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Ice Hockey · Defence · Canada

Émile Bouchard

1941–1956 · Butch captained Montreal and won four Stanley Cups.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
87.0
Cultural & brand footprint 48/100 · total legacy 76.7
Stanley Cups
4
All-star selections
4
Games played
785
Career points
193
Seasons played
15

Category profile

Dominance
82
Peak
88
Longevity
88
Honours
92
Statistics
86

Career timeline · Points per season

SeasonPoints per seasonShare of career
194150
194259
194368
194476
194585
194694
194789
194883
194978
195072
195167
195262
195356
195451
195545
195640

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 Émile Bouchard ranks #114 in Ice Hockey

Émile Bouchard ranks 114th among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 1995th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 88, Longevity 88, Honours 92, Statistics 86. 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 1941–1956 with 16 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1946, which sets the Peak component at 88. Honours is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes stanley cups 4, all-star selections 4, games played 785, career points 193.

Immediately ahead sits Frank Fredrickson on 87.0, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Charlie Conacher on 87.1. 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.

Émile Bouchard GOAT Score explained

Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Bouchard stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full Ice Hockey cohort.
Peak88/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1946. Scored 88/100.
Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 15 years of competition and 16 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
Honours92/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 92/100.
Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.

Émile Bouchard — frequently asked

Is Émile Bouchard the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Émile Bouchard ranks 114th in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 87.0, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
What is Émile Bouchard's GOAT Score?
87.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 92 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Émile Bouchard rank all time?
1995th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 114th within Ice Hockey.
Émile Bouchard vs Frank Fredrickson: who ranks higher?
Émile Bouchard, on 87.0 against Frank Fredrickson's 87.0 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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