#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
1	Wayne Gretzky	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1979–1999	97.8
2	Gordie Howe	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1946–1980	94.2
3	Doug Harvey	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1947–1969	93
6	Jayna Hefford	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1997–2015	91.9
7	Caroline Ouellette	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1999–2016	91.8
10	Red Kelly	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1947–1967	91.5
11	Howie Morenz	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1923–1937	91.3
13	Clint Benedict	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1912–1930	91.1
14	Bobby Clarke	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1969–1984	91
15	Glenn Hall	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1952–1971	90.7
16	George Hainsworth	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1926–1937	90.7
17	Ron Francis	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1981–2004	90.6
18	Bernie Geoffrion	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1950–1968	90.6
20	Jacques Plante	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1947–1975	90.4
22	Joe Malone	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1908–1924	90.3
23	Aurèle Joliat	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1922–1938	90.2
24	Dit Clapper	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1927–1947	90.2
25	Sidney Crosby	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	2005–—	90
26	Martin Brodeur	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1991–2015	90
27	Jean Béliveau	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1950–1971	90
29	Angela James	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1985–2000	89.9
31	Alex Delvecchio	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1950–1974	89.8
32	Grant Fuhr	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1981–2000	89.8
33	Dave Keon	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1960–1982	89.8
34	Mario Lemieux	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1984–2006	89.7
35	Bobby Orr	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1966–1979	89.7
36	Frank Boucher	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1921–1944	89.7
37	Charline Labonté	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1999–2017	89.6
38	Ed Belfour	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1988–2007	89.6
39	Scott Niedermayer	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1991–2010	89.5
40	Terry Sawchuk	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1947–1970	89.4
41	Ray Bourque	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1979–2001	89.3
42	Tony Esposito	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1968–1984	89.3
43	Rob Blake	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1989–2010	89.3
46	George Armstrong	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1949–1971	89.1
47	Bobby Hull	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1957–1980	89
50	Hayley Wickenheiser	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1991–2017	88.8
51	Mark Messier	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1978–2004	88.7
53	Bernie Parent	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1965–1979	88.7
54	Hap Holmes	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1912–1928	88.7
55	Russell Bowie	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1898–1910	88.6
56	Punch Broadbent	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1912–1929	88.6
57	Guy Lapointe	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1968–1984	88.5
60	Syd Howe	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1929–1946	88.4
61	Jack Marshall	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1900–1917	88.4
62	Johnny Bower	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1953–1970	88.4
63	Mike Gartner	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1979–1998	88.4
64	Frank Calder	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1917–1943	88.3
65	King Clancy	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1921–1937	88.3
66	Dickie Moore	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1951–1968	88.2

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