Category profile
- Dominance
- 94
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 92
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Points per season
| Season | Points per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1923 | 55 | |
| 1924 | 64 | |
| 1925 | 73 | |
| 1926 | 81 | |
| 1927 | 90 | |
| 1928 | 99 | |
| 1929 | 91 | |
| 1930 | 84 | |
| 1931 | 76 | |
| 1932 | 68 | |
| 1933 | 61 | |
| 1934 | 53 | |
| 1935 | 45 | |
| 1936 | 38 | |
| 1937 | 30 |
Data sources
- Hockey Hall of Fame
- NHL official records
- Hockey Reference
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Howie Morenz ranks #12 in Ice Hockey
Howie Morenz ranks 12th among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 1215th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 91.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 94, Peak 96, Longevity 82, Honours 92, Statistics 92. 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 1923–1937 with 15 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1928, which sets the Peak component at 96. Peak 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 stanley cups 3, hart trophies 3, career goals 271, career points 472.
Immediately ahead sits Alexander Ovechkin on 91.2, a gap of -0.1 points. Directly behind is Clint Benedict on 91.1. 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.
Howie Morenz GOAT Score explained
- Dominance94/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Morenz stood above the field while competing. Scored 94/100 against the full Ice Hockey cohort.
- Peak96/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1928. Scored 96/100.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 14 years of competition and 15 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
- Honours92/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 92/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
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Howie Morenz — frequently asked
- Is Howie Morenz the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Howie Morenz ranks 12th in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 91.3, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
- What is Howie Morenz's GOAT Score?
- 91.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 94 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 92 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Howie Morenz rank all time?
- 1215th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 12th within Ice Hockey.
- Howie Morenz vs Alexander Ovechkin: who ranks higher?
- Howie Morenz, on 91.3 against Alexander Ovechkin's 91.2 — a margin of 0.1 points.