If Eminem played hockey: right wing, rated 80

Eminem as a hockey player: scouting report

Eminem plays right wing, and his home city tells you he belongs on skates: he came up in Detroit, the city that calls itself Hockeytown. He made his name in the local rap battle scene, where you had to deliver on the first try with the whole room watching, and that is the job of a winger with a quick release. Shooting is one of the two best marks on his card, so he can beat a goalie from the circle in a single motion.

His strongest rating is goaltending, which describes a winger who sees the whole play and reads where the puck is headed. His lyrics are famous for complex rhyme patterns delivered at high speed, as on Rap God, and that mental quickness shows up when he has to decide in a split second whether to shoot or pass. Lose Yourself won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, the first rap song to take that award, and the film 8 Mile was built around performing under pressure. His passing is level with his shot, so he can feed a teammate as well as finish, and his skating and defense are both solid.

Physical play is the weakest part of his card. He will not beat many defensemen in board battles, so pair him with a heavy center who can win pucks and get them to him on his strong side. Goalie is his next best spot, close behind his wing rating, and center is a reasonable third. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022 and performed in the Super Bowl halftime show that same year. Draft him as a second line scorer and put him on the power play, where his quick release gets the most room.

Plays like A quick release winger with a goalie's read of the ice

Put Eminem in your lineup

8 rolls, a starting six and a bench, 82 games. Can you go 82-0? Free, no account.