- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1893–1902
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
GOAT Rank · 286
Greatest retired Ice Hockey athletes
This ranking uses verified career records and GOAT Rank's published model. Every listed athlete clears the data eligibility threshold.
#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1910–1917
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1934–1946
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1944–1954
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- 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
- 1946–1966
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1956–1973
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- 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
- 1999–2013
- Country
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- 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
- 1994–2014
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1912–1929
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- 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
- 1983–2000
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2006–2022
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- 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
- 1897–1905
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- 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
- 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
- 2000–2018
- Country
- 🇸🇰 Slovakia
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1909–1917
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- 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
- 1991–2009
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1908–1929
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- 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
- 1974–1984
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1991–2000
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- 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
- 1956–1979
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 64.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- 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
- 1902–1907
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 52.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 270 | Mike Grant | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1893–1902 | 81.4 |
| 271 | Hobey Baker | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 1910–1917 | 81.3 |
| 272 | Lynn Patrick | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1934–1946 | 81.3 |
| 273 | Herb Carnegie | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1944–1954 | 81.3 |
| 274 | Red Horner | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1928–1940 | 81.2 |
| 276 | Emma Eliasson | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2004–2019 | 81.1 |
| 277 | Bill Gadsby | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1946–1966 | 81.1 |
| 278 | Bobby Baun | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1956–1973 | 81 |
| 280 | Arthur Farrell | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1897–1901 | 81 |
| 281 | Miikka Kiprusoff | Ice Hockey | 🇫🇮 Finland | 1999–2013 | 80.9 |
| 282 | George McNamara | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1907–1917 | 80.5 |
| 283 | Red Dutton | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1926–1936 | 80.5 |
| 284 | Daniel Alfredsson | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1994–2014 | 80.3 |
| 285 | Rusty Crawford | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1912–1929 | 80.2 |
| 286 | Tom Hooper | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1902–1908 | 80.2 |
| 287 | Ulf Samuelsson | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1983–2000 | 80.1 |
| 288 | Sara Grahn | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2006–2022 | 80.1 |
| 289 | Gordie Drillon | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1936–1943 | 80 |
| 290 | Dickie Boon | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1897–1905 | 79.9 |
| 292 | Pavel Bure | Ice Hockey | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1987–2003 | 79.5 |
| 293 | Anna Borgqvist | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2006–2019 | 79.3 |
| 294 | Cindy Curley | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 1986–1992 | 79.3 |
| 295 | Marián Gáborík | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 2000–2018 | 79.3 |
| 296 | Steamer Maxwell | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1909–1917 | 79.3 |
| 297 | Fanny Rask | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2007–2021 | 79 |
| 298 | Marja-Leena Ihatsu | Ice Hockey | 🇫🇮 Finland | 1988–2000 | 78.9 |
| 299 | Erika Grahm | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2008–2019 | 78.2 |
| 301 | Markus Näslund | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1991–2009 | 77.9 |
| 302 | Herb Gardiner | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1908–1929 | 77.5 |
| 304 | Shorty Green | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1923–1927 | 77.3 |
| 305 | Guy Chouinard | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1974–1984 | 77.2 |
| 307 | Manon Rhéaume | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1991–2000 | 76.3 |
| 308 | Craig Patrick | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 1971–1979 | 76.3 |
| 309 | Willie O'Ree | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1956–1979 | 76.2 |
| 310 | Scotty Davidson | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1912–1914 | 71.9 |
| 311 | Billy McGimsie | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1902–1907 | 71.9 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Who is included?
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