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Ice Hockey · Defenceman · United States

Angela Ruggiero

1997–2011 · Four Olympic medals and 256 caps for the United States on the blue line.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
77.4
Cultural & brand footprint 48/100 · total legacy 72.1
Olympic medals
4
Olympic golds
1
World Championship golds
4
USA caps
256
Patty Kazmaier Awards
1

Category profile

Dominance
80
Peak
84
Longevity
82
Honours
82
Statistics
80

Career timeline · Points per season

SeasonPoints per seasonShare of career
199810
199912
200014
200116
200218
200315
200417
200519
200616
200714
200812
200911
20108
20116

Data sources

  • NHL
  • Hockey Reference
  • IIHF

Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method

Why Angela Ruggiero ranks #80 in Ice Hockey

Angela Ruggiero ranks 80th among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 741st of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.6 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 84, Longevity 82, Honours 82, Statistics 80. Those categories are normalised against the full Ice Hockey reference universe of 395 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.

The record covers 1997–2011 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2005, which sets the Peak component at 84. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 84 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes olympic medals 4, olympic golds 1, world championship golds 4, usa caps 256.

Immediately ahead sits Peter Forsberg on 83.1, a gap of 1.5 points. Directly behind is Nathan MacKinnon on 82.9. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.

Angela Ruggiero GOAT Score explained

Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Ruggiero stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full Ice Hockey cohort.
Peak84/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2005. Scored 84/100.
Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 14 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
Honours82/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
Statistics80/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 80/100.

Angela Ruggiero — frequently asked

Is Angela Ruggiero the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Angela Ruggiero ranks 80th in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 81.6, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
What is Angela Ruggiero's GOAT Score?
81.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 80 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Angela Ruggiero rank all time?
741st of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 80th within Ice Hockey.
Angela Ruggiero vs Peter Forsberg: who ranks higher?
Peter Forsberg, on 83.1 against Angela Ruggiero's 81.6 — a margin of 1.5 points.
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