The 15 Greatest Olympic Hockey Players of All Time

Two weeks every four years, with national anthems and no second chances: the Olympic tournament has made legends out of players who never won a Stanley Cup. Vote for the greatest Olympic hockey player.

1. 1
   Vladislav Tretiak

   Three Olympic golds in goal for the Soviet Union and the face of its dynasty.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Alex Ovechkin

   Played three Olympics for Russia, none of them a medal, and never got a fourth chance.
   917pts
3. 3
   Joe Sakic

   Named tournament MVP as Canada ended a 50-year gold drought in 2002.
   624pts
4. 4
   Mike Eruzione

   Captained the 1980 US team and scored the goal that beat the Soviets.
   624pts
5. 5
   Wayne Gretzky

   Captained Canada in 1998, the first Olympics open to NHL players, and left without a medal.
   397pts
6. 6
   Vyacheslav Fetisov

   Two Soviet golds on defence before he forced the door open to the NHL.
   397pts
7. 7
   Hayley Wickenheiser

   Four Olympic golds and the best women's forward of her era.
   397pts
8. 8
   Valeri Kharlamov

   The Soviet forward who terrified North America in the 1972 Summit Series.
   291pts
9. 9
   Sidney Crosby

   Scored the golden goal in overtime in Vancouver in 2010.
   291pts
10. 10
    Teemu Selanne

    Four Olympic medals for Finland and the tournament's all-time leading scorer.
    291pts
11. 11
    Marie-Philip Poulin

    Scored the gold-medal winner for Canada in 2010, 2014 and 2022.
    291pts
12. 12
    Cammi Granato

    Captained the US to the first women's Olympic gold in 1998.
    291pts
13. 13
    Dominik Hasek

    Allowed six goals in six games to win the Czech Republic gold in 1998.
    291pts
14. 14
    Jim Craig

    Kept the 1980 US team alive in goal through the Miracle on Ice.
    162pts
15. 15
    Anatoli Firsov

    Three Olympic golds and the leading scorer of two of those tournaments.
    162pts