GOAT Rank · 284

Greatest retired Ice Hockey Players

This ranking is led by Wayne Gretzky, Gordie Howe and Doug Harvey. GOAT Rank currently ranks 284 eligible Ice Hockey players using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.

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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Wayne Gretzky ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 97.8.

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Wayne Gretzky

97.8

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1979–1999
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 100.0
Dominance: 100.0
Statistics: 100.0
Honours: 97.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Wayne Gretzky

Gordie Howe

94.2

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1946–1980
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 93.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 93.0
Longevity: 99.0

Athlete: Gordie Howe

Doug Harvey

93.0

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1947–1969
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 94.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 96.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Doug Harvey

Viacheslav Fetisov

92.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1974–1998
Country: 🇷🇺 Russia

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 96.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Viacheslav Fetisov

Jayna Hefford

91.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1997–2015
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 94.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Jayna Hefford

Caroline Ouellette

91.8

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1999–2016
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 95.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 96.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Caroline Ouellette

Jaromír Jágr

91.6

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1988–2024
Country: 🇨🇿 Czechia

Peak: 91.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 93.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 99.0

Athlete: Jaromír Jágr

Sergei Makarov

91.6

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1976–1997
Country: 🇷🇺 Russia

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

Athlete: Sergei Makarov

Red Kelly

91.5

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1947–1967
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 96.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Red Kelly

Howie Morenz

91.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1923–1937
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 94.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Howie Morenz

Clint Benedict

91.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1912–1930
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Clint Benedict

Bobby Clarke

91.0

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1969–1984
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 95.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 94.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Bobby Clarke

Glenn Hall

90.7

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1952–1971
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Glenn Hall

George Hainsworth

90.7

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

Peak: 98.0
Dominance: 92.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: George Hainsworth

Ron Francis

90.6

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1981–2004
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 96.0

Athlete: Ron Francis

Bernie Geoffrion

90.6

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1950–1968
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Bernie Geoffrion

Vladislav Tretiak

90.5

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1968–1984
Country: 🇷🇺 Russia

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 92.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Vladislav Tretiak

Jacques Plante

90.4

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1947–1975
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Jacques Plante

Mike Modano

90.4

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1989–2011
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 93.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Mike Modano

Joe Malone

90.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1908–1924
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 98.0
Dominance: 94.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Joe Malone

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

Dit Clapper

90.2

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1927–1947
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 96.0

Athlete: Dit Clapper

Martin Brodeur

90.0

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1991–2015
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 96.0

Athlete: Martin Brodeur

Jean Béliveau

90.0

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1950–1971
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Jean Béliveau

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

Angela James

89.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1985–2000
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Angela James

Brian Leetch

89.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1987–2006
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Brian Leetch

Alex Delvecchio

89.8

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1950–1974
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 96.0

Athlete: Alex Delvecchio

Grant Fuhr

89.8

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1981–2000
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 93.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Grant Fuhr

Dave Keon

89.8

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1960–1982
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Dave Keon

Mario Lemieux

89.7

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1984–2006
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 99.0
Dominance: 92.0
Statistics: 97.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Mario Lemieux

Bobby Orr

89.7

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1966–1979
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 97.0
Dominance: 94.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 91.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Bobby Orr

Frank Boucher

89.7

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1921–1944
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Frank Boucher

Charline Labonté

89.6

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1999–2017
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Charline Labonté

Ed Belfour

89.6

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1988–2007
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Ed Belfour

Scott Niedermayer

89.5

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1991–2010
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Scott Niedermayer

Terry Sawchuk

89.4

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1947–1970
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Terry Sawchuk

Ray Bourque

89.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1979–2001
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 96.0

Athlete: Ray Bourque

Tony Esposito

89.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1968–1984
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Tony Esposito

Rob Blake

89.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1989–2010
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Rob Blake

Nicklas Lidström

89.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1988–2012
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 87.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Nicklas Lidström

