- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1987–2006
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
GOAT Rank · 28
Greatest Ice Hockey Defences of all time
This ranking is led by Brian Leetch, King Clancy and Geraldine Heaney. GOAT Rank currently ranks 28 eligible Ice Hockey defences using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Brian Leetch ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 89.9.
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- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1921–1937
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1988–2002
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1978–1993
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1918–1928
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1925–1937
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1941–1956
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- 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
- 1905–1922
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1926–1938
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1923–1937
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1913–1923
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1931–1942
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1917–1932
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1951–1970
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1912–1926
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1924–1938
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1915–1932
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1904–1918
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1953–1971
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1909–1918
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1905–1919
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1893–1902
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1928–1940
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2004–2019
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1907–1917
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1926–1936
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1897–1905
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Brian Leetch | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 1987–2006 | 89.9 |
| 64 | King Clancy | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1921–1937 | 88.3 |
| 68 | Geraldine Heaney | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1988–2002 | 88.0 |
| 72 | Rod Langway | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 1978–1993 | 87.9 |
| 89 | Sprague Cleghorn | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1918–1928 | 87.5 |
| 105 | Lionel Conacher | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1925–1937 | 87.1 |
| 112 | Émile Bouchard | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1941–1956 | 87.0 |
| 124 | Jacques Laperrière | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1962–1974 | 86.7 |
| 140 | Moose Johnson | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1905–1922 | 86.3 |
| 149 | Ching Johnson | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1926–1938 | 85.9 |
| 155 | Sylvio Mantha | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1923–1937 | 85.7 |
| 173 | Eddie Gerard | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1913–1923 | 85.2 |
| 177 | Art Coulter | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1931–1942 | 85.1 |
| 179 | Georges Boucher | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1917–1932 | 85.1 |
| 194 | Leo Boivin | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1951–1970 | 84.6 |
| 210 | Harry Cameron | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1912–1926 | 84.0 |
| 214 | Hap Day | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1924–1938 | 83.8 |
| 236 | Moose Goheen | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 1915–1932 | 83.0 |
| 237 | Jack Laviolette | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1904–1918 | 83.0 |
| 240 | Al Arbour | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1953–1971 | 82.9 |
| 246 | Frank Patrick | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1909–1918 | 82.6 |
| 263 | Joe Hall | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1905–1919 | 81.9 |
| 267 | Mike Grant | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1893–1902 | 81.4 |
| 271 | Red Horner | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1928–1940 | 81.2 |
| 273 | Emma Eliasson | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2004–2019 | 81.1 |
| 279 | George McNamara | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1907–1917 | 80.5 |
| 280 | Red Dutton | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1926–1936 | 80.5 |
| 287 | Dickie Boon | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1897–1905 | 79.9 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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