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Ice Hockey · Goaltender · Canada

Clint Benedict

1912–1930 · Four Stanley Cups and the first goaltender to wear a face mask.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
91.1
Cultural & brand footprint 48/100 · total legacy 79.0
Stanley Cups
4
Career shutouts
58
Shutout titles
7
Games played
362
Goals-against average
2

Category profile

Dominance
90
Peak
94
Longevity
88
Honours
92
Statistics
92

Career timeline · Points per season

SeasonPoints per seasonShare of career
191250
191355
191460
191565
191670
191776
191881
191986
192091
192196
192290
192384
192477
192571
192665
192759
192852
192946
193040

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 Clint Benedict ranks #13 in Ice Hockey

Clint Benedict ranks 13th among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 1235th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 91.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 90, Peak 94, Longevity 88, Honours 92, Statistics 92. 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 1912–1930 with 19 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1921, which sets the Peak component at 94. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes stanley cups 4, career shutouts 58, shutout titles 7, games played 362.

Immediately ahead sits Howie Morenz on 91.3, a gap of 0.2 points. Directly behind is Bobby Clarke on 91.0. 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.

Clint Benedict GOAT Score explained

Dominance90/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Benedict stood above the field while competing. Scored 90/100 against the full Ice Hockey cohort.
Peak94/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1921. Scored 94/100.
Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 18 years of competition and 19 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
Honours92/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 92/100.
Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.

Clint Benedict — frequently asked

Is Clint Benedict the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Clint Benedict ranks 13th in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 91.1, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
What is Clint Benedict's GOAT Score?
91.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 90 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 92 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Clint Benedict rank all time?
1235th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 13th within Ice Hockey.
Clint Benedict vs Howie Morenz: who ranks higher?
Howie Morenz, on 91.3 against Clint Benedict's 91.1 — a margin of 0.2 points.
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