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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251

Henrik Sedin

82.4

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

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

Athlete: Henrik Sedin

252

Maria Rooth

82.4

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1995–2011
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Maria Rooth

253

Ryan Miller

82.4

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2002–2021
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Ryan Miller

254

Edgar Laprade

82.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1945–1955
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Edgar Laprade

255

Henrik Zetterberg

82.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1999–2018
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Henrik Zetterberg

256

Niklas Kronwall

82.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2000–2019
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Niklas Kronwall

257

Rick Middleton

82.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1974–1988
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Rick Middleton

258

Fernie Flaman

82.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1944–1961
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Fernie Flaman

259

Réjean Houle

82.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1969–1983
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Réjean Houle

260

Dino Ciccarelli

82.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1980–1999
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Dino Ciccarelli

261

Clark Gillies

82.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1974–1988
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Clark Gillies

262

Dan Bain

82.0

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1895–1902
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Dan Bain

263

Joe Hall

81.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1905–1919
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Joe Hall

264

Harry Howell

81.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1952–1976
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Harry Howell

265

Miroslav Šatan

81.8

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1992–2015
Country: 🇸🇰 Slovakia

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Miroslav Šatan

266

Angela Ruggiero

81.6

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1997–2011
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Angela Ruggiero

267

Mike Grant

81.4

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1893–1902
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Mike Grant

268

Hobey Baker

81.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1910–1917
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Hobey Baker

269

Lynn Patrick

81.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1934–1946
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Lynn Patrick

270

Herb Carnegie

81.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1944–1954
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Herb Carnegie

271

Red Horner

81.2

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1928–1940
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Red Horner

272

Auston Matthews

81.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Auston Matthews

273

Emma Eliasson

81.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2004–2019
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Emma Eliasson

274

Bill Gadsby

81.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1946–1966
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Bill Gadsby

275

Bobby Baun

81.0

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1956–1973
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Bobby Baun

276

Petra Nieminen

81.0

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2014–active
Country: 🇫🇮 Finland

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

Athlete: Petra Nieminen

277

Arthur Farrell

81.0

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1897–1901
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Arthur Farrell

278

Miikka Kiprusoff

80.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1999–2013
Country: 🇫🇮 Finland

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Miikka Kiprusoff

279

George McNamara

80.5

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1907–1917
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: George McNamara

280

Red Dutton

80.5

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1926–1936
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Red Dutton

281

Daniel Alfredsson

80.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1994–2014
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Daniel Alfredsson

282

Rusty Crawford

80.2

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1912–1929
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Rusty Crawford

283

Tom Hooper

80.2

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1902–1908
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Tom Hooper

284

Ulf Samuelsson

80.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1983–2000
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Ulf Samuelsson

285

Sara Grahn

80.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2006–2022
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Sara Grahn

286

Gordie Drillon

80.0

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1936–1943
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Gordie Drillon

287

Dickie Boon

79.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1897–1905
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Dickie Boon

288

Erik Karlsson

79.7

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

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Erik Karlsson

289

Pavel Bure

79.5

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1987–2003
Country: 🇷🇺 Russia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Pavel Bure

290

Anna Borgqvist

79.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2006–2019
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Anna Borgqvist

291

Cindy Curley

79.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1986–1992
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 60.0

Athlete: Cindy Curley

292

Marián Gáborík

79.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2000–2018
Country: 🇸🇰 Slovakia

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Marián Gáborík

293

Steamer Maxwell

79.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1909–1917
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Steamer Maxwell

294

Fanny Rask

79.0

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2007–2021
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Fanny Rask

295

Marja-Leena Ihatsu

78.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1988–2000
Country: 🇫🇮 Finland

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Marja-Leena Ihatsu

296

Erika Grahm

78.2

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2008–2019
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Erika Grahm

297

Emma Nuutinen

78.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇫🇮 Finland

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Emma Nuutinen

298

Markus Näslund

77.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1991–2009
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

