GOAT Rank · 65

Greatest Ice Hockey Left wings of all time

This ranking is led by Aurèle Joliat, Valeri Kharlamov and Bobby Hull. GOAT Rank currently ranks 65 eligible Ice Hockey left wings using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.

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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Aurèle Joliat ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 90.2.

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Aurèle Joliat

90.2

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1922–1938
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Aurèle Joliat

Valeri Kharlamov

89.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1967–1981
Country: 🇷🇺 Russia

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Valeri Kharlamov

Bobby Hull

89.0

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1957–1980
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Bobby Hull

Dickie Moore

88.2

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1951–1968
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 94.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Dickie Moore

Bert Olmstead

88.0

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1948–1962
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 94.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Bert Olmstead

Dave Andreychuk

87.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1982–2006
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Dave Andreychuk

Ted Lindsay

87.8

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1944–1965
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Ted Lindsay

Toe Blake

87.6

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1934–1948
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Toe Blake

Frank Mahovlich

87.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1956–1978
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Frank Mahovlich

102

Busher Jackson

87.2

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1929–1944
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Busher Jackson

104

Michel Goulet

87.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1979–1994
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Michel Goulet

120

Roy Conacher

86.8

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1938–1952
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Roy Conacher

121

Doug Bentley

86.8

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1939–1954
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Doug Bentley

122

Bob Gainey

86.7

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1973–1989
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Bob Gainey

135

Bill Barber

86.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1972–1984
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Bill Barber

136

Tommy Phillips

86.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1902–1912
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Tommy Phillips

138

Woody Dumart

86.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1935–1954
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Woody Dumart

151

Brendan Shanahan

85.8

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1987–2009
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Brendan Shanahan

161

Cy Denneny

85.5

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1917–1929
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Cy Denneny

169

Johnny Bucyk

85.4

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1955–1978
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Johnny Bucyk

190

Aurel Joliat

84.7

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1922–1938
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Aurel Joliat

193

Dick Duff

84.6

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1954–1972
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Dick Duff

201

Herbie Lewis

84.4

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1928–1939
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Herbie Lewis

206

George Hay

84.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1921–1934
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: George Hay

211

Bun Cook

84.0

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1926–1937
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Bun Cook

218

Steve Shutt

83.6

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1972–1985
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Steve Shutt

220

Paul Kariya

83.6

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1994–2010
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Paul Kariya

223

Patrik Eliáš

83.4

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1994–2016
Country: 🇨🇿 Czech Republic

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Patrik Eliáš

228

Jimmy Gardner

83.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1900–1915
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Jimmy Gardner

235

Daniel Sedin

83.0

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1997–2018
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Daniel Sedin

261

Clark Gillies

82.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1974–1988
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Clark Gillies

269

Lynn Patrick

81.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1934–1946
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Lynn Patrick

282

Rusty Crawford

80.2

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1912–1929
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Rusty Crawford

298

Markus Näslund

77.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1991–2009
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Markus Näslund

317

Gabriel Landeskog

60.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2011–active
Country: 🏳️ Sweden

Peak: 71.1
Dominance: 57.5
Statistics: 72.4
Honours: 44.0
Longevity: 63.4

Athlete: Gabriel Landeskog

318

Brad Marchand

60.8

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2009–active
Country: 🏳️ Canada

Peak: 74.3
Dominance: 53.1
Statistics: 74.9
Honours: 32.0
Longevity: 75.0

Athlete: Brad Marchand

319

Taylor Hall

60.4

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2010–active
Country: 🏳️ Canada

Peak: 73.5
Dominance: 52.8
Statistics: 74.1
Honours: 32.0
Longevity: 75.0

Athlete: Taylor Hall

323

Nick Foligno

59.2

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2007–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 70.4
Dominance: 51.2
Statistics: 72.5
Honours: 32.0
Longevity: 75.0

Athlete: Nick Foligno

325

Jamie Benn

58.5

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2009–active
Country: 🏳️ Canada

Peak: 73.2
Dominance: 49.6
Statistics: 74.8
Honours: 26.0
Longevity: 75.0

Athlete: Jamie Benn

330

Jonathan Huberdeau

57.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2012–active
Country: 🏳️ Canada

Peak: 74.9
Dominance: 50.5
Statistics: 74.3
Honours: 26.0
Longevity: 69.8

Athlete: Jonathan Huberdeau

333

Alex Killorn

57.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2012–active
Country: 🏳️ Canada

Peak: 68.2
Dominance: 50.1
Statistics: 72.0
Honours: 32.0
Longevity: 69.8

Athlete: Alex Killorn

334

Matthew Tkachuk

57.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 74.8
Dominance: 53.4
Statistics: 73.0
Honours: 32.0
Longevity: 57.0

Athlete: Matthew Tkachuk

335

Ondřej Palát

57.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2012–active
Country: 🏳️ Czech Republic

