- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1997–2015
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
GOAT Rank · 30
Greatest Ice Hockey Forwards of all time
This ranking is led by Jayna Hefford, Caroline Ouellette and Angela James. GOAT Rank currently ranks 30 eligible Ice Hockey forwards using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Jayna Hefford ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 91.9.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1999–2016
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 95.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 96.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1985–2000
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1990–2005
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1929–1946
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1900–1917
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1991–2007
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1988–2019
- Country
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1997–2011
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1999–2011
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2007–2020
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2000–2018
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1995–2015
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2005–2021
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1995–2011
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1897–1901
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1902–1908
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2006–2019
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1986–1992
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 60.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2007–2021
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1988–2000
- Country
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2008–2019
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇸🇰 Slovakia
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Jayna Hefford | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1997–2015 | 91.9 |
| 6 | Caroline Ouellette | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1999–2016 | 91.8 |
| 28 | Angela James | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1985–2000 | 89.9 |
| 51 | Cammi Granato | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 1990–2005 | 88.7 |
| 59 | Syd Howe | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1929–1946 | 88.4 |
| 60 | Jack Marshall | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1900–1917 | 88.4 |
| 77 | Danielle Goyette | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1991–2007 | 87.8 |
| 83 | Riikka Sallinen | Ice Hockey | 🇫🇮 Finland | 1988–2019 | 87.6 |
| 95 | Jenny Potter | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 1997–2011 | 87.3 |
| 157 | Natalie Darwitz | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 1999–2011 | 85.6 |
| 160 | Meghan Duggan | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 2007–2020 | 85.5 |
| 164 | Hilary Knight | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 2007–active | 85.4 |
| 171 | Julie Chu | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 2000–2018 | 85.3 |
| 172 | Michelle Karvinen | Ice Hockey | 🇫🇮 Finland | 2008–active | 85.2 |
| 209 | Sarah Nurse | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2013–active | 84.0 |
| 232 | Erika Holst | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1995–2015 | 83.1 |
| 233 | Susanna Tapani | Ice Hockey | 🇫🇮 Finland | 2010–active | 83.1 |
| 242 | Pernilla Winberg | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2005–2021 | 82.7 |
| 252 | Maria Rooth | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1995–2011 | 82.4 |
| 276 | Petra Nieminen | Ice Hockey | 🇫🇮 Finland | 2014–active | 81.0 |
| 277 | Arthur Farrell | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1897–1901 | 81.0 |
| 283 | Tom Hooper | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1902–1908 | 80.2 |
| 290 | Anna Borgqvist | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2006–2019 | 79.3 |
| 291 | Cindy Curley | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 1986–1992 | 79.3 |
| 294 | Fanny Rask | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2007–2021 | 79.0 |
| 295 | Marja-Leena Ihatsu | Ice Hockey | 🇫🇮 Finland | 1988–2000 | 78.9 |
| 296 | Erika Grahm | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2008–2019 | 78.2 |
| 297 | Emma Nuutinen | Ice Hockey | 🇫🇮 Finland | 2013–active | 78.1 |
| 300 | Katarína Mrázová | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 2008–active | 77.3 |
| 303 | Kendall Coyne Schofield | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 2011–active | 77.1 |
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How is this ranking calculated?
Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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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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