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Ice Hockey · Defence · Canada

Hap Day

1924–1938 · Stanley Cup-winning captain in Toronto and a Hall of Fame defenceman.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
83.8
Cultural & brand footprint 48/100 · total legacy 73.6
Stanley Cups as player
1
NHL games
581
NHL points
257
Seasons as captain
10
All-Star selections
1

Category profile

Dominance
80
Peak
88
Longevity
82
Honours
86
Statistics
84

Career timeline · Points per season

SeasonPoints per seasonShare of career
192455
192560
192665
192769
192874
192979
193084
193188
193293
193386
193479
193572
193664
193757
193850

Data sources

  • NHL official records
  • Hockey Hall of Fame
  • Hockey-Reference

Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method

Why Hap Day ranks #219 in Ice Hockey

Hap Day ranks 219th among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 2616th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 83.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 88, Longevity 82, Honours 86, Statistics 84. 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 1924–1938 with 15 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1932, which sets the Peak component at 88. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes stanley cups as player 1, nhl games 581, nhl points 257, seasons as captain 10.

Immediately ahead sits Tom Johnson on 83.8, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Peter Šťastný on 83.6. 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.

Hap Day GOAT Score explained

Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Day stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full Ice Hockey cohort.
Peak88/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1932. Scored 88/100.
Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 14 years of competition and 15 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
Honours86/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.

Hap Day — frequently asked

Is Hap Day the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Hap Day ranks 219th in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 83.8, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
What is Hap Day's GOAT Score?
83.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Hap Day rank all time?
2616th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 219th within Ice Hockey.
Hap Day vs Tom Johnson: who ranks higher?
Hap Day, on 83.8 against Tom Johnson's 83.8 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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