GOAT Rank · 68

Greatest Ice Hockey Players from United States

This ranking is led by Mike Modano, Brian Leetch and Cammi Granato. GOAT Rank currently ranks 68 eligible Ice Hockey players from United States using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.

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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Mike Modano ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 90.4.

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Mike Modano

90.4

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1989–2011
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 93.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Mike Modano

Brian Leetch

89.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1987–2006
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Brian Leetch

Cammi Granato

88.7

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1990–2005
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Cammi Granato

Mark Howe

88.4

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1973–1995
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Mark Howe

Rod Langway

87.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1978–1993
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Rod Langway

Phil Housley

87.7

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1982–2003
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Phil Housley

Jenny Potter

87.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1997–2011
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Jenny Potter

101

Frank Brimsek

87.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1938–1950
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 93.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Frank Brimsek

132

Brett Hull

86.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1986–2005
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Brett Hull

141

Chris Chelios

86.2

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1983–2010
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 98.0

Athlete: Chris Chelios

153

Patrick Kane

85.7

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2007–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Patrick Kane

157

Natalie Darwitz

85.6

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1999–2011
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Natalie Darwitz

160

Meghan Duggan

85.5

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2007–2020
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Meghan Duggan

162

Pat LaFontaine

85.5

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1983–1998
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Pat LaFontaine

164

Hilary Knight

85.4

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2007–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Hilary Knight

171

Julie Chu

85.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2000–2018
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Julie Chu

224

Joe Mullen

83.4

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1979–1997
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Joe Mullen

236

Moose Goheen

83.0

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1915–1932
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Moose Goheen

253

Ryan Miller

82.4

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2002–2021
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Ryan Miller

266

Angela Ruggiero

81.6

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1997–2011
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Angela Ruggiero

268

Hobey Baker

81.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1910–1917
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Hobey Baker

272

Auston Matthews

81.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Auston Matthews

291

Cindy Curley

79.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1986–1992
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 60.0

Athlete: Cindy Curley

303

Kendall Coyne Schofield

77.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2011–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Kendall Coyne Schofield

305

Craig Patrick

76.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1971–1979
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Craig Patrick

311

Connor Hellebuyck

65.7

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 75.0
Dominance: 65.5
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 56.0
Longevity: 60.2

Athlete: Connor Hellebuyck

323

Nick Foligno

59.2

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2007–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 70.4
Dominance: 51.2
Statistics: 72.5
Honours: 32.0
Longevity: 75.0

Athlete: Nick Foligno

332

John Carlson

57.6

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2009–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 71.1
Dominance: 48.5
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 26.0
Longevity: 75.0

Athlete: John Carlson

334

Matthew Tkachuk

57.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 74.8
Dominance: 53.4
Statistics: 73.0
Honours: 32.0
Longevity: 57.0

Athlete: Matthew Tkachuk

348

Ryan McDonagh

56.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2010–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 62.4
Dominance: 47.2
Statistics: 69.7
Honours: 32.0
Longevity: 75.0

Athlete: Ryan McDonagh

349

Bryan Rust

56.0

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2014–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 68.6
Dominance: 50.3
Statistics: 71.1
Honours: 32.0
Longevity: 63.4

Athlete: Bryan Rust

354

Jason Zucker

55.7

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2011–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 68.2
Dominance: 47.1
Statistics: 70.2
Honours: 26.0
Longevity: 73.0

Athlete: Jason Zucker

355

Jack Eichel

55.5

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 73.7
Dominance: 49.9
Statistics: 73.3
Honours: 26.0
Longevity: 60.2

Athlete: Jack Eichel

359

Anders Lee

55.2

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2012–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 67.6
Dominance: 46.8
Statistics: 71.8
Honours: 26.0
Longevity: 69.8

Athlete: Anders Lee

363

Kyle Connor

54.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 74.0
Dominance: 50.0
Statistics: 73.1
Honours: 26.0
Longevity: 57.0

Athlete: Kyle Connor

366

Jake Guentzel

54.5

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 73.1
Dominance: 49.5
Statistics: 73.0
Honours: 26.0
Longevity: 57.0

Athlete: Jake Guentzel

372

Shayne Gostisbehere

53.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2014–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 68.6
Dominance: 47.3
Statistics: 70.1
Honours: 26.0
Longevity: 63.4

Athlete: Shayne Gostisbehere

373

Jaccob Slavin

53.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 60.2
Dominance: 49.1
Statistics: 66.0
Honours: 38.0
Longevity: 60.2

Athlete: Jaccob Slavin

374

Zach Werenski

53.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 72.3
Dominance: 49.1
Statistics: 70.2
Honours: 26.0
Longevity: 57.0

