Category profile
- Dominance
- 72
- Peak
- 84
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 72
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Points per season
| Season | Points per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 7 | |
| 1994 | 11 | |
| 1995 | 33 | |
| 1996 | 36 | |
| 1997 | 52 | |
| 1998 | 66 | |
| 1999 | 65 | |
| 2000 | 86 | |
| 2001 | 90 | |
| 2002 | 104 | |
| 2003 | 84 | |
| 2004 | 32 | |
| 2005 | 60 | |
| 2006 | 55 | |
| 2007 | 46 | |
| 2008 | 24 |
Data sources
- NHL
- Hockey Reference
- IIHF
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Markus Näslund ranks #85 in Ice Hockey
Markus Näslund ranks 85th among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 838th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 77.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 72, Peak 84, Longevity 82, Honours 72, Statistics 82. 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 1991–2009 with 16 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2002, which sets the Peak component at 84. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 84 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes nhl points 869, nhl goals 395, lester b. pearson awards 1, all-star selections 3.
Immediately ahead sits Erik Karlsson on 79.7, a gap of 1.8 points. Directly behind is Pavel Bure on 79.5. 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.
Markus Näslund GOAT Score explained
- Dominance72/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Näslund stood above the field while competing. Scored 72/100 against the full Ice Hockey cohort.
- Peak84/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2002. Scored 84/100.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 18 years of competition and 16 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
- Honours72/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 72/100.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.
Top Näslund comparisons
Markus Näslund — frequently asked
- Is Markus Näslund the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Markus Näslund ranks 85th in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 77.9, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
- What is Markus Näslund's GOAT Score?
- 77.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 72 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 72 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Markus Näslund rank all time?
- 838th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 85th within Ice Hockey.
- Markus Näslund vs Erik Karlsson: who ranks higher?
- Erik Karlsson, on 79.7 against Markus Näslund's 77.9 — a margin of 1.8 points.