Dominik Hašek

89.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1981–2011
Country: 🇨🇿 Czechia

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

Athlete: Dominik Hašek

George Armstrong

89.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1949–1971
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: George Armstrong

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

Vyacheslav Fetisov

88.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1974–1998
Country: 🇷🇺 Russia

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

Athlete: Vyacheslav Fetisov

Václav Nedomanský

88.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1962–1983
Country: 🇨🇿 Czechia

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

Athlete: Václav Nedomanský

Hayley Wickenheiser

88.8

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1991–2017
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Hayley Wickenheiser

Mark Messier

88.7

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1978–2004
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Mark Messier

Cammi Granato

88.7

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1990–2005
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Cammi Granato

Bernie Parent

88.7

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1965–1979
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 98.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Bernie Parent

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
1	Wayne Gretzky	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1979–1999	97.8
2	Gordie Howe	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1946–1980	94.2
3	Doug Harvey	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1947–1969	93.0
4	Viacheslav Fetisov	Ice Hockey	🇷🇺 Russia	1974–1998	92.1
5	Jayna Hefford	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1997–2015	91.9
6	Caroline Ouellette	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1999–2016	91.8
7	Jaromír Jágr	Ice Hockey	🇨🇿 Czechia	1988–2024	91.6
8	Sergei Makarov	Ice Hockey	🇷🇺 Russia	1976–1997	91.6
9	Red Kelly	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1947–1967	91.5
10	Howie Morenz	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1923–1937	91.3
12	Clint Benedict	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1912–1930	91.1
13	Bobby Clarke	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1969–1984	91.0
14	Glenn Hall	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1952–1971	90.7
15	George Hainsworth	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1926–1937	90.7
16	Ron Francis	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1981–2004	90.6
17	Bernie Geoffrion	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1950–1968	90.6
18	Vladislav Tretiak	Ice Hockey	🇷🇺 Russia	1968–1984	90.5
19	Jacques Plante	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1947–1975	90.4
20	Mike Modano	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1989–2011	90.4
21	Joe Malone	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1908–1924	90.3
22	Aurèle Joliat	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1922–1938	90.2
23	Dit Clapper	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1927–1947	90.2
25	Martin Brodeur	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1991–2015	90.0
26	Jean Béliveau	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1950–1971	90.0
27	Valeri Kharlamov	Ice Hockey	🇷🇺 Russia	1967–1981	89.9
28	Angela James	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1985–2000	89.9
29	Brian Leetch	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1987–2006	89.9
30	Alex Delvecchio	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1950–1974	89.8
31	Grant Fuhr	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1981–2000	89.8
32	Dave Keon	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1960–1982	89.8
33	Mario Lemieux	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1984–2006	89.7
34	Bobby Orr	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1966–1979	89.7
35	Frank Boucher	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1921–1944	89.7
36	Charline Labonté	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1999–2017	89.6
37	Ed Belfour	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1988–2007	89.6
38	Scott Niedermayer	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1991–2010	89.5
39	Terry Sawchuk	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1947–1970	89.4
40	Ray Bourque	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1979–2001	89.3
41	Tony Esposito	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1968–1984	89.3
42	Rob Blake	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1989–2010	89.3
43	Nicklas Lidström	Ice Hockey	🇸🇪 Sweden	1988–2012	89.1
44	Dominik Hašek	Ice Hockey	🇨🇿 Czechia	1981–2011	89.1
45	George Armstrong	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1949–1971	89.1
46	Bobby Hull	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1957–1980	89.0
47	Vyacheslav Fetisov	Ice Hockey	🇷🇺 Russia	1974–1998	88.9
48	Václav Nedomanský	Ice Hockey	🇨🇿 Czechia	1962–1983	88.9
49	Hayley Wickenheiser	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1991–2017	88.8
50	Mark Messier	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1978–2004	88.7
51	Cammi Granato	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1990–2005	88.7
52	Bernie Parent	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1965–1979	88.7

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