- Bobby Orr
Robert Gordon "Bobby" Orr, OC (born March 20, 1948 in Parry Sound, Ontario) is a retired Canadian ice hockey defenceman, and is considered to be one of the greatest hockey players of all time. He played for the NHL teams Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks. - Pat Egan
Pat Egan (born April 26, 1918 in Blackie, Alberta, Canada) is a retired Canadian ice hockey defenceman. Egan started his National Hockey League career with the New York Americans in 1939. He would also play for the Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins and New York Rangers. He retired after the 1951 season. In 1942, he was a member of the NHL All-Star Team. - Luc Bourdon
Luc Bourdon (born on February 16, 1987 in Shippagan, New Brunswick) is a highly touted Canadian hockey defenceman, and is widely predicted to become a high ranking defender in the National Hockey League. Bourdon's hometown is Shippagan, New Brunswick and he listed as 6'2", and weighs in at 210 pounds. He is ranked 6th among North American skaters according to the NHL's Central Scouting Service. He played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for the Val-d'Or Foreurs, … - Scott Niedermayer
Robert Scott Niedermayer (born August 31, 1973, in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman, currently playing for and captaining the NHL's Anaheim Ducks. Niedermayer is known for his outstanding skating stride, and knack for leading or joining the offensive rush. Standing 6 ft 1 in (185 cm), 200 pounds (91 kg), Niedermayer is considered to be one of the top defensemen in the league. Though he was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Niedermayer grew up in Cranbrook, … - Art Ross
Arthur Howey Ross was a Canadian ice hockey executive and defenceman in the National Hockey League and its predecessor, the National Hockey Association. Born in Naughton, Ontario, Ross grew up in Montreal where he played junior hockey. In 1905, he joined the Brandon Elks in Manitoba and in 1907 won the Stanley Cup as a member of the Kenora Thistles. - Marc Staal
Marc John Staal, (born January 13, 1987 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada) is an ice hockey player born to Henry and Linda Staal. Staal plays for the Sudbury Wolves in the Ontario Hockey League where he is the team's captain. He was drafted by the New York Rangers in 2005 NHL Entry Draft in the 1st round, 12th pick overall. Staal played for Team Canada in the 2006 and 2007 IIHF World Junior Ice Hockey Championships bringing home gold both times. - Dion Phaneuf
Dion Phaneuf (born April 10, 1985 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) is a professional Canadian ice hockey defenceman. He is the son of Paul and Amber Phaneuf and has one younger brother, Dane. - Marc-Edouard Vlasic
Marc-Edouard Vlasic (born March 30, 1987 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman of Croatian origins that is playing professional hockey with the San Jose Sharks of the NHL. He was a second-round pick, 35th overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. He has played the last 3 seasons with the Quebec Remparts, including the 2005-06 season, a season in which he had a breakout year. Vlasic scored 16 goals and 73 points. The team also won the Memorial Cup. - Al MacInnis
Allan "Al" MacInnis (born July 11, 1963 in Port Hood, Nova Scotia, Canada) is a Hall of Fame Hockey defenceman who played 23 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Calgary Flames and St. Louis Blues. MacInnis spent his teen years in Kitchener, Ontario and attended Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational School. In November 2006, he was appointed Vice President of Hockey Operations by Blues President John Davidson. - Scott Stevens
Ronald Scott Stevens (born 1 April 1964, in Kitchener, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League. He was the captain of the New Jersey Devils and is among the NHL's all-time leaders in games played (both in the regular season and in the Stanley Cup playoffs). He is generally regarded as one of the best "stay-at-home" defencemen to ever play in the NHL. He was voted into the Hall of Fame on June 28, 2007. - Harry Howell
Henry Vernon (Harry) Howell (born December 28, 1932 in Hamilton, Ontario) was a Canadian professional hockey player and longtime star for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League. A stalwart, stay at home defenseman, in 1967 Howell was the last player in the pre-expansion era to win the Norris Trophy, and famously (and prophetically) said that he was glad he won the trophy then, because Bobby Orr would from then on forward. - Paul Coffey
Paul Douglas Coffey (born June 1 1961, in Weston, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman in the National Hockey League. Known for his speed and scoring prowess, Coffey ranks second all-time among NHL defensemen in career goals, assists, and points - Barry Gibbs
