Category profile
- Dominance
- 74
- Peak
- 84
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 80
Career timeline · Points per season
| Season | Points per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 20 | |
| 2006 | 35 | |
| 2007 | 35 | |
| 2008 | 51 | |
| 2009 | 48 | |
| 2010 | 37 | |
| 2011 | 36 | |
| 2012 | 29 | |
| 2013 | 49 | |
| 2014 | 44 | |
| 2015 | 26 | |
| 2016 | 22 | |
| 2017 | 18 | |
| 2018 | 12 |
Data sources
- NHL
- Hockey Reference
- IIHF
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Niklas Kronwall ranks #67 in Ice Hockey
Niklas Kronwall ranks 67th among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 666th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 74, Peak 84, Longevity 86, Honours 88, Statistics 80. 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 2000–2019 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2008, which sets the Peak component at 84. Honours 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, olympic golds 1, world championship golds 1, nhl games played 953.
Immediately ahead sits Peter Šťastný on 83.6, a gap of 1.5 points. Directly behind is Pavel Datsyuk on 83.5. 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.
Niklas Kronwall GOAT Score explained
- Dominance74/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Kronwall stood above the field while competing. Scored 74/100 against the full Ice Hockey cohort.
- Peak84/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2008. Scored 84/100.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 19 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 88/100.
- Statistics80/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 80/100.
Top Kronwall comparisons
Niklas Kronwall — frequently asked
- Is Niklas Kronwall the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Niklas Kronwall ranks 67th in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 82.1, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
- What is Niklas Kronwall's GOAT Score?
- 82.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 74 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 80 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Niklas Kronwall rank all time?
- 666th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 67th within Ice Hockey.
- Niklas Kronwall vs Peter Šťastný: who ranks higher?
- Peter Šťastný, on 83.6 against Niklas Kronwall's 82.1 — a margin of 1.5 points.