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Ice Hockey · Centre · United States

Mike Modano

1989–2011 · Stanley Cup champion and the highest-scoring American-born NHL player.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
90.4
Cultural & brand footprint 48/100 · total legacy 78.9
Stanley Cups
1
NHL points
1,374
NHL goals
561
All-Star selections
7
Olympic medals
1

Category profile

Dominance
88
Peak
93
Longevity
90
Honours
90
Statistics
92

Career timeline · Points per season

SeasonPoints per seasonShare of career
198958
199062
199166
199271
199375
199479
199583
199688
199792
199896
199993
200089
200186
200282
200379
200476
200572
200669
200766
200862
200959
201055
201152

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 Mike Modano ranks #21 in Ice Hockey

Mike Modano ranks 21st among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 1347th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 90.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 88, Peak 93, Longevity 90, Honours 90, 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 1989–2011 with 23 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1998, which sets the Peak component at 93. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 93 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes stanley cups 1, nhl points 1374, nhl goals 561, all-star selections 7.

Immediately ahead sits Vladislav Tretiak on 90.5, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Joe Malone on 90.3. 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.

Mike Modano GOAT Score explained

Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Modano stood above the field while competing. Scored 88/100 against the full Ice Hockey cohort.
Peak93/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1998. Scored 93/100.
Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 22 years of competition and 23 recorded seasons. Scored 90/100.
Honours90/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 90/100.
Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.

Mike Modano — frequently asked

Is Mike Modano the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Mike Modano ranks 21st in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 90.4, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
What is Mike Modano's GOAT Score?
90.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 93 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Mike Modano rank all time?
1347th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 21st within Ice Hockey.
Mike Modano vs Vladislav Tretiak: who ranks higher?
Vladislav Tretiak, on 90.5 against Mike Modano's 90.4 — a margin of 0.1 points.
Compare with Gretzky