- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1973–1988
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
GOAT Rank · 312
Greatest Ice Hockey athletes of all time
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
- 1926–1938
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1971–1989
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1987–2009
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- 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
- 1923–1937
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- 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
- 1999–2011
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1917–1930
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- 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
- 2007–2020
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1917–1929
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1983–1998
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- 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
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2002–2022
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1980–2000
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1938–1954
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1936–1952
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1955–1978
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- 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
- 2000–2018
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1913–1923
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1942–1957
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1986–2007
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1902–1919
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1931–1942
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1927–1940
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1917–1932
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1982–2004
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1932–1952
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1986–2012
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- 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
- 1949–1974
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1976–1990
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1915–1929
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- 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
- 1901–1911
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1922–1938
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1970–1987
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1966–1983
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1954–1972
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1951–1970
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- 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
- 1908–1928
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | Denis Potvin | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1973–1988 | 85.9 |
| 152 | Ching Johnson | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1926–1938 | 85.9 |
| 153 | Marcel Dionne | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1971–1989 | 85.8 |
| 154 | Brendan Shanahan | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1987–2009 | 85.8 |
| 155 | Jack Darragh | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1910–1924 | 85.8 |
| 156 | Patrick Kane | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 2007–— | 85.7 |
| 157 | Mark Recchi | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1988–2011 | 85.7 |
| 158 | Sylvio Mantha | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1923–1937 | 85.7 |
| 159 | Jari Kurri | Ice Hockey | 🇫🇮 Finland | 1977–1998 | 85.6 |
| 160 | Natalie Darwitz | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 1999–2011 | 85.6 |
| 161 | Frank Nighbor | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1917–1930 | 85.6 |
| 162 | Babe Dye | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1919–1931 | 85.6 |
| 163 | Meghan Duggan | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 2007–2020 | 85.5 |
| 164 | Cy Denneny | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1917–1929 | 85.5 |
| 165 | Pat LaFontaine | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 1983–1998 | 85.5 |
| 166 | Harry Oliver | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1921–1937 | 85.5 |
| 167 | Hilary Knight | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 2007–— | 85.4 |
| 168 | Duncan Keith | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2002–2022 | 85.4 |
| 169 | Guy Carbonneau | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1980–2000 | 85.4 |
| 170 | Sid Abel | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1938–1954 | 85.4 |
| 171 | Turk Broda | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1936–1952 | 85.4 |
| 172 | Johnny Bucyk | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1955–1978 | 85.4 |
| 173 | Mike Bossy | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1977–1987 | 85.3 |
| 174 | Julie Chu | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 2000–2018 | 85.3 |
| 175 | Michelle Karvinen | Ice Hockey | 🇫🇮 Finland | 2008–— | 85.2 |
| 176 | Eddie Gerard | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1913–1923 | 85.2 |
| 177 | Ted Kennedy | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1942–1957 | 85.1 |
| 178 | Joe Nieuwendyk | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1986–2007 | 85.1 |
| 179 | Si Griffis | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1902–1919 | 85.1 |
| 180 | Art Coulter | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1931–1942 | 85.1 |
| 181 | Marty Barry | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1927–1940 | 85.1 |
| 182 | Georges Boucher | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1917–1932 | 85.1 |
| 183 | Scott Stevens | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1982–2004 | 85 |
| 184 | Jenni Hiirikoski | Ice Hockey | 🇫🇮 Finland | 2005–— | 85 |
| 185 | James E. Norris | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1932–1952 | 85 |
| 186 | Sergei Fedorov | Ice Hockey | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1986–2012 | 84.9 |
| 187 | Håkan Loob | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1979–1996 | 84.9 |
| 188 | Tim Horton | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1949–1974 | 84.9 |
| 189 | Bernie Federko | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1976–1990 | 84.9 |
| 190 | Duke Keats | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1915–1929 | 84.9 |
| 191 | Glenn Anderson | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1980–1996 | 84.8 |
| 192 | Riley Hern | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1901–1911 | 84.8 |
| 193 | Aurel Joliat | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1922–1938 | 84.7 |
| 194 | Gilbert Perreault | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1970–1987 | 84.7 |
| 195 | Serge Savard | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1966–1983 | 84.6 |
| 196 | Dick Duff | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1954–1972 | 84.6 |
| 197 | Leo Boivin | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1951–1970 | 84.6 |
| 198 | Billy Gilmour | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1902–1916 | 84.6 |
| 199 | Bobby Bauer | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1936–1952 | 84.6 |
| 200 | Hughie Lehman | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1908–1928 | 84.6 |
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