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.

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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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201

Herbie Lewis

84.4

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1928–1939
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Herbie Lewis

202

Milt Schmidt

84.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1936–1955
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Milt Schmidt

203

Zdeno Chára

84.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1996–2022
Country: 🇸🇰 Slovakia

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Zdeno Chára

204

Joe Thornton

84.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1997–2022
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Joe Thornton

205

Harry Hyland

84.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1908–1918
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Harry Hyland

206

George Hay

84.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1921–1934
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: George Hay

207

Tommy Dunderdale

84.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1906–1924
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Tommy Dunderdale

208

Kent Nilsson

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

Athlete: Kent Nilsson

209

Sarah Nurse

84.0

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Sarah Nurse

210

Harry Cameron

84.0

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1912–1926
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Harry Cameron

211

Bun Cook

84.0

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

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Bun Cook

212

Graham Drinkwater

84.0

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1893–1899
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Graham Drinkwater

213

Tom Johnson

83.8

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1947–1965
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Tom Johnson

214

Hap Day

83.8

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1924–1938
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Hap Day

215

Georges Vézina

83.7

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1910–1925
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Georges Vézina

216

Cam Neely

83.7

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1983–1996
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Cam Neely

217

Peter Šťastný

83.6

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1975–1995
Country: 🇸🇰 Slovakia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Peter Šťastný

218

Steve Shutt

83.6

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1972–1985
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Steve Shutt

219

Bill Durnan

83.6

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1943–1950
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 58.0

Athlete: Bill Durnan

220

Paul Kariya

83.6

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1994–2010
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Paul Kariya

221

Pavel Datsyuk

83.5

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1996–2021
Country: 🇷🇺 Russia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Pavel Datsyuk

222

Steven Stamkos

83.5

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2008–active
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Steven Stamkos

223

Patrik Eliáš

83.4

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1994–2016
Country: 🇨🇿 Czech Republic

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Patrik Eliáš

224

Joe Mullen

83.4

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1979–1997
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Joe Mullen

225

Neil Colville

83.4

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1935–1949
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Neil Colville

226

Noora Räty

83.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2006–active
Country: 🇫🇮 Finland

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Noora Räty

227

Ace Bailey

83.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1926–1933
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Ace Bailey

228

Jimmy Gardner

83.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1900–1915
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Jimmy Gardner

229

Bouse Hutton

83.2

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1899–1904
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Bouse Hutton

230

Peter Forsberg

83.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1990–2011
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Peter Forsberg

231

Jonathan Toews

83.1

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

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Jonathan Toews

232

Erika Holst

83.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1995–2015
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Erika Holst

233

Susanna Tapani

83.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2010–active
Country: 🇫🇮 Finland

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Susanna Tapani

234

Billy Burch

83.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1922–1933
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Billy Burch

235

Daniel Sedin

83.0

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1997–2018
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Daniel Sedin

236

Moose Goheen

83.0

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1915–1932
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Moose Goheen

237

Jack Laviolette

83.0

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1904–1918
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Jack Laviolette

238

Nathan MacKinnon

82.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Nathan MacKinnon

239

Max Bentley

82.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1940–1954
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Max Bentley

240

Al Arbour

82.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1953–1971
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Al Arbour

241

Mats Sundin

82.8

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1989–2009
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Mats Sundin

242

Pernilla Winberg

82.7

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2005–2021
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Pernilla Winberg

243

Percy LeSueur

82.7

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1906–1916
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Percy LeSueur

244

Victor Hedman

82.6

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2007–active
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Victor Hedman

245

Buddy O'Connor

82.6

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1941–1951
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Buddy O'Connor

246

Frank Patrick

82.6

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1909–1918
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Frank Patrick

247

Börje Salming

82.5

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1970–1993
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Börje Salming

248

Leon Draisaitl

82.5

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2014–active
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Leon Draisaitl

249

Kevin Lowe

82.5

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1979–1998
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Kevin Lowe

250

Dick Irvin

82.5

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1916–1929
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Dick Irvin

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
201	Herbie Lewis	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1928–1939	84.4
202	Milt Schmidt	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1936–1955	84.3
203	Zdeno Chára	Ice Hockey	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1996–2022	84.1
204	Joe Thornton	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1997–2022	84.1
205	Harry Hyland	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1908–1918	84.1
206	George Hay	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1921–1934	84.1
207	Tommy Dunderdale	Ice Hockey	🇦🇺 Australia	1906–1924	84.1
208	Kent Nilsson	Ice Hockey	🇸🇪 Sweden	1974–1995	84.0
209	Sarah Nurse	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	2013–active	84.0
210	Harry Cameron	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1912–1926	84.0
211	Bun Cook	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1926–1937	84.0
212	Graham Drinkwater	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1893–1899	84.0
213	Tom Johnson	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1947–1965	83.8
214	Hap Day	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1924–1938	83.8
215	Georges Vézina	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1910–1925	83.7
216	Cam Neely	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1983–1996	83.7
217	Peter Šťastný	Ice Hockey	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1975–1995	83.6
218	Steve Shutt	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1972–1985	83.6
219	Bill Durnan	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1943–1950	83.6
220	Paul Kariya	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1994–2010	83.6
221	Pavel Datsyuk	Ice Hockey	🇷🇺 Russia	1996–2021	83.5
222	Steven Stamkos	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	2008–active	83.5
223	Patrik Eliáš	Ice Hockey	🇨🇿 Czech Republic	1994–2016	83.4
224	Joe Mullen	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1979–1997	83.4
225	Neil Colville	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1935–1949	83.4
226	Noora Räty	Ice Hockey	🇫🇮 Finland	2006–active	83.3
227	Ace Bailey	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1926–1933	83.3
228	Jimmy Gardner	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1900–1915	83.3
229	Bouse Hutton	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1899–1904	83.2
230	Peter Forsberg	Ice Hockey	🇸🇪 Sweden	1990–2011	83.1
231	Jonathan Toews	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	2007–active	83.1
232	Erika Holst	Ice Hockey	🇸🇪 Sweden	1995–2015	83.1
233	Susanna Tapani	Ice Hockey	🇫🇮 Finland	2010–active	83.1
234	Billy Burch	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1922–1933	83.1
235	Daniel Sedin	Ice Hockey	🇸🇪 Sweden	1997–2018	83.0
236	Moose Goheen	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1915–1932	83.0
237	Jack Laviolette	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1904–1918	83.0
238	Nathan MacKinnon	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	2013–active	82.9
239	Max Bentley	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1940–1954	82.9
240	Al Arbour	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1953–1971	82.9
241	Mats Sundin	Ice Hockey	🇸🇪 Sweden	1989–2009	82.8
242	Pernilla Winberg	Ice Hockey	🇸🇪 Sweden	2005–2021	82.7
243	Percy LeSueur	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1906–1916	82.7
244	Victor Hedman	Ice Hockey	🇸🇪 Sweden	2007–active	82.6
245	Buddy O'Connor	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1941–1951	82.6
246	Frank Patrick	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1909–1918	82.6
247	Börje Salming	Ice Hockey	🇸🇪 Sweden	1970–1993	82.5
248	Leon Draisaitl	Ice Hockey	🇩🇪 Germany	2014–active	82.5
249	Kevin Lowe	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1979–1998	82.5
250	Dick Irvin	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1916–1929	82.5

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