For International Hockey Coverage

In our final IIHF World Championships preview, Puck Worlds looks at the top five ranked teams in the world, the most recent champions of the tournament. Here we preview Canada, Russia, Czech Republic, Sweden, and of course, the defending champion and hosts Finland.

It's playoff season in Europe, and we're doing some catching up on the action to date. Here's a look at what has happened so far in Switzerland's NLA and the Czech Extraliga.