- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1946–1980
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 93.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 93.0
- Longevity
- 99.0
GOAT Rank · 68
Greatest Ice Hockey Right wings of all time
This ranking is led by Gordie Howe, Jaromír Jágr and Sergei Makarov. GOAT Rank currently ranks 68 eligible Ice Hockey right wings using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Gordie Howe ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 94.2.
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- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1988–2024
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czechia
- Peak
- 91.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 93.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 99.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1976–1997
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1950–1968
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1949–1971
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1912–1929
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1997–2017
- Country
- 🇸🇰 Slovakia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1979–1998
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1926–1937
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1996–2017
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1942–1960
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1963–1979
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1929–1941
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1973–1989
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1988–2014
- Country
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1960–1978
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1971–1991
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1986–2005
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1952–1975
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1941–1955
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1936–1948
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1910–1924
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1988–2011
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1977–1998
- Country
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1919–1931
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1921–1937
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1977–1987
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1979–1996
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1980–1996
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1902–1916
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1936–1952
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1908–1918
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1983–1996
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1979–1997
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1926–1933
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1974–1988
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1980–1999
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1992–2015
- Country
- 🇸🇰 Slovakia
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1994–2014
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1936–1943
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1987–2003
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2000–2018
- Country
- 🇸🇰 Slovakia
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1923–1927
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1971–1979
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1912–1914
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 46.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Canada
- Peak
- 74.1
- Dominance
- 56.0
- Statistics
- 74.8
- Honours
- 38.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Czech Republic
- Peak
- 74.8
- Dominance
- 50.4
- Statistics
- 74.6
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 63.4
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Canada
- Peak
- 70.4
- Dominance
- 48.2
- Statistics
- 73.4
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 69.8
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Gordie Howe | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1946–1980 | 94.2 |
| 7 | Jaromír Jágr | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 1988–2024 | 91.6 |
| 8 | Sergei Makarov | Ice Hockey | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1976–1997 | 91.6 |
| 17 | Bernie Geoffrion | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1950–1968 | 90.6 |
| 45 | George Armstrong | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1949–1971 | 89.1 |
| 55 | Punch Broadbent | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1912–1929 | 88.6 |
| 57 | Marián Hossa | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 1997–2017 | 88.4 |
| 62 | Mike Gartner | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1979–1998 | 88.4 |
| 66 | Bill Cook | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1926–1937 | 88.2 |
| 69 | Jarome Iginla | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1996–2017 | 88.0 |
| 78 | Maurice Richard | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1942–1960 | 87.7 |
| 88 | Yvan Cournoyer | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1963–1979 | 87.5 |
| 107 | Charlie Conacher | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1929–1941 | 87.1 |
| 113 | Nikita Kucherov | Ice Hockey | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2011–active | 86.9 |
| 116 | Lanny McDonald | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1973–1989 | 86.9 |
| 118 | Teemu Selänne | Ice Hockey | 🇫🇮 Finland | 1988–2014 | 86.8 |
| 123 | Rod Gilbert | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1960–1978 | 86.7 |
| 125 | Guy Lafleur | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1971–1991 | 86.6 |
| 132 | Brett Hull | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 1986–2005 | 86.3 |
| 134 | Andy Bathgate | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1952–1975 | 86.3 |
| 139 | Bill Mosienko | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1941–1955 | 86.3 |
| 145 | Bryan Hextall | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1936–1948 | 86.1 |
| 152 | Jack Darragh | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1910–1924 | 85.8 |
| 153 | Patrick Kane | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 2007–active | 85.7 |
| 154 | Mark Recchi | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1988–2011 | 85.7 |
| 156 | Jari Kurri | Ice Hockey | 🇫🇮 Finland | 1977–1998 | 85.6 |
| 159 | Babe Dye | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1919–1931 | 85.6 |
| 163 | Harry Oliver | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1921–1937 | 85.5 |
| 170 | Mike Bossy | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1977–1987 | 85.3 |
| 184 | Håkan Loob | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1979–1996 | 84.9 |
| 188 | Glenn Anderson | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1980–1996 | 84.8 |
| 195 | Billy Gilmour | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1902–1916 | 84.6 |
| 196 | Bobby Bauer | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1936–1952 | 84.6 |
| 205 | Harry Hyland | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1908–1918 | 84.1 |
| 216 | Cam Neely | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1983–1996 | 83.7 |
| 224 | Joe Mullen | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 1979–1997 | 83.4 |
| 227 | Ace Bailey | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1926–1933 | 83.3 |
| 257 | Rick Middleton | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1974–1988 | 82.1 |
| 260 | Dino Ciccarelli | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1980–1999 | 82.1 |
| 265 | Miroslav Šatan | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 1992–2015 | 81.8 |
| 281 | Daniel Alfredsson | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1994–2014 | 80.3 |
| 286 | Gordie Drillon | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1936–1943 | 80.0 |
| 289 | Pavel Bure | Ice Hockey | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1987–2003 | 79.5 |
| 292 | Marián Gáborík | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 2000–2018 | 79.3 |
| 301 | Shorty Green | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1923–1927 | 77.3 |
| 305 | Craig Patrick | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 1971–1979 | 76.3 |
| 307 | Scotty Davidson | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1912–1914 | 71.9 |
| 316 | Corey Perry | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Canada | 2005–active | 62.6 |
| 341 | David Pastrňák | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Czech Republic | 2014–active | 56.6 |
| 344 | Mark Stone | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Canada | 2012–active | 56.3 |
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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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