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Ice Hockey · Defence · United States

Rod Langway

1978–1993 · Won the Norris Trophy twice as a defensive defenceman and a Stanley Cup in 1979.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
87.9
Cultural & brand footprint 48/100 · total legacy 76.7
Norris Trophies
2
Stanley Cups
1
Games played
994
Career points
329
All-star selections
3

Category profile

Dominance
86
Peak
92
Longevity
86
Honours
88
Statistics
88

Career timeline · Points per season

SeasonPoints per seasonShare of career
197850
197959
198068
198178
198287
198396
198490
198585
198679
198774
198868
198962
199057
199151
199246
199340

Data sources

  • Hockey Hall of Fame
  • NHL official records
  • Hockey Reference

Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method

Why Rod Langway ranks #73 in Ice Hockey

Rod Langway ranks 73rd among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 1797th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 92, Longevity 86, Honours 88, Statistics 88. 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 1978–1993 with 16 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1983, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes norris trophies 2, stanley cups 1, games played 994, career points 329.

Immediately ahead sits Bert Olmstead on 88.0, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Jacques Lemaire on 87.9. 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.

Rod Langway GOAT Score explained

Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Langway stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full Ice Hockey cohort.
Peak92/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1983. Scored 92/100.
Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 15 years of competition and 16 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
Honours88/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 88/100.
Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.

Rod Langway — frequently asked

Is Rod Langway the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Rod Langway ranks 73rd in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 87.9, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
What is Rod Langway's GOAT Score?
87.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Rod Langway rank all time?
1797th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 73rd within Ice Hockey.
Rod Langway vs Bert Olmstead: who ranks higher?
Bert Olmstead, on 88.0 against Rod Langway's 87.9 — a margin of 0.1 points.
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