Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 94
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index 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
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Frank Calder ranks #63 in Ice Hockey
Frank Calder ranks #63 in Ice Hockey and #1858 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 88.3/100.
The verified career covers 1917–1943 and 26 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Longevity the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Years as NHL president 26, Teams added to the league 7, Trophies named after him 2, Hall of Fame inductions 1.
Nearest context: ahead Mike Gartner (88.4); behind King Clancy (88.3). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Frank Calder GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity94/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Calder comparisons
Frank Calder — frequently asked
- Is Frank Calder the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Frank Calder ranks #63 in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 88.3/100, behind Wayne Gretzky (97.8).
- What is Frank Calder's GOAT Score?
- 88.3/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 94 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Frank Calder rank all time?
- #1858 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #63 in Ice Hockey.
- Frank Calder vs Mike Gartner: who ranks higher?
- Mike Gartner ranks higher at 88.4 versus Frank Calder at 88.3, a margin of 0.1 points.