- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1915–1929
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
GOAT Rank · 76
Greatest Ice Hockey Centre of all time
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
- 1970–1987
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1936–1955
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1997–2022
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1906–1924
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1974–1995
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1975–1995
- Country
- 🇸🇰 Slovakia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1996–2021
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1990–2011
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1922–1933
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1940–1954
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1989–2009
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1941–1951
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1916–1929
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1997–2018
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1945–1955
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1999–2018
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1895–1902
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1944–1954
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1974–1984
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1902–1907
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 52.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 190 | Duke Keats | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1915–1929 | 84.9 |
| 194 | Gilbert Perreault | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1970–1987 | 84.7 |
| 205 | Milt Schmidt | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1936–1955 | 84.3 |
| 207 | Joe Thornton | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1997–2022 | 84.1 |
| 210 | Tommy Dunderdale | Ice Hockey | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1906–1924 | 84.1 |
| 211 | Kent Nilsson | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1974–1995 | 84 |
| 220 | Peter Šťastný | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 1975–1995 | 83.6 |
| 224 | Pavel Datsyuk | Ice Hockey | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1996–2021 | 83.5 |
| 225 | Steven Stamkos | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2008–— | 83.5 |
| 233 | Peter Forsberg | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1990–2011 | 83.1 |
| 234 | Jonathan Toews | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2007–— | 83.1 |
| 237 | Billy Burch | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1922–1933 | 83.1 |
| 241 | Nathan MacKinnon | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2013–— | 82.9 |
| 242 | Max Bentley | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1940–1954 | 82.9 |
| 244 | Mats Sundin | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1989–2009 | 82.8 |
| 248 | Buddy O'Connor | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1941–1951 | 82.6 |
| 251 | Leon Draisaitl | Ice Hockey | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2014–— | 82.5 |
| 253 | Dick Irvin | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1916–1929 | 82.5 |
| 254 | Henrik Sedin | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1997–2018 | 82.4 |
| 257 | Edgar Laprade | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1945–1955 | 82.3 |
| 258 | Henrik Zetterberg | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1999–2018 | 82.1 |
| 265 | Dan Bain | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1895–1902 | 82 |
| 273 | Herb Carnegie | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1944–1954 | 81.3 |
| 275 | Auston Matthews | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 2016–— | 81.1 |
| 305 | Guy Chouinard | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1974–1984 | 77.2 |
| 311 | Billy McGimsie | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1902–1907 | 71.9 |
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How is this ranking calculated?
Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Who is included?
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