Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 94
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Points per season
| Season | Points per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 4 | |
| 1918 | 4 | |
| 1919 | 4 | |
| 1920 | 4 | |
| 1921 | 4 | |
| 1922 | 4 | |
| 1923 | 4 | |
| 1924 | 6 | |
| 1925 | 7 | |
| 1926 | 10 | |
| 1927 | 10 | |
| 1928 | 10 | |
| 1929 | 10 | |
| 1930 | 10 | |
| 1931 | 9 | |
| 1932 | 9 | |
| 1933 | 9 | |
| 1934 | 8 | |
| 1935 | 8 | |
| 1936 | 8 | |
| 1937 | 8 | |
| 1938 | 7 | |
| 1939 | 7 | |
| 1940 | 7 | |
| 1941 | 7 | |
| 1942 | 6 |
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 Frank Calder ranks #27 in Ice Hockey
Frank Calder ranks 27th among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 988th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 88.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 90, Longevity 94, Honours 84, 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 1917–1943 with 26 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1926, which sets the Peak component at 90. Longevity 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 years as nhl president 26, teams added to the league 7, trophies named after him 2, hall of fame inductions 1.
Immediately ahead sits Marián Hossa on 88.4, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Phil Esposito on 88.1. 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.
Frank Calder GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Calder stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full Ice Hockey cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1926. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity94/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 26 years of competition and 26 recorded seasons. Scored 94/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
Top Calder comparisons
Frank Calder — frequently asked
- Is Frank Calder the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Frank Calder ranks 27th in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 88.3, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
- What is Frank Calder's GOAT Score?
- 88.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 94 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Frank Calder rank all time?
- 988th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 27th within Ice Hockey.
- Frank Calder vs Marián Hossa: who ranks higher?
- Marián Hossa, on 88.4 against Frank Calder's 88.3 — a margin of 0.1 points.