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Ice Hockey · Defence · Canada

Red Horner

1928–1940 · Stanley Cup winner who led the NHL in penalty minutes for eight straight seasons.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
81.2
Cultural & brand footprint 48/100 · total legacy 71.7
Stanley Cups
1
Penalty-minute titles
8
NHL games
490
NHL points
152
Seasons as captain
2

Category profile

Dominance
76
Peak
86
Longevity
80
Honours
82
Statistics
84

Career timeline · Points per season

SeasonPoints per seasonShare of career
192850
192957
193064
193171
193277
193384
193491
193583
193676
193768
193860
193953
194045

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 Red Horner ranks #274 in Ice Hockey

Red Horner ranks 274th among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 2907th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 76, Peak 86, Longevity 80, Honours 82, 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 1928–1940 with 13 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1934, which sets the Peak component at 86. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 86 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes stanley cups 1, penalty-minute titles 8, nhl games 490, nhl points 152.

Immediately ahead sits Herb Carnegie on 81.3, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Auston Matthews on 81.1. 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.

Red Horner GOAT Score explained

Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Horner stood above the field while competing. Scored 76/100 against the full Ice Hockey cohort.
Peak86/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1934. Scored 86/100.
Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 12 years of competition and 13 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
Honours82/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.

Red Horner — frequently asked

Is Red Horner the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Red Horner ranks 274th in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 81.2, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
What is Red Horner's GOAT Score?
81.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Red Horner rank all time?
2907th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 274th within Ice Hockey.
Red Horner vs Herb Carnegie: who ranks higher?
Herb Carnegie, on 81.3 against Red Horner's 81.2 — a margin of 0.1 points.
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