Athlete: Zach Werenski

375

John Gibson

53.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 65.7
Dominance: 45.9
Statistics: 71.6
Honours: 26.0
Longevity: 66.6

Athlete: John Gibson

376

Seth Jones

53.8

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 66.0
Dominance: 46.0
Statistics: 70.3
Honours: 26.0
Longevity: 66.6

Athlete: Seth Jones

379

Conor Sheary

53.2

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 64.6
Dominance: 48.3
Statistics: 65.2
Honours: 32.0
Longevity: 60.2

Athlete: Conor Sheary

381

Quinn Hughes

53.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2018–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 73.5
Dominance: 49.8
Statistics: 70.6
Honours: 26.0
Longevity: 50.6

Athlete: Quinn Hughes

384

Blake Coleman

52.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 64.9
Dominance: 48.5
Statistics: 66.5
Honours: 32.0
Longevity: 57.0

Athlete: Blake Coleman

386

Marcus Foligno

52.7

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2011–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 60.2
Dominance: 43.1
Statistics: 66.9
Honours: 26.0
Longevity: 73.0

Athlete: Marcus Foligno

389

Jacob Trouba

52.6

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 63.6
Dominance: 44.8
Statistics: 67.8
Honours: 26.0
Longevity: 66.6

Athlete: Jacob Trouba

395

Ian Cole

51.8

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2010–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 52.2
Dominance: 42.1
Statistics: 63.2
Honours: 32.0
Longevity: 75.0

Athlete: Ian Cole

400

Adam Fox

51.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2019–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 70.7
Dominance: 48.4
Statistics: 69.1
Honours: 26.0
Longevity: 47.4

Athlete: Adam Fox

403

Zach Bogosian

50.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2008–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 54.8
Dominance: 40.4
Statistics: 64.0
Honours: 26.0
Longevity: 75.0

Athlete: Zach Bogosian

404

Cole Caufield

50.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2020–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 73.1
Dominance: 49.5
Statistics: 66.0
Honours: 26.0
Longevity: 44.2

Athlete: Cole Caufield

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
20	Mike Modano	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1989–2011	90.4
29	Brian Leetch	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1987–2006	89.9
51	Cammi Granato	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1990–2005	88.7
58	Mark Howe	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1973–1995	88.4
72	Rod Langway	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1978–1993	87.9
79	Phil Housley	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1982–2003	87.7
95	Jenny Potter	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1997–2011	87.3
101	Frank Brimsek	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1938–1950	87.3
132	Brett Hull	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1986–2005	86.3
141	Chris Chelios	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1983–2010	86.2
153	Patrick Kane	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	2007–active	85.7
157	Natalie Darwitz	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1999–2011	85.6
160	Meghan Duggan	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	2007–2020	85.5
162	Pat LaFontaine	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1983–1998	85.5
164	Hilary Knight	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	2007–active	85.4
171	Julie Chu	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	2000–2018	85.3
224	Joe Mullen	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1979–1997	83.4
236	Moose Goheen	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1915–1932	83.0
253	Ryan Miller	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	2002–2021	82.4
266	Angela Ruggiero	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1997–2011	81.6
268	Hobey Baker	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1910–1917	81.3
272	Auston Matthews	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	2016–active	81.1
291	Cindy Curley	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1986–1992	79.3
303	Kendall Coyne Schofield	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	2011–active	77.1
305	Craig Patrick	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1971–1979	76.3
311	Connor Hellebuyck	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2015–active	65.7
323	Nick Foligno	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2007–active	59.2
332	John Carlson	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2009–active	57.6
334	Matthew Tkachuk	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2016–active	57.1
348	Ryan McDonagh	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2010–active	56.1
349	Bryan Rust	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2014–active	56.0
354	Jason Zucker	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2011–active	55.7
355	Jack Eichel	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2015–active	55.5
359	Anders Lee	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2012–active	55.2
363	Kyle Connor	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2016–active	54.9
366	Jake Guentzel	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2016–active	54.5
372	Shayne Gostisbehere	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2014–active	53.9
373	Jaccob Slavin	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2015–active	53.9
374	Zach Werenski	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2016–active	53.9
375	John Gibson	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2013–active	53.9
376	Seth Jones	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2013–active	53.8
379	Conor Sheary	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2015–active	53.2
381	Quinn Hughes	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2018–active	53.1
384	Blake Coleman	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2016–active	52.9
386	Marcus Foligno	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2011–active	52.7
389	Jacob Trouba	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2013–active	52.6
395	Ian Cole	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2010–active	51.8
400	Adam Fox	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2019–active	51.3
403	Zach Bogosian	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2008–active	50.9
404	Cole Caufield	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2020–active	50.9

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