#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
112	Elmer Lach	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1940–1954	87
113	Frank Fredrickson	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1920–1931	87
114	Émile Bouchard	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1941–1956	87
115	Nikita Kucherov	Ice Hockey	🇷🇺 Russia	2011–—	86.9
116	Syl Apps	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1936–1948	86.9
117	Bill Cowley	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1934–1947	86.9
118	Lanny McDonald	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1973–1989	86.9
119	Paul Coffey	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1980–2001	86.8
120	Teemu Selänne	Ice Hockey	🇫🇮 Finland	1988–2014	86.8
122	Roy Conacher	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1938–1952	86.8
123	Doug Bentley	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1939–1954	86.8
124	Bob Gainey	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1973–1989	86.7
125	Rod Gilbert	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1960–1978	86.7
126	Jacques Laperrière	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1962–1974	86.7
127	Guy Lafleur	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1971–1991	86.6
128	Connor McDavid	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	2015–—	86.5
129	Bryan Trottier	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1975–1994	86.5
130	Eric Lindros	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1992–2007	86.5
131	Ken Dryden	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1970–1979	86.4
132	Frank McGee	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1903–1906	86.4
133	Eddie Giacomin	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1965–1978	86.4
134	Brett Hull	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1986–2005	86.3
135	Larry Robinson	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1972–1992	86.3
136	Andy Bathgate	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1952–1975	86.3
137	Bill Barber	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1972–1984	86.3
138	Tommy Phillips	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1902–1912	86.3
139	Paddy Moran	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1901–1917	86.3
140	Woody Dumart	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1935–1954	86.3
141	Bill Mosienko	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1941–1955	86.3
142	Moose Johnson	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1905–1922	86.3
143	Chris Chelios	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1983–2010	86.2
144	Evgeni Malkin	Ice Hockey	🇷🇺 Russia	2003–—	86.2
145	Adam Oates	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1985–2004	86.2
146	Frank Foyston	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1912–1928	86.2
147	Bryan Hextall	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1936–1948	86.1
148	Harry Lumley	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1943–1960	86.1
149	Sven Tumba	Ice Hockey	🇸🇪 Sweden	1949–1966	86
150	Denis Potvin	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1973–1988	85.9
151	Ching Johnson	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1926–1938	85.9
152	Marcel Dionne	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1971–1989	85.8
153	Brendan Shanahan	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1987–2009	85.8
154	Jack Darragh	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1910–1924	85.8
155	Patrick Kane	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	2007–—	85.7
156	Mark Recchi	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1988–2011	85.7
157	Sylvio Mantha	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1923–1937	85.7
158	Jari Kurri	Ice Hockey	🇫🇮 Finland	1977–1998	85.6
160	Frank Nighbor	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1917–1930	85.6
161	Babe Dye	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1919–1931	85.6
163	Cy Denneny	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1917–1929	85.5
164	Pat LaFontaine	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1983–1998	85.5

Compare the leaders

Wayne Gretzky vs Gordie Howe

Read the full methodology

Sport lists use the raw In-Sport GOAT Score. Cross-sport lists use the official competition-depth adjustment. No scores are recalculated for this page.

Read the full methodology

Frequently asked questions

How is this ranking calculated?

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.

Related rankings

Greatest Boxing athletes of all time Greatest Swimming athletes of all time Greatest Football athletes of all time Greatest Tennis athletes of all time Greatest Golf athletes of all time Greatest Formula 1 athletes of all time Greatest Esports athletes of all time Greatest Basketball athletes of all time Greatest Baseball athletes of all time Greatest American Football athletes of all time Greatest Ice Hockey athletes of all time Greatest active Ice Hockey athletes