
13 Ukraine 3005 -2
14 Denmark 3005 -
15 Norway 2935 +3
16 Austria 2930 -3
17 Italy 2915 +2
18 Slovenia 2870 -2
19 France 2720 -2
20 Poland 2580 +1
21 Japan 2540 -1
22 Hungary 2430 -
23 The Netherlands 2360 -
24 Estonia 2325 -
25 Lithuania 2270 +2
26 Romania 2135 -
27 Croatia 2000 +3
28 China 1970 -
29 Serbia and Montenegro 1745 -
30 Bulgaria 1715 +3
31 Great Britain 1580 -6
32 Korea 1320 -1
33 Israel 1275 +2
34 Australia 1215 -
35 Belgium 1200 -3
36 DPR Korea 1105 -
37 Spain 1040 -
38 New Zealand 925 -
39 Mexico 845 +4
40 Iceland 840 -1
41 South Africa 830 -1
42 Turkey 775 -1
43 Luxembourg 705 -1
44 Ireland 585 -
45 Armenia 580 -
Women's 2006 ranking
1 Canada
2 United States
3 Sweden
4 Finland
5 Germany
6 Russia
7 People's Republic of China
8 Switzerland
9 Kazakhstan
10 Japan
11 Italy
12 Czech Republic
13 Latvia
14 France
15 Norway
16 Slovenia
17 Denmark
18 North Korea
19 Slovakia
20 Netherlands
21 Austria
22 United Kingdom
23 Australia
24 Belgium
25 Hungary
26 South Korea
27 Romania
28 South Africa
29 New Zealand
30 Iceland
all these countries are registered in the IIHF.
so to the people that doesnt think hockey is popular well look at some of this countries and you will see how popular its really is. you have teams like Israel,Australia, Mexico and even South Africa. theres more registered ice hockey players in the world then american football, baseball and basketball combined.
GO HABS GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
2007-01-22 01:24:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Nations with Pro teams: Sweden, Finland, Germany,Denmark, Estonia, France, Hungary, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, UK, Latvia,Ukraine, Belarus, Slovenia, Croatia, Yugoslavia, Slovakia, Italy, Russia, Czech Republic, Kazakhstan, Japan, China, South Korea, Australia, Canada, US....and the list is probably longer. Salaries and skill levels vary between leagues of course, with the NHL teams competing with the Swedish and Russian premier leagues for talent.
2007-01-22 02:39:24 · answer #2 · answered by Nice Guy 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Canada, USA, Britain, France, Switzerland, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Czech Rep., Slovakia, Japan (but that's more semi-pro..ditto China and South Korea in that new Asian League)...any more??? So, I'd say eleven at least have pro leagues and therefore pro teams. If you include Asian league then 14...
2007-01-22 18:29:37 · answer #3 · answered by fugutastic 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I count about 15-England, Scotland, Ireland, most of Nothern Europe, China, Japan, Korea, and of course Canada and the US.
2007-01-21 17:41:18 · answer #4 · answered by michinoku2001 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