- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2000–2020
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
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
- 2001–2016
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1999–2019
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1928–1939
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1936–1955
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1996–2022
- Country
- 🇸🇰 Slovakia
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1997–2022
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- 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
- 1921–1934
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1906–1924
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1974–1995
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1912–1926
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1926–1937
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1893–1899
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1947–1965
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1924–1938
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1910–1925
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- 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
- 1975–1995
- Country
- 🇸🇰 Slovakia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1972–1985
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1943–1950
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1994–2010
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1996–2021
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1994–2016
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- 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
- 1935–1949
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- 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
- 1900–1915
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1899–1904
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1990–2011
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1995–2015
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1922–1933
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1997–2018
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1915–1932
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1904–1918
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1940–1954
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1953–1971
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1989–2009
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2005–2021
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1906–1916
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1941–1951
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1909–1918
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1970–1993
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Henrik Lundqvist | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2000–2020 | 84.5 |
| 202 | Kim Martin | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2001–2016 | 84.4 |
| 203 | Roberto Luongo | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1999–2019 | 84.4 |
| 204 | Herbie Lewis | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1928–1939 | 84.4 |
| 205 | Milt Schmidt | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1936–1955 | 84.3 |
| 206 | Zdeno Chára | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 1996–2022 | 84.1 |
| 207 | Joe Thornton | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1997–2022 | 84.1 |
| 208 | Harry Hyland | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1908–1918 | 84.1 |
| 209 | George Hay | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1921–1934 | 84.1 |
| 210 | Tommy Dunderdale | Ice Hockey | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1906–1924 | 84.1 |
| 211 | Kent Nilsson | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1974–1995 | 84 |
| 212 | Sarah Nurse | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2013–— | 84 |
| 213 | Harry Cameron | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1912–1926 | 84 |
| 214 | Bun Cook | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1926–1937 | 84 |
| 215 | Graham Drinkwater | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1893–1899 | 84 |
| 216 | Tom Johnson | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1947–1965 | 83.8 |
| 217 | Hap Day | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1924–1938 | 83.8 |
| 218 | Georges Vézina | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1910–1925 | 83.7 |
| 219 | Cam Neely | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1983–1996 | 83.7 |
| 220 | Peter Šťastný | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 1975–1995 | 83.6 |
| 221 | Steve Shutt | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1972–1985 | 83.6 |
| 222 | Bill Durnan | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1943–1950 | 83.6 |
| 223 | Paul Kariya | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1994–2010 | 83.6 |
| 224 | Pavel Datsyuk | Ice Hockey | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1996–2021 | 83.5 |
| 225 | Steven Stamkos | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2008–— | 83.5 |
| 226 | Patrik Eliáš | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 1994–2016 | 83.4 |
| 227 | Joe Mullen | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 1979–1997 | 83.4 |
| 228 | Neil Colville | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1935–1949 | 83.4 |
| 229 | Noora Räty | Ice Hockey | 🇫🇮 Finland | 2006–— | 83.3 |
| 230 | Ace Bailey | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1926–1933 | 83.3 |
| 231 | Jimmy Gardner | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1900–1915 | 83.3 |
| 232 | Bouse Hutton | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1899–1904 | 83.2 |
| 233 | Peter Forsberg | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1990–2011 | 83.1 |
| 234 | Jonathan Toews | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2007–— | 83.1 |
| 235 | Erika Holst | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1995–2015 | 83.1 |
| 236 | Susanna Tapani | Ice Hockey | 🇫🇮 Finland | 2010–— | 83.1 |
| 237 | Billy Burch | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1922–1933 | 83.1 |
| 238 | Daniel Sedin | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1997–2018 | 83 |
| 239 | Moose Goheen | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 1915–1932 | 83 |
| 240 | Jack Laviolette | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1904–1918 | 83 |
| 241 | Nathan MacKinnon | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2013–— | 82.9 |
| 242 | Max Bentley | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1940–1954 | 82.9 |
| 243 | Al Arbour | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1953–1971 | 82.9 |
| 244 | Mats Sundin | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1989–2009 | 82.8 |
| 245 | Pernilla Winberg | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2005–2021 | 82.7 |
| 246 | Percy LeSueur | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1906–1916 | 82.7 |
| 247 | Victor Hedman | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2007–— | 82.6 |
| 248 | Buddy O'Connor | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1941–1951 | 82.6 |
| 249 | Frank Patrick | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1909–1918 | 82.6 |
| 250 | Börje Salming | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1970–1993 | 82.5 |
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