GOAT Rank · 23

Greatest Ice Hockey athletes of the 1900s

This ranking uses verified career records and GOAT Rank's published model. Every listed athlete clears the data eligibility threshold.

#AthleteGOAT Score

22

90.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1908–1924
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 98.0
Dominance: 94.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Joe Malone

61

88.4

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1900–1917
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Jack Marshall

72

87.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1905–1927
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Newsy Lalonde

133

86.4

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1903–1906
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 98.0
Dominance: 94.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 58.0

Athlete: Frank McGee

139

86.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1902–1912
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Tommy Phillips

140

86.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1901–1917
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Paddy Moran

143

86.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1905–1922
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Moose Johnson

179

85.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1902–1919
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Si Griffis

192

84.8

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1901–1911
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Riley Hern

198

84.6

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1902–1916
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Billy Gilmour

200

84.6

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1908–1928
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Hughie Lehman

208

84.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1908–1918
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Harry Hyland

210

Tommy Dunderdale

84.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1906–1924
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Tommy Dunderdale

231

83.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1900–1915
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Jimmy Gardner

240

Jack Laviolette

83.0

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1904–1918
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Jack Laviolette

246

82.7

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1906–1916
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Percy LeSueur

249

82.6

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1909–1918
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Frank Patrick

266

81.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1905–1919
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Joe Hall

282

George McNamara

80.5

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1907–1917
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: George McNamara

286

80.2

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1902–1908
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Tom Hooper

296

Steamer Maxwell

79.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1909–1917
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Steamer Maxwell

302

77.5

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1908–1929
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Herb Gardiner

311

71.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1902–1907
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 52.0

Athlete: Billy McGimsie

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
22	Joe Malone	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1908–1924	90.3
61	Jack Marshall	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1900–1917	88.4
72	Newsy Lalonde	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1905–1927	87.9
133	Frank McGee	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1903–1906	86.4
139	Tommy Phillips	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1902–1912	86.3
140	Paddy Moran	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1901–1917	86.3
143	Moose Johnson	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1905–1922	86.3
179	Si Griffis	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1902–1919	85.1
192	Riley Hern	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1901–1911	84.8
198	Billy Gilmour	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1902–1916	84.6
200	Hughie Lehman	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1908–1928	84.6
208	Harry Hyland	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1908–1918	84.1
210	Tommy Dunderdale	Ice Hockey	🇦🇺 Australia	1906–1924	84.1
231	Jimmy Gardner	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1900–1915	83.3
240	Jack Laviolette	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1904–1918	83
246	Percy LeSueur	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1906–1916	82.7
249	Frank Patrick	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1909–1918	82.6
266	Joe Hall	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1905–1919	81.9
282	George McNamara	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1907–1917	80.5
286	Tom Hooper	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1902–1908	80.2
296	Steamer Maxwell	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1909–1917	79.3
302	Herb Gardiner	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1908–1929	77.5
311	Billy McGimsie	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1902–1907	71.9

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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.

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