Peak: 67.8
Dominance: 49.9
Statistics: 71.2
Honours: 32.0
Longevity: 69.8

Athlete: Ondřej Palát

347

Artemi Panarin

56.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🏳️ Russia

Peak: 75.0
Dominance: 50.5
Statistics: 74.7
Honours: 26.0
Longevity: 60.2

Athlete: Artemi Panarin

350

Jaden Schwartz

55.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2011–active
Country: 🏳️ Canada

Peak: 67.8
Dominance: 46.9
Statistics: 71.9
Honours: 26.0
Longevity: 73.0

Athlete: Jaden Schwartz

354

Jason Zucker

55.7

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2011–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 68.2
Dominance: 47.1
Statistics: 70.2
Honours: 26.0
Longevity: 73.0

Athlete: Jason Zucker

358

André Burakovsky

55.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2014–active
Country: 🏳️ Sweden

Peak: 67.3
Dominance: 49.6
Statistics: 69.0
Honours: 32.0
Longevity: 63.4

Athlete: André Burakovsky

359

Anders Lee

55.2

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2012–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 67.6
Dominance: 46.8
Statistics: 71.8
Honours: 26.0
Longevity: 69.8

Athlete: Anders Lee

363

Kyle Connor

54.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 74.0
Dominance: 50.0
Statistics: 73.1
Honours: 26.0
Longevity: 57.0

Athlete: Kyle Connor

366

Jake Guentzel

54.5

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 73.1
Dominance: 49.5
Statistics: 73.0
Honours: 26.0
Longevity: 57.0

Athlete: Jake Guentzel

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
22	Aurèle Joliat	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1922–1938	90.2
27	Valeri Kharlamov	Ice Hockey	🇷🇺 Russia	1967–1981	89.9
46	Bobby Hull	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1957–1980	89.0
65	Dickie Moore	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1951–1968	88.2
70	Bert Olmstead	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1948–1962	88.0
74	Dave Andreychuk	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1982–2006	87.9
76	Ted Lindsay	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1944–1965	87.8
85	Toe Blake	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1934–1948	87.6
97	Frank Mahovlich	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1956–1978	87.3
102	Busher Jackson	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1929–1944	87.2
104	Michel Goulet	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1979–1994	87.1
120	Roy Conacher	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1938–1952	86.8
121	Doug Bentley	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1939–1954	86.8
122	Bob Gainey	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1973–1989	86.7
135	Bill Barber	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1972–1984	86.3
136	Tommy Phillips	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1902–1912	86.3
138	Woody Dumart	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1935–1954	86.3
151	Brendan Shanahan	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1987–2009	85.8
161	Cy Denneny	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1917–1929	85.5
169	Johnny Bucyk	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1955–1978	85.4
190	Aurel Joliat	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1922–1938	84.7
193	Dick Duff	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1954–1972	84.6
201	Herbie Lewis	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1928–1939	84.4
206	George Hay	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1921–1934	84.1
211	Bun Cook	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1926–1937	84.0
218	Steve Shutt	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1972–1985	83.6
220	Paul Kariya	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1994–2010	83.6
223	Patrik Eliáš	Ice Hockey	🇨🇿 Czech Republic	1994–2016	83.4
228	Jimmy Gardner	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1900–1915	83.3
235	Daniel Sedin	Ice Hockey	🇸🇪 Sweden	1997–2018	83.0
261	Clark Gillies	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1974–1988	82.1
269	Lynn Patrick	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1934–1946	81.3
282	Rusty Crawford	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1912–1929	80.2
298	Markus Näslund	Ice Hockey	🇸🇪 Sweden	1991–2009	77.9
317	Gabriel Landeskog	Ice Hockey	🏳️ Sweden	2011–active	60.9
318	Brad Marchand	Ice Hockey	🏳️ Canada	2009–active	60.8
319	Taylor Hall	Ice Hockey	🏳️ Canada	2010–active	60.4
323	Nick Foligno	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2007–active	59.2
325	Jamie Benn	Ice Hockey	🏳️ Canada	2009–active	58.5
330	Jonathan Huberdeau	Ice Hockey	🏳️ Canada	2012–active	57.9
333	Alex Killorn	Ice Hockey	🏳️ Canada	2012–active	57.3
334	Matthew Tkachuk	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2016–active	57.1
335	Ondřej Palát	Ice Hockey	🏳️ Czech Republic	2012–active	57.1
347	Artemi Panarin	Ice Hockey	🏳️ Russia	2015–active	56.1
350	Jaden Schwartz	Ice Hockey	🏳️ Canada	2011–active	55.9
354	Jason Zucker	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2011–active	55.7
358	André Burakovsky	Ice Hockey	🏳️ Sweden	2014–active	55.3
359	Anders Lee	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2012–active	55.2
363	Kyle Connor	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2016–active	54.9
366	Jake Guentzel	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2016–active	54.5

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