- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Canada
- Peak
- 70.6
- Dominance
- 48.3
- Statistics
- 70.6
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 69.8
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
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Finland
- Peak
- 71.5
- Dominance
- 48.8
- Statistics
- 71.8
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 66.6
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Finland
- Peak
- 74.6
- Dominance
- 50.3
- Statistics
- 73.9
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 60.2
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🏳️ United States
- Peak
- 68.2
- Dominance
- 47.1
- Statistics
- 70.2
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 73.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🏳️ United States
- Peak
- 73.7
- Dominance
- 49.9
- Statistics
- 73.3
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 60.2
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Sweden
- Peak
- 65.3
- Dominance
- 45.6
- Statistics
- 72.4
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Sweden
- Peak
- 65.2
- Dominance
- 45.6
- Statistics
- 71.5
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Sweden
- Peak
- 67.3
- Dominance
- 49.6
- Statistics
- 69.0
- Honours
- 32.0
- Longevity
- 63.4
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🏳️ United States
- Peak
- 67.6
- Dominance
- 46.8
- Statistics
- 71.8
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 69.8
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Canada
- Peak
- 68.6
- Dominance
- 50.3
- Statistics
- 68.1
- Honours
- 32.0
- Longevity
- 60.2
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Canada
- Peak
- 70.4
- Dominance
- 54.2
- Statistics
- 67.7
- Honours
- 38.0
- Longevity
- 47.4
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Canada
- Peak
- 68.2
- Dominance
- 50.1
- Statistics
- 68.3
- Honours
- 32.0
- Longevity
- 60.2
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🏳️ United States
- Peak
- 74.0
- Dominance
- 50.0
- Statistics
- 73.1
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 57.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Finland
- Peak
- 73.2
- Dominance
- 49.6
- Statistics
- 73.5
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 57.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Canada
- Peak
- 68.6
- Dominance
- 47.3
- Statistics
- 70.0
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 66.6
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🏳️ United States
- Peak
- 73.1
- Dominance
- 49.5
- Statistics
- 73.0
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 57.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Canada
- Peak
- 63.0
- Dominance
- 44.5
- Statistics
- 68.7
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Canada
- Peak
- 72.7
- Dominance
- 49.4
- Statistics
- 71.4
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 57.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Russia
- Peak
- 68.2
- Dominance
- 50.1
- Statistics
- 68.1
- Honours
- 32.0
- Longevity
- 57.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Canada
- Peak
- 67.2
- Dominance
- 46.6
- Statistics
- 70.1
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 66.6
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Denmark
- Peak
- 69.8
- Dominance
- 47.9
- Statistics
- 72.1
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 60.2
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🏳️ United States
- Peak
- 68.6
- Dominance
- 47.3
- Statistics
- 70.1
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 63.4
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🏳️ United States
- Peak
- 60.2
- Dominance
- 49.1
- Statistics
- 66.0
- Honours
- 38.0
- Longevity
- 60.2
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🏳️ United States
- Peak
- 72.3
- Dominance
- 49.1
- Statistics
- 70.2
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 57.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🏳️ United States
- Peak
- 65.7
- Dominance
- 45.9
- Statistics
- 71.6
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 66.6
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🏳️ United States
- Peak
- 66.0
- Dominance
- 46.0
- Statistics
- 70.3
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 66.6
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Canada
- Peak
- 71.5
- Dominance
- 48.8
- Statistics
- 71.6
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 57.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Russia
- Peak
- 67.3
- Dominance
- 49.6
- Statistics
- 67.5
- Honours
- 32.0
- Longevity
- 57.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🏳️ United States
- Peak
- 64.6
- Dominance
- 48.3
- Statistics
- 65.2
- Honours
- 32.0
- Longevity
- 60.2
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Switzerland
- Peak
- 72.0
- Dominance
- 49.0
- Statistics
- 70.7
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 53.8
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🏳️ United States
- Peak
- 73.5
- Dominance
- 49.8
- Statistics
- 70.6
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 50.6
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Denmark
- Peak
- 58.8
- Dominance
- 42.4
- Statistics
- 69.7
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Germany
- Peak
- 62.8
- Dominance
- 44.4
- Statistics
- 67.7
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 69.8
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🏳️ United States
- Peak
- 64.9
- Dominance
- 48.5
- Statistics
- 66.5
- Honours
- 32.0
- Longevity
- 57.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Canada
- Peak
- 66.7
- Dominance
- 49.4
- Statistics
- 67.2
- Honours
- 32.0
- Longevity
- 53.8
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🏳️ United States
- Peak
- 60.2
- Dominance
- 43.1
- Statistics
- 66.9
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 73.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Canada
- Peak
- 70.4
- Dominance
- 48.2
- Statistics
- 66.5
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 57.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Canada
- Peak
- 72.8
- Dominance
- 49.4
- Statistics
- 70.0
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 50.6
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🏳️ United States
- Peak
- 63.6
- Dominance
- 44.8
- Statistics
- 67.8
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 66.6
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Canada
- Peak
- 74.3
- Dominance
- 50.1
- Statistics
- 70.5
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 47.4
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Russia
- Peak
- 53.4
- Dominance
- 42.7
- Statistics
- 63.9
- Honours
- 32.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Canada
- Peak
- 66.0
- Dominance
- 46.0
- Statistics
- 68.6
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 60.2
