Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 96
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Points per season
| Season | Points per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1923 | 10 | |
| 1924 | 20 | |
| 1925 | 30 | |
| 1926 | 40 | |
| 1927 | 50 | |
| 1928 | 60 | |
| 1929 | 70 | |
| 1930 | 80 | |
| 1931 | 90 | |
| 1932 | 95 | |
| 1933 | 100 | |
| 1934 | 100 | |
| 1935 | 100 | |
| 1936 | 100 | |
| 1937 | 100 | |
| 1938 | 95 | |
| 1939 | 90 | |
| 1940 | 85 | |
| 1941 | 80 | |
| 1942 | 70 | |
| 1943 | 60 | |
| 1944 | 50 |
Data sources
- NHL.com
- Hockey Reference
- Hockey Hall of Fame
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Foster Hewitt ranks #40 in Ice Hockey
Foster Hewitt ranks 40th among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 1099th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 90, Longevity 96, Honours 80, Statistics 88. Those categories are normalised against the full Ice Hockey reference universe of 399 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1923–1981 with 22 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1933, which sets the Peak component at 90. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 96 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes years broadcasting hockey 58, stanley cup finals called 40, summit series games called 8, hall of fame inductions 1.
Immediately ahead sits Steve Yzerman on 87.4, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Marie-Philip Poulin on 87.3. 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.
Foster Hewitt GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Hewitt stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full Ice Hockey cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1933. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity96/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 58 years of competition and 22 recorded seasons. Scored 96/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
Top Hewitt comparisons
Foster Hewitt — frequently asked
- Is Foster Hewitt the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Foster Hewitt ranks 40th in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 87.4, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
- What is Foster Hewitt's GOAT Score?
- 87.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 96 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Foster Hewitt rank all time?
- 1099th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 40th within Ice Hockey.
- Foster Hewitt vs Steve Yzerman: who ranks higher?
- Foster Hewitt, on 87.4 against Steve Yzerman's 87.4 — a margin of 0.0 points.