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Ice Hockey · Forward · Canada

Arthur Farrell

1897–1901 · Two Stanley Cups with the Montreal Shamrocks and the author of hockey's first book.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
81.0
Cultural & brand footprint 48/100 · total legacy 69.5
Stanley Cups
2
Career goals
29
Games played
26
Seasons played
5
Books written on hockey
1

Category profile

Dominance
80
Peak
90
Longevity
66
Honours
86
Statistics
84

Career timeline · Points per season

SeasonPoints per seasonShare of career
189760
189877
189994
190070
190145

Data sources

  • Hockey Hall of Fame
  • NHL official records
  • Hockey Reference

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

Why Arthur Farrell ranks #280 in Ice Hockey

Arthur Farrell ranks 280th among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 2928th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 90, Longevity 66, Honours 86, Statistics 84. Those categories are normalised against the full Ice Hockey reference universe of 313 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.

The record covers 1897–1901 with 5 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1899, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes stanley cups 2, career goals 29, games played 26, seasons played 5.

Immediately ahead sits Petra Nieminen on 81.0, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Miikka Kiprusoff on 80.9. 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.

Arthur Farrell GOAT Score explained

Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Farrell stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full Ice Hockey cohort.
Peak90/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1899. Scored 90/100.
Longevity66/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 4 years of competition and 5 recorded seasons. Scored 66/100.
Honours86/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.

Arthur Farrell — frequently asked

Is Arthur Farrell the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Arthur Farrell ranks 280th in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 81.0, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
What is Arthur Farrell's GOAT Score?
81.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 66 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Arthur Farrell rank all time?
2928th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 280th within Ice Hockey.
Arthur Farrell vs Petra Nieminen: who ranks higher?
Arthur Farrell, on 81.0 against Petra Nieminen's 81.0 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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