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Ice Hockey · Forward · Canada

Sarah Nurse

2013–present · Set the Olympic women's record with 18 points at Beijing 2022.

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Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
84.0
Cultural & brand footprint 48/100 · total legacy 72.1
Olympic golds
1
Olympic record points in a Games
18
World Championship golds
2
Olympic medals
2
Canada caps
100

Category profile

Dominance
82
Peak
94
Longevity
72
Honours
84
Statistics
90

Career timeline · Points per season

SeasonPoints per seasonShare of career
20178
201812
201914
202010
202118
202216
202320
202422
202518

Data sources

  • NHL
  • Hockey Reference
  • IIHF

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

Why Sarah Nurse ranks #93 in Ice Hockey

Sarah Nurse ranks 93rd among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 1473rd of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 84.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 94, Longevity 72, Honours 84, Statistics 90. Those categories are normalised against the full Ice Hockey reference universe of 399 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.

The record covers 2013–present with 9 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2024, which sets the Peak component at 94. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes olympic golds 1, olympic record points in a games 18, world championship golds 2, olympic medals 2.

Immediately ahead sits Kent Nilsson on 84.0, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Harry Cameron on 84.0. 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.

Sarah Nurse GOAT Score explained

Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Nurse stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full Ice Hockey cohort.
Peak94/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2024. Scored 94/100.
Longevity72/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 13 years of competition and 9 recorded seasons. Scored 72/100.
Honours84/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.

Sarah Nurse — frequently asked

Is Sarah Nurse the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Sarah Nurse ranks 93rd in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 84.0, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
What is Sarah Nurse's GOAT Score?
84.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 72 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Sarah Nurse rank all time?
1473rd of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 93rd within Ice Hockey.
Sarah Nurse vs Kent Nilsson: who ranks higher?
Sarah Nurse, on 84.0 against Kent Nilsson's 84.0 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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