- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1979–1999
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 100.0
- Dominance
- 100.0
- Statistics
- 100.0
- Honours
- 97.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
GOAT Rank · 123
Greatest Ice Hockey Centres of all time
This ranking is led by Wayne Gretzky, Howie Morenz and Bobby Clarke. GOAT Rank currently ranks 123 eligible Ice Hockey centres using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Wayne Gretzky ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 97.8.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1923–1937
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1969–1984
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 95.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1981–2004
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1989–2011
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1908–1924
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 98.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 91.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 89.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1950–1971
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1950–1974
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
- 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
- 1984–2006
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 99.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 97.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1921–1944
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- 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
- 1991–2017
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1978–2004
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1898–1910
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- 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
- 1905–1927
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- 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
- 1914–1930
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1958–1980
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1983–2006
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1981–2004
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1955–1975
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1983–2003
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1981–1997
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1988–2009
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1940–1954
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1920–1931
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1936–1948
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1934–1947
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 93.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1975–1994
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1992–2007
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 95.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1903–1906
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 98.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2003–active
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1985–2004
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1912–1928
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1949–1966
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1971–1989
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1917–1930
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1983–1998
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1980–2000
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1938–1954
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1942–1957
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1986–2007
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1927–1940
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1986–2012
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1976–1990
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Gretzky | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1979–1999 | 97.8 |
| 10 | Howie Morenz | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1923–1937 | 91.3 |
| 13 | Bobby Clarke | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1969–1984 | 91.0 |
| 16 | Ron Francis | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1981–2004 | 90.6 |
| 20 | Mike Modano | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 1989–2011 | 90.4 |
| 21 | Joe Malone | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1908–1924 | 90.3 |
| 24 | Sidney Crosby | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2005–active | 90.0 |
| 26 | Jean Béliveau | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1950–1971 | 90.0 |
| 30 | Alex Delvecchio | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1950–1974 | 89.8 |
| 32 | Dave Keon | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1960–1982 | 89.8 |
| 33 | Mario Lemieux | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1984–2006 | 89.7 |
| 35 | Frank Boucher | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1921–1944 | 89.7 |
| 48 | Václav Nedomanský | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 1962–1983 | 88.9 |
| 49 | Hayley Wickenheiser | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1991–2017 | 88.8 |
| 50 | Mark Messier | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1978–2004 | 88.7 |
| 54 | Russell Bowie | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1898–1910 | 88.6 |
| 67 | Phil Esposito | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1963–1981 | 88.1 |
| 71 | Newsy Lalonde | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1905–1927 | 87.9 |
| 73 | Jacques Lemaire | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1967–1979 | 87.9 |
| 80 | Mickey MacKay | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1914–1930 | 87.7 |
| 87 | Stan Mikita | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1958–1980 | 87.5 |
| 90 | Steve Yzerman | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1983–2006 | 87.4 |
| 92 | Igor Larionov | Ice Hockey | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1981–2004 | 87.4 |
| 93 | Marie-Philip Poulin | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2007–active | 87.3 |
| 94 | Henri Richard | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1955–1975 | 87.3 |
| 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 |
| 110 | Elmer Lach | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1940–1954 | 87.0 |
| 111 | Frank Fredrickson | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1920–1931 | 87.0 |
| 114 | Syl Apps | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1936–1948 | 86.9 |
| 115 | Bill Cowley | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1934–1947 | 86.9 |
| 126 | Connor McDavid | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2015–active | 86.5 |
| 127 | Bryan Trottier | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1975–1994 | 86.5 |
| 128 | Eric Lindros | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1992–2007 | 86.5 |
| 130 | Frank McGee | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1903–1906 | 86.4 |
| 142 | Evgeni Malkin | Ice Hockey | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2003–active | 86.2 |
| 143 | Adam Oates | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1985–2004 | 86.2 |
| 144 | Frank Foyston | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1912–1928 | 86.2 |
| 147 | Sven Tumba | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1949–1966 | 86.0 |
| 150 | Marcel Dionne | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1971–1989 | 85.8 |
| 158 | Frank Nighbor | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1917–1930 | 85.6 |
| 162 | Pat LaFontaine | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 1983–1998 | 85.5 |
| 166 | Guy Carbonneau | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1980–2000 | 85.4 |
| 167 | Sid Abel | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1938–1954 | 85.4 |
| 174 | Ted Kennedy | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1942–1957 | 85.1 |
| 175 | Joe Nieuwendyk | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1986–2007 | 85.1 |
| 178 | Marty Barry | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1927–1940 | 85.1 |
| 183 | Sergei Fedorov | Ice Hockey | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1986–2012 | 84.9 |
| 186 | Bernie Federko | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1976–1990 | 84.9 |
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How is this ranking calculated?
Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Who is included?
According to GOAT Rank's current data model, only verified athletes with sufficient career history, metrics, honours and independent sources are eligible. Rank and score are read live.
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