By Logan Swinkels

New Zealand doesn’t have a horse in this race but that doesn’t mean we can’t cheer on another country and learn about a new sport. With the world’s best ice hockey players all together in Toronto this fortnight, it’s a good place to start your education.

If you’re a typical Kiwi who loves the All Blacks but it’s day time and your curiosity finds you watching the World Cup of Hockey on ESPN, these power rankings will help you pick who to cheer for.

Undisputed heavyweight champions, that’s Canada.

Back-to-back Olympic gold medals and a roster stacked with top players in each position.

They have the best goalie in Carey Price, the best defender in Drew Doughty, and then of course there’s the captain.

Ultimately the World Cup is theirs to lose. Does that sound familiar?

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