- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2001–active
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
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Greatest active Ice Hockey athletes
This ranking uses verified career records and GOAT Rank's published model. Every listed athlete clears the data eligibility threshold.
#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 95.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 91.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 89.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 93.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2003–active
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇸🇰 Slovakia
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 50.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Alex Ovechkin | Ice Hockey | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2001–— | 92.2 |
| 12 | Alexander Ovechkin | Ice Hockey | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2005–— | 91.2 |
| 25 | Sidney Crosby | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2005–— | 90 |
| 95 | Marie-Philip Poulin | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2007–— | 87.3 |
| 116 | Nikita Kucherov | Ice Hockey | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2011–— | 86.9 |
| 129 | Connor McDavid | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2015–— | 86.5 |
| 145 | Evgeni Malkin | Ice Hockey | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2003–— | 86.2 |
| 156 | Patrick Kane | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 2007–— | 85.7 |
| 167 | Hilary Knight | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 2007–— | 85.4 |
| 175 | Michelle Karvinen | Ice Hockey | 🇫🇮 Finland | 2008–— | 85.2 |
| 184 | Jenni Hiirikoski | Ice Hockey | 🇫🇮 Finland | 2005–— | 85 |
| 212 | Sarah Nurse | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2013–— | 84 |
| 225 | Steven Stamkos | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2008–— | 83.5 |
| 229 | Noora Räty | Ice Hockey | 🇫🇮 Finland | 2006–— | 83.3 |
| 234 | Jonathan Toews | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2007–— | 83.1 |
| 236 | Susanna Tapani | Ice Hockey | 🇫🇮 Finland | 2010–— | 83.1 |
| 241 | Nathan MacKinnon | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2013–— | 82.9 |
| 247 | Victor Hedman | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2007–— | 82.6 |
| 251 | Leon Draisaitl | Ice Hockey | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2014–— | 82.5 |
| 275 | Auston Matthews | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 2016–— | 81.1 |
| 279 | Petra Nieminen | Ice Hockey | 🇫🇮 Finland | 2014–— | 81 |
| 291 | Erik Karlsson | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2009–— | 79.7 |
| 300 | Emma Nuutinen | Ice Hockey | 🇫🇮 Finland | 2013–— | 78.1 |
| 303 | Katarína Mrázová | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 2008–— | 77.3 |
| 306 | Kendall Coyne Schofield | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 2011–— | 77.1 |
| 312 | Cale Makar | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2019–— | 70.6 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Who is included?
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