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Russia
- Peak
- 74.7
- Dominance
- 50.4
- Statistics
- 70.4
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 44.2
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Canada
- Peak
- 60.8
- Dominance
- 46.4
- Statistics
- 64.7
- Honours
- 32.0
- Longevity
- 60.2
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🏳️ United States
- Peak
- 52.2
- Dominance
- 42.1
- Statistics
- 63.2
- Honours
- 32.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Russia
- Peak
- 69.7
- Dominance
- 47.9
- Statistics
- 69.5
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 50.6
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Russia
- Peak
- 64.6
- Dominance
- 45.3
- Statistics
- 67.7
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 60.2
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Russia
- Peak
- 58.6
- Dominance
- 42.3
- Statistics
- 67.9
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 69.8
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Canada
- Peak
- 68.2
- Dominance
- 47.1
- Statistics
- 66.7
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 53.8
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🏳️ United States
- Peak
- 70.7
- Dominance
- 48.4
- Statistics
- 69.1
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 47.4
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 351 | Darcy Kuemper | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Canada | 2012–active | 55.9 |
| 352 | Teuvo Teräväinen | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Finland | 2013–active | 55.8 |
| 353 | Mikko Rantanen | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Finland | 2015–active | 55.8 |
| 354 | Jason Zucker | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ United States | 2011–active | 55.7 |
| 355 | Jack Eichel | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ United States | 2015–active | 55.5 |
| 356 | Mikael Backlund | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Sweden | 2008–active | 55.5 |
| 357 | Oliver Ekman-Larsson | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Sweden | 2010–active | 55.4 |
| 358 | André Burakovsky | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Sweden | 2014–active | 55.3 |
| 359 | Anders Lee | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ United States | 2012–active | 55.2 |
| 360 | Chandler Stephenson | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Canada | 2015–active | 55.0 |
| 361 | Carter Verhaeghe | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Canada | 2019–active | 54.9 |
| 362 | Yanni Gourde | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Canada | 2015–active | 54.9 |
| 363 | Kyle Connor | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ United States | 2016–active | 54.9 |
| 364 | Sebastian Aho | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Finland | 2016–active | 54.7 |
| 365 | Tom Wilson | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Canada | 2013–active | 54.6 |
| 366 | Jake Guentzel | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ United States | 2016–active | 54.5 |
| 367 | Tyler Myers | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Canada | 2009–active | 54.2 |
| 368 | Mathew Barzal | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Canada | 2016–active | 54.2 |
| 369 | Mikhail Sergachev | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Russia | 2016–active | 54.2 |
| 370 | Jake Allen | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Canada | 2012–active | 54.1 |
| 371 | Nikolaj Ehlers | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Denmark | 2015–active | 54.0 |
| 372 | Shayne Gostisbehere | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ United States | 2014–active | 53.9 |
| 373 | Jaccob Slavin | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ United States | 2015–active | 53.9 |
| 374 | Zach Werenski | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ United States | 2016–active | 53.9 |
| 375 | John Gibson | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ United States | 2013–active | 53.9 |
| 376 | Seth Jones | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ United States | 2013–active | 53.8 |
| 377 | Travis Konecny | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Canada | 2016–active | 53.8 |
| 378 | Ivan Barbashev | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Russia | 2016–active | 53.8 |
| 379 | Conor Sheary | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ United States | 2015–active | 53.2 |
| 380 | Nico Hischier | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Switzerland | 2017–active | 53.2 |
| 381 | Quinn Hughes | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ United States | 2018–active | 53.1 |
| 382 | Lars Eller | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Denmark | 2009–active | 53.0 |
| 383 | Philipp Grubauer | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Germany | 2012–active | 53.0 |
| 384 | Blake Coleman | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ United States | 2016–active | 52.9 |
| 385 | Anthony Cirelli | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Canada | 2017–active | 52.9 |
| 386 | Marcus Foligno | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ United States | 2011–active | 52.7 |
| 387 | Brandon Montour | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Canada | 2016–active | 52.7 |
| 388 | Robert Thomas | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Canada | 2018–active | 52.7 |
| 389 | Jacob Trouba | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ United States | 2013–active | 52.6 |
| 390 | Nick Suzuki | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Canada | 2019–active | 52.6 |
| 391 | Dmitry Kulikov | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Russia | 2009–active | 52.3 |
| 392 | Shea Theodore | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Canada | 2015–active | 52.2 |
| 393 | Kirill Kaprizov | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Russia | 2020–active | 52.1 |
| 394 | Evan Rodrigues | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Canada | 2015–active | 51.9 |
| 395 | Ian Cole | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ United States | 2010–active | 51.8 |
| 396 | Andrei Svechnikov | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Russia | 2018–active | 51.7 |
| 397 | Valeri Nichushkin | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Russia | 2013–active | 51.6 |
| 398 | Dmitry Orlov | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Russia | 2011–active | 51.6 |
| 399 | Vince Dunn | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Canada | 2017–active | 51.4 |
| 400 | Adam Fox | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ United States | 2019–active | 51.3 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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