- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1979–1999
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 100.0
- Dominance
- 100.0
- Statistics
- 100.0
- Honours
- 97.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
GOAT Rank · 301
Greatest Ice Hockey Players from Canada
This ranking is led by Wayne Gretzky, Gordie Howe and Doug Harvey. GOAT Rank currently ranks 301 eligible Ice Hockey players from Canada using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Wayne Gretzky ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 97.8.
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- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1946–1980
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 93.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 93.0
- Longevity
- 99.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1947–1969
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 96.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1997–2015
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1999–2016
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 95.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 96.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1947–1967
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 96.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1923–1937
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1912–1930
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1969–1984
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 95.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1952–1971
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1926–1937
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 98.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1981–2004
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1950–1968
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1947–1975
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1908–1924
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 98.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1922–1938
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1927–1947
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- 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
- 1991–2015
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1950–1971
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1985–2000
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1950–1974
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1981–2000
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1960–1982
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1984–2006
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 99.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 97.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1966–1979
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 97.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 91.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1921–1944
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1999–2017
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1988–2007
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1991–2010
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1947–1970
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1979–2001
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1968–1984
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1989–2010
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1949–1971
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1957–1980
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1991–2017
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1978–2004
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1965–1979
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 98.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1912–1928
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1898–1910
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1912–1929
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1968–1984
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1929–1946
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1900–1917
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1953–1970
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1979–1998
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1917–1943
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1921–1937
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1951–1968
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
| # | 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 | 93.0 |
| 5 | Jayna Hefford | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1997–2015 | 91.9 |
| 6 | Caroline Ouellette | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1999–2016 | 91.8 |
| 9 | Red Kelly | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1947–1967 | 91.5 |
| 10 | Howie Morenz | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1923–1937 | 91.3 |
| 12 | Clint Benedict | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1912–1930 | 91.1 |
| 13 | Bobby Clarke | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1969–1984 | 91.0 |
| 14 | Glenn Hall | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1952–1971 | 90.7 |
| 15 | George Hainsworth | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1926–1937 | 90.7 |
| 16 | Ron Francis | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1981–2004 | 90.6 |
| 17 | Bernie Geoffrion | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1950–1968 | 90.6 |
| 19 | Jacques Plante | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1947–1975 | 90.4 |
| 21 | Joe Malone | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1908–1924 | 90.3 |
| 22 | Aurèle Joliat | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1922–1938 | 90.2 |
| 23 | Dit Clapper | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1927–1947 | 90.2 |
| 24 | Sidney Crosby | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2005–active | 90.0 |
| 25 | Martin Brodeur | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1991–2015 | 90.0 |
| 26 | Jean Béliveau | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1950–1971 | 90.0 |
| 28 | Angela James | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1985–2000 | 89.9 |
| 30 | Alex Delvecchio | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1950–1974 | 89.8 |
| 31 | Grant Fuhr | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1981–2000 | 89.8 |
| 32 | Dave Keon | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1960–1982 | 89.8 |
| 33 | Mario Lemieux | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1984–2006 | 89.7 |
| 34 | Bobby Orr | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1966–1979 | 89.7 |
| 35 | Frank Boucher | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1921–1944 | 89.7 |
| 36 | Charline Labonté | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1999–2017 | 89.6 |
| 37 | Ed Belfour | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1988–2007 | 89.6 |
| 38 | Scott Niedermayer | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1991–2010 | 89.5 |
| 39 | Terry Sawchuk | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1947–1970 | 89.4 |
| 40 | Ray Bourque | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1979–2001 | 89.3 |
| 41 | Tony Esposito | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1968–1984 | 89.3 |
| 42 | Rob Blake | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1989–2010 | 89.3 |
| 45 | George Armstrong | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1949–1971 | 89.1 |
| 46 | Bobby Hull | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1957–1980 | 89.0 |
| 49 | Hayley Wickenheiser | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1991–2017 | 88.8 |
| 50 | Mark Messier | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1978–2004 | 88.7 |
| 52 | Bernie Parent | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1965–1979 | 88.7 |
| 53 | Hap Holmes | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1912–1928 | 88.7 |
| 54 | Russell Bowie | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1898–1910 | 88.6 |
| 55 | Punch Broadbent | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1912–1929 | 88.6 |
| 56 | Guy Lapointe | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1968–1984 | 88.5 |
| 59 | Syd Howe | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1929–1946 | 88.4 |
| 60 | Jack Marshall | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1900–1917 | 88.4 |
| 61 | Johnny Bower | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1953–1970 | 88.4 |
| 62 | Mike Gartner | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1979–1998 | 88.4 |
| 63 | Frank Calder | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1917–1943 | 88.3 |
| 64 | King Clancy | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1921–1937 | 88.3 |
| 65 | Dickie Moore | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1951–1968 | 88.2 |
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Wayne Gretzky vs Gordie HoweRead the full methodology
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How is this ranking calculated?
Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Who is included?
According to GOAT Rank's current data model, only verified athletes with sufficient career history, metrics, honours and independent sources are eligible. Rank and score are read live.
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