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Ice Hockey · Centre and defence · Canada

Neil Colville

1935–1949 · Stanley Cup winner with the 1940 Rangers and an All-Star at two positions.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
83.4
Cultural & brand footprint 48/100 · total legacy 73.1
Stanley Cups
1
NHL points
265
All-Star selections
3
NHL games
464
Seasons as captain
2

Category profile

Dominance
80
Peak
88
Longevity
80
Honours
86
Statistics
84

Career timeline · Points per season

SeasonPoints per seasonShare of career
193555
193662
193770
193877
193985
194092
194187
194283
194378
194473
194569
194664
194759
194855
194950

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 Neil Colville ranks #228 in Ice Hockey

Neil Colville ranks 228th among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 2659th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 83.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 88, Longevity 80, 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 1935–1949 with 15 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1940, 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 1, nhl points 265, all-star selections 3, nhl games 464.

Immediately ahead sits Joe Mullen on 83.4, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Noora Räty on 83.3. 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.

Neil Colville GOAT Score explained

Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Colville 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 1940. Scored 88/100.
Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 14 years of competition and 15 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
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.

Neil Colville — frequently asked

Is Neil Colville the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Neil Colville ranks 228th in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 83.4, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
What is Neil Colville's GOAT Score?
83.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Neil Colville rank all time?
2659th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 228th within Ice Hockey.
Neil Colville vs Joe Mullen: who ranks higher?
Neil Colville, on 83.4 against Joe Mullen's 83.4 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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