Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Points per season
| Season | Points per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 8 | |
| 1995 | 12 | |
| 1996 | 14 | |
| 1997 | 16 | |
| 1998 | 18 | |
| 1999 | 20 | |
| 2000 | 22 | |
| 2001 | 19 | |
| 2002 | 21 | |
| 2003 | 17 | |
| 2004 | 18 | |
| 2005 | 16 | |
| 2006 | 15 | |
| 2007 | 14 | |
| 2008 | 12 | |
| 2009 | 10 | |
| 2010 | 8 | |
| 2011 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 4 |
Data sources
- NHL
- Hockey Reference
- IIHF
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Hayley Wickenheiser ranks #15 in Ice Hockey
Hayley Wickenheiser ranks 15th among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 280th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 88.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 88, Peak 90, Longevity 90, Honours 88, Statistics 88. Those categories are normalised against the full Ice Hockey reference universe of 395 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1991–2017 with 20 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2000, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes olympic golds 4, olympic medals 5, world championship golds 7, olympic mvp awards 2.
Immediately ahead sits Vladislav Tretiak on 90.5, a gap of 1.7 points. Directly behind is Bobby Hull on 89.0. 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.
Hayley Wickenheiser GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Wickenheiser stood above the field while competing. Scored 88/100 against the full Ice Hockey cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2000. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 26 years of competition and 20 recorded seasons. Scored 90/100.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 88/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
Top Wickenheiser comparisons
Hayley Wickenheiser — frequently asked
- Is Hayley Wickenheiser the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Hayley Wickenheiser ranks 15th in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 88.8, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
- What is Hayley Wickenheiser's GOAT Score?
- 88.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Hayley Wickenheiser rank all time?
- 280th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 15th within Ice Hockey.
- Hayley Wickenheiser vs Vladislav Tretiak: who ranks higher?
- Vladislav Tretiak, on 90.5 against Hayley Wickenheiser's 88.8 — a margin of 1.7 points.