GOAT Rank · 43

Greatest Ice Hockey Players who debuted in the 1980s

This ranking is led by Jaromír Jágr, Ron Francis and Mike Modano. GOAT Rank currently ranks 43 eligible Ice Hockey players who debuted in the 1980s using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.

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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Jaromír Jágr ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 91.6.

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Jaromír Jágr

91.6

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1988–2024
Country: 🇨🇿 Czechia

Peak: 91.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 93.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 99.0

Athlete: Jaromír Jágr

Ron Francis

90.6

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1981–2004
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 96.0

Athlete: Ron Francis

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

Angela James

89.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1985–2000
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Angela James

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

Grant Fuhr

89.8

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1981–2000
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Grant Fuhr

Mario Lemieux

89.7

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1984–2006
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 99.0
Dominance: 92.0
Statistics: 97.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Mario Lemieux

Ed Belfour

89.6

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1988–2007
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Ed Belfour

Rob Blake

89.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1989–2010
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Rob Blake

Nicklas Lidström

89.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1988–2012
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 87.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Nicklas Lidström

Dominik Hašek

89.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1981–2011
Country: 🇨🇿 Czechia

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

Athlete: Dominik Hašek

Geraldine Heaney

88.0

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1988–2002
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Geraldine Heaney

Dave Andreychuk

87.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1982–2006
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Dave Andreychuk

Larry Murphy

87.8

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1980–2001
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Larry Murphy

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

Patrick Roy

87.6

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1984–2003
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Patrick Roy

Riikka Sallinen

87.6

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1988–2019
Country: 🇫🇮 Finland

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Riikka Sallinen

Al MacInnis

87.6

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1981–2004
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Al MacInnis

Steve Yzerman

87.4

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1983–2006
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Steve Yzerman

Igor Larionov

87.4

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1981–2004
Country: 🇷🇺 Russia

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

Athlete: Igor Larionov

100

Doug Gilmour

87.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1983–2003
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Doug Gilmour

103

Dale Hawerchuk

87.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1981–1997
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Dale Hawerchuk

108

Joe Sakic

87.0

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1988–2009
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Joe Sakic

117

Paul Coffey

86.8

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1980–2001
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Paul Coffey

118

Teemu Selänne

86.8

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1988–2014
Country: 🇫🇮 Finland

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Teemu Selänne

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

143

Adam Oates

86.2

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1985–2004
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Adam Oates

151

Brendan Shanahan

85.8

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1987–2009
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Brendan Shanahan

154

Mark Recchi

85.7

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1988–2011
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Mark Recchi

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

166

Guy Carbonneau

85.4

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1980–2000
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Guy Carbonneau

175

Joe Nieuwendyk

85.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1986–2007
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Joe Nieuwendyk

180

Scott Stevens

85.0

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1982–2004
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Scott Stevens

183

Sergei Fedorov

84.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1986–2012
Country: 🇷🇺 Russia

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

Athlete: Sergei Fedorov

188

Glenn Anderson

84.8

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1980–1996
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Glenn Anderson

216

Cam Neely

83.7

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1983–1996
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Cam Neely

241

Mats Sundin

82.8

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1989–2009
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Mats Sundin

260

Dino Ciccarelli

82.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1980–1999
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Dino Ciccarelli

284

Ulf Samuelsson

80.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1983–2000
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Ulf Samuelsson

289

Pavel Bure

79.5

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1987–2003
Country: 🇷🇺 Russia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Pavel Bure

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

295

Marja-Leena Ihatsu

78.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1988–2000
Country: 🇫🇮 Finland

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Marja-Leena Ihatsu

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
7	Jaromír Jágr	Ice Hockey	🇨🇿 Czechia	1988–2024	91.6
16	Ron Francis	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1981–2004	90.6
20	Mike Modano	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1989–2011	90.4
28	Angela James	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1985–2000	89.9
29	Brian Leetch	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1987–2006	89.9
31	Grant Fuhr	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1981–2000	89.8
33	Mario Lemieux	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1984–2006	89.7
37	Ed Belfour	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1988–2007	89.6
42	Rob Blake	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1989–2010	89.3
43	Nicklas Lidström	Ice Hockey	🇸🇪 Sweden	1988–2012	89.1
44	Dominik Hašek	Ice Hockey	🇨🇿 Czechia	1981–2011	89.1
68	Geraldine Heaney	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1988–2002	88.0
74	Dave Andreychuk	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1982–2006	87.9
75	Larry Murphy	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1980–2001	87.8
79	Phil Housley	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1982–2003	87.7
82	Patrick Roy	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1984–2003	87.6
83	Riikka Sallinen	Ice Hockey	🇫🇮 Finland	1988–2019	87.6
86	Al MacInnis	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1981–2004	87.6
90	Steve Yzerman	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1983–2006	87.4
92	Igor Larionov	Ice Hockey	🇷🇺 Russia	1981–2004	87.4
100	Doug Gilmour	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1983–2003	87.3
103	Dale Hawerchuk	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1981–1997	87.1
108	Joe Sakic	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1988–2009	87.0
117	Paul Coffey	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1980–2001	86.8
118	Teemu Selänne	Ice Hockey	🇫🇮 Finland	1988–2014	86.8
132	Brett Hull	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1986–2005	86.3
141	Chris Chelios	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1983–2010	86.2
143	Adam Oates	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1985–2004	86.2
151	Brendan Shanahan	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1987–2009	85.8
154	Mark Recchi	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1988–2011	85.7
162	Pat LaFontaine	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1983–1998	85.5
166	Guy Carbonneau	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1980–2000	85.4
175	Joe Nieuwendyk	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1986–2007	85.1
180	Scott Stevens	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1982–2004	85.0
183	Sergei Fedorov	Ice Hockey	🇷🇺 Russia	1986–2012	84.9
188	Glenn Anderson	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1980–1996	84.8
216	Cam Neely	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1983–1996	83.7
241	Mats Sundin	Ice Hockey	🇸🇪 Sweden	1989–2009	82.8
260	Dino Ciccarelli	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1980–1999	82.1
284	Ulf Samuelsson	Ice Hockey	🇸🇪 Sweden	1983–2000	80.1
289	Pavel Bure	Ice Hockey	🇷🇺 Russia	1987–2003	79.5
291	Cindy Curley	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1986–1992	79.3
295	Marja-Leena Ihatsu	Ice Hockey	🇫🇮 Finland	1988–2000	78.9

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