- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1990–2005
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
GOAT Rank · 477
Greatest Ice Hockey Players of all time
This ranking is led by Wayne Gretzky, Gordie Howe and Doug Harvey. GOAT Rank currently ranks 477 eligible Ice Hockey players using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
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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- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1965–1979
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 98.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1912–1928
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1898–1910
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- 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
- 1968–1984
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- 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
- 1973–1995
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- 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
- 1953–1970
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- 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
- 1917–1943
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1921–1937
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1951–1968
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- 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
- 1963–1981
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1988–2002
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- 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
- 1948–1962
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1905–1927
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1978–1993
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1967–1979
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1982–2006
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1980–2001
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1944–1965
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- 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
- 1942–1960
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1982–2003
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1914–1930
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1929–1943
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1984–2003
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- 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
- 1968–1985
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1934–1948
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1981–2004
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1958–1980
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- 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
- 1918–1928
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1983–2006
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1923–1981
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1981–2004
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1955–1975
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- 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
- 1924–1937
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1956–1978
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1961–1980
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1916–1933
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1983–2003
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Cammi Granato | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 1990–2005 | 88.7 |
| 52 | Bernie Parent | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1965–1979 | 88.7 |
| 53 | Hap Holmes | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1912–1928 | 88.7 |
| 54 | Russell Bowie | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1898–1910 | 88.6 |
| 55 | Punch Broadbent | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1912–1929 | 88.6 |
| 56 | Guy Lapointe | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1968–1984 | 88.5 |
| 57 | Marián Hossa | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 1997–2017 | 88.4 |
| 58 | Mark Howe | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 1973–1995 | 88.4 |
| 59 | Syd Howe | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1929–1946 | 88.4 |
| 60 | Jack Marshall | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1900–1917 | 88.4 |
| 61 | Johnny Bower | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1953–1970 | 88.4 |
| 62 | Mike Gartner | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1979–1998 | 88.4 |
| 63 | Frank Calder | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1917–1943 | 88.3 |
| 64 | King Clancy | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1921–1937 | 88.3 |
| 65 | Dickie Moore | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1951–1968 | 88.2 |
| 66 | Bill Cook | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1926–1937 | 88.2 |
| 67 | Phil Esposito | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1963–1981 | 88.1 |
| 68 | Geraldine Heaney | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1988–2002 | 88.0 |
| 69 | Jarome Iginla | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1996–2017 | 88.0 |
| 70 | Bert Olmstead | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1948–1962 | 88.0 |
| 71 | Newsy Lalonde | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1905–1927 | 87.9 |
| 72 | Rod Langway | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 1978–1993 | 87.9 |
| 73 | Jacques Lemaire | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1967–1979 | 87.9 |
| 74 | Dave Andreychuk | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1982–2006 | 87.9 |
| 75 | Larry Murphy | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1980–2001 | 87.8 |
| 76 | Ted Lindsay | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1944–1965 | 87.8 |
| 77 | Danielle Goyette | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1991–2007 | 87.8 |
| 78 | Maurice Richard | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1942–1960 | 87.7 |
| 79 | Phil Housley | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 1982–2003 | 87.7 |
| 80 | Mickey MacKay | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1914–1930 | 87.7 |
| 81 | Ebbie Goodfellow | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1929–1943 | 87.7 |
| 82 | Patrick Roy | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1984–2003 | 87.6 |
| 83 | Riikka Sallinen | Ice Hockey | 🇫🇮 Finland | 1988–2019 | 87.6 |
| 84 | Brad Park | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1968–1985 | 87.6 |
| 85 | Toe Blake | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1934–1948 | 87.6 |
| 86 | Al MacInnis | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1981–2004 | 87.6 |
| 87 | Stan Mikita | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1958–1980 | 87.5 |
| 88 | Yvan Cournoyer | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1963–1979 | 87.5 |
| 89 | Sprague Cleghorn | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1918–1928 | 87.5 |
| 90 | Steve Yzerman | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1983–2006 | 87.4 |
| 91 | Foster Hewitt | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1923–1981 | 87.4 |
| 92 | Igor Larionov | Ice Hockey | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1981–2004 | 87.4 |
| 93 | Marie-Philip Poulin | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2007–active | 87.3 |
| 94 | Henri Richard | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1955–1975 | 87.3 |
| 95 | Jenny Potter | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 1997–2011 | 87.3 |
| 96 | Alec Connell | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1924–1937 | 87.3 |
| 97 | Frank Mahovlich | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1956–1978 | 87.3 |
| 98 | Gerry Cheevers | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1961–1980 | 87.3 |
| 99 | Reg Noble | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1916–1933 | 87.3 |
| 100 | Doug Gilmour | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1983–2003 | 87.3 |
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How is this ranking calculated?
Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Who is included?
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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