- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1969–1984
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 95.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
GOAT Rank · 20
Greatest Ice Hockey athletes of the 1960s
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
- 1968–1984
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1967–1981
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- 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
- 1966–1979
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 97.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 91.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- 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
- 1962–1983
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czechia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- 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
- 1968–1984
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1963–1981
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1967–1979
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1963–1991
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1968–1985
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1963–1979
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1961–1980
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1960–1978
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1962–1974
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1965–1978
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1966–1983
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1969–1983
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Bobby Clarke | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1969–1984 | 91 |
| 19 | Vladislav Tretiak | Ice Hockey | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1968–1984 | 90.5 |
| 28 | Valeri Kharlamov | Ice Hockey | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1967–1981 | 89.9 |
| 33 | Dave Keon | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1960–1982 | 89.8 |
| 35 | Bobby Orr | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1966–1979 | 89.7 |
| 42 | Tony Esposito | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1968–1984 | 89.3 |
| 49 | Václav Nedomanský | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 1962–1983 | 88.9 |
| 53 | Bernie Parent | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1965–1979 | 88.7 |
| 57 | Guy Lapointe | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1968–1984 | 88.5 |
| 68 | Phil Esposito | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1963–1981 | 88.1 |
| 74 | Jacques Lemaire | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1967–1979 | 87.9 |
| 80 | Bob Johnson | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 1963–1991 | 87.7 |
| 86 | Brad Park | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1968–1985 | 87.6 |
| 90 | Yvan Cournoyer | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1963–1979 | 87.5 |
| 101 | Gerry Cheevers | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1961–1980 | 87.3 |
| 126 | Rod Gilbert | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1960–1978 | 86.7 |
| 127 | Jacques Laperrière | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1962–1974 | 86.7 |
| 134 | Eddie Giacomin | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1965–1978 | 86.4 |
| 195 | Serge Savard | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1966–1983 | 84.6 |
| 262 | Réjean Houle | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1969–1983 | 82.1 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Who is included?
Only verified athletes with sufficient career history, metrics, honours and independent sources are eligible.
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