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

Athlete: Markus Näslund

299

Herb Gardiner

77.5

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1908–1929
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Herb Gardiner

300

Katarína Mrázová

77.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2008–active
Country: 🇸🇰 Slovakia

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 68.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Katarína Mrázová

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
251	Henrik Sedin	Ice Hockey	🇸🇪 Sweden	1997–2018	82.4
252	Maria Rooth	Ice Hockey	🇸🇪 Sweden	1995–2011	82.4
253	Ryan Miller	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	2002–2021	82.4
254	Edgar Laprade	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1945–1955	82.3
255	Henrik Zetterberg	Ice Hockey	🇸🇪 Sweden	1999–2018	82.1
256	Niklas Kronwall	Ice Hockey	🇸🇪 Sweden	2000–2019	82.1
257	Rick Middleton	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1974–1988	82.1
258	Fernie Flaman	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1944–1961	82.1
259	Réjean Houle	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1969–1983	82.1
260	Dino Ciccarelli	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1980–1999	82.1
261	Clark Gillies	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1974–1988	82.1
262	Dan Bain	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1895–1902	82.0
263	Joe Hall	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1905–1919	81.9
264	Harry Howell	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1952–1976	81.9
265	Miroslav Šatan	Ice Hockey	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1992–2015	81.8
266	Angela Ruggiero	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1997–2011	81.6
267	Mike Grant	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1893–1902	81.4
268	Hobey Baker	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1910–1917	81.3
269	Lynn Patrick	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1934–1946	81.3
270	Herb Carnegie	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1944–1954	81.3
271	Red Horner	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1928–1940	81.2
272	Auston Matthews	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	2016–active	81.1
273	Emma Eliasson	Ice Hockey	🇸🇪 Sweden	2004–2019	81.1
274	Bill Gadsby	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1946–1966	81.1
275	Bobby Baun	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1956–1973	81.0
276	Petra Nieminen	Ice Hockey	🇫🇮 Finland	2014–active	81.0
277	Arthur Farrell	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1897–1901	81.0
278	Miikka Kiprusoff	Ice Hockey	🇫🇮 Finland	1999–2013	80.9
279	George McNamara	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1907–1917	80.5
280	Red Dutton	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1926–1936	80.5
281	Daniel Alfredsson	Ice Hockey	🇸🇪 Sweden	1994–2014	80.3
282	Rusty Crawford	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1912–1929	80.2
283	Tom Hooper	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1902–1908	80.2
284	Ulf Samuelsson	Ice Hockey	🇸🇪 Sweden	1983–2000	80.1
285	Sara Grahn	Ice Hockey	🇸🇪 Sweden	2006–2022	80.1
286	Gordie Drillon	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1936–1943	80.0
287	Dickie Boon	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1897–1905	79.9
288	Erik Karlsson	Ice Hockey	🇸🇪 Sweden	2009–active	79.7
289	Pavel Bure	Ice Hockey	🇷🇺 Russia	1987–2003	79.5
290	Anna Borgqvist	Ice Hockey	🇸🇪 Sweden	2006–2019	79.3
291	Cindy Curley	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1986–1992	79.3
292	Marián Gáborík	Ice Hockey	🇸🇰 Slovakia	2000–2018	79.3
293	Steamer Maxwell	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1909–1917	79.3
294	Fanny Rask	Ice Hockey	🇸🇪 Sweden	2007–2021	79.0
295	Marja-Leena Ihatsu	Ice Hockey	🇫🇮 Finland	1988–2000	78.9
296	Erika Grahm	Ice Hockey	🇸🇪 Sweden	2008–2019	78.2
297	Emma Nuutinen	Ice Hockey	🇫🇮 Finland	2013–active	78.1
298	Markus Näslund	Ice Hockey	🇸🇪 Sweden	1991–2009	77.9
299	Herb Gardiner	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1908–1929	77.5
300	Katarína Mrázová	Ice Hockey	🇸🇰 Slovakia	2008–active	77.3

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