HOH Top 60 Goaltenders of All Time (2024 Edition)

[Dr John Carlson]

The following is the still-ongoing list of the top goaltenders from all of hockey history, as determined by the History of Hockey community at HFBoards:

Rank​	Name​	Height​	Weight​	Born​	Career​	Nationality​	Birthplace​
1​	Dominik Hasek​	6'1"​	166​	1965​	1980-2011​	Czech​	Paradubice, CZE​
2​	Patrick Roy​	6'2"​	190​	1965​	1985-2003​	Canadian​	Quebec City, QC​
3​	Jacques Plante​	6'0"​	175​	1929​	1949-1975​	Canadian​	Shawinigan Falls, QC​
4​	Terry Sawchuk​	5'11"​	195​	1929​	1948-1970​	Canadian​	Winnipeg, MB​
5​	Martin Brodeur​	6'2"​	220​	1972​	1992-2015​	Canadian​	Montreal, QC​
6​	Glenn Hall​	5'11"​	180​	1931​	1951-1971​	Canadian​	Humboldt, SK​
7​	Vladislav Tretiak​	6'0"​	200​	1952​	1968-1984​	Russian​	Orudyevo, USSR​
8​	Ken Dryden​	6'3"​	207​	1947​	1969-1979​	Canadian​	Hamilton, ON​
9​	Frank Brimsek​	5'9"​	170​	1915​	1938-1950​	American​	Eveleth, MN​
10​	Georges Vezina​	5'6"​	185​	1887​	1910-1926​	Canadian​	Chicoutimi, QC​
11​	Charlie Gardiner​	6'0"​	176​	1904​	1926-1934​	Canadian​	Edinburgh, SCO​
12​	Henrik Lundqvist​	6'1"​	182​	1982​	2000-2020​	Swedish​	Are, SWE​
13​	Bill Durnan​	6'0"​	190​	1916​	1933-1950​	Canadian​	Toronto, ON​
14​	Ed Belfour​	6'0"​	214​	1965​	1987-2007​	Canadian​	Carman, MB​
15​	Andrei Vasilevskiy​	6'4"​	228​	1994​	2012-Present​	Russian​	Tyumen, RUS​
16​	Johnny Bower​	5'11"​	189​	1924​	1945-1969​	Canadian​	Prince Albert, SK​
17​	Bernie Parent​	5'10"​	170​	1945​	1965-1979​	Canadian​	Montreal, QC​
18​	Clint Benedict​	6'0"​	165​	1892​	1913-1930​	Canadian​	Ottawa, ON​
19​	Roberto Luongo​	6'3"​	217​	1979​	2000-2019​	Canadian​	Montreal, QC​
20​	Turk Broda​	5'9"​	180​	1914​	1936-1951​	Canadian​	Brandon, MB​
21​	Carey Price​	6'3"​	217​	1987​	2007-2022​	Canadian​	Vancouver, BC​
22​	Connor Hellebuyck​	6'4"​	207​	1993​	2014-Present​	American​	Commerce, MI​
23​	Hugh Lehman​	5'8"​	168​	1885​	1906-1927​	Canadian​	Pembroke, ON​
24​	Jiri Holecek​	5'11"​	163​	1944​	1963-1978​	Czech​	Prague, CZE​
25​	Roy Worters​	5'3"​	135​	1900​	1922-1937​	Canadian​	Toronto, ON​
26​	Tiny Thompson​	5'10"​	160​	1903​	1924-1940​	Canadian​	Sandon, BC​
27​	Billy Smith​	5'10"​	185​	1950​	1970-1989​	Canadian​	Perth, ON​

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[amnesiac]

Hasek rightfully #1 this time around!

 

[ItsFineImFine]

Was Luongo better than Price? I dunno maybe in terms of longevity sure but I thought Price was the better goalie once he got going in his career and became the clear no1.

 

[MXD]

Was Luongo better than Price? I dunno maybe in terms of longevity sure but I thought Price was the better goalie once he got going in his career and became the clear no1.

That's essentially the gist of it.

 

[VistamarCroissants]

1 Tretiak
2 Plante
3 Sawchuk
4 Hasek
5 Roy

 

[Stephen]

Unhappy to see Henrik Lundqvist ahead of Ed Belfour.

This feels proportionately incorrect as Belfour played more games, won more games, a 2 to 1 Vezina advantage, a Stanley Cup and 3 finals appearances to 1.

 

[Michael Farkas]

This feels proportionately incorrect as Belfour played more games, won more games, a 2 to 1 Vezina advantage, a Stanley Cup and 3 finals appearances to 1.

This feels very binary. If this was the approach, this winner take all scenario, I feel like the list would look entirely random...

 

[Stephen]

This feels very binary. If this was the approach, this winner take all scenario, I feel like the list would look entirely random...

I just don't see a case for Lundqvist being ahead of Belfour, especially when they're ranked so closely beside one another. But it's a vote, what can you do?