Barry Gibbs (born September 28, 1948 in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan) is a former professional ice hockey defenceman. - Aaron Ward
Aaron Ward (born 17 January, 1973 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada) is an ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Boston Bruins of the NHL. Ward was drafted 5th overall by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft out of the University of Michigan. Ward has played 632 career NHL games, scoring 35 goals and 80 assists for 115 points. Ward has won three Stanley Cups, two while playing for the Detroit Red Wings and one with the Hurricanes. - Glen Wesley
Glen Edwin Wesley (born 2 October, 1968 in Red Deer, Alberta) is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman, who currently plays for the Carolina Hurricanes of the NHL. He also played for the Boston Bruins, Hartford Whalers and Toronto Maple Leafs. Wesley was drafted 3rd overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. He has played in 1,311 career NHL games with the Bruins, Whalers/Hurricanes and Maple Leafs, scoring 126 goals, and 390 assists for 516 points. - Jason Strudwick
Jason Strudwick (born July 17, 1975 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a professional ice hockey defenceman currently who currently plays for the New York Rangers. He is a cousin of the NHL players Scott and Rob Niedermayer. Strudwick was drafted in the 3rd round, 63rd overall by the New York Islanders in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. He played his first NHL game with the Islanders against the Hartford Whalers on March 30, 1996. - Jacques Laperriere
Joseph Hughes "Jacques" Laperrière is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League. Lapierrre was recipient of the Calder Trophy in 1964 and the Norris Trophy in 1966. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1987. Jacques won the Stanley Cup six times in his career. He led the NHL in plus/minus in 1973, … - Brad Maxwell
Brad Maxwell (born July 8, 1957 in Brandon, Manitoba) was a professional ice hockey player renowned as a playmaking defenceman. After having won the Memorial Cup in 1977 as a member of the New Westminster Bruins, Maxwell was selected seventh overall in the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft by the Minnesota North Stars. He excelled for the North Stars throughout the early 1980s, recording 73 points in 78 games in his best season with the club in 1983-84. - Pierre Pilote
Joseph Albert Pierre Paul Pilote (born December 11, 1931 in Kenogami, Quebec) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. After playing junior hockey for the St. Catharines Teepees in the Ontario Hockey Association, Pierre played minor professional hockey for the Buffalo Bisons in the American Hockey League. Pilote played 890 games in the National Hockey League. - Kristopher Letang
Kristopher Letang (born April 24, 1987 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Val-d'Or Foreurs of the QMJHL. He was drafted in the 3rd round, 62nd overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins. <br> He was also a member of the gold-winning Team Canada at both the 2006 and the 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. He was captain of the 2007 team. - Bryan McCabe
Bryan McCabe (born June 8, 1975 in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada) is a defenceman for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League. - Pat Stapleton
Patrick James "Pat" Stapleton (born July 4, 1940 in Sarnia, Ontario) is a retired Canadian ice hockey defenceman who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League and the World Hockey Association. Stapleton is also known by the nickname of "Whitey". He is the father of Mike Stapleton, who had a lengthy career in the NHL as well. - Barry Beck
Barry Beck (born June 3, 1957 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a retired former professional ice hockey player who was drafted second overall in both the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft and the 1977 WHA Amateur Draft from the New Westminster Bruins. Beck helped the Bruins to the Memorial Cup in 1977. He opted to move to the NHL over the WHA, and began his career with the Colorado Rockies. He also played for the New York Rangers and Los Angeles Kings over the course of his career, … - Michel Therrien
Michel Therrien (born November 4, 1963 in Montreal, Quebec) is the current head coach of the National Hockey League's Pittsburgh Penguins, and a former head coach of the Montreal Canadiens. Therrien coached the Canadiens for three seasons, taking them to the Eastern Conference semi-finals in the 2002 Stanley Cup playoffs. He has also coached in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (including a Memorial Cup win in 1995-96) and the American Hockey League (AHL). - Al Arbour
Alger Joseph Arbour (born November 1, 1932 in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada) was a player and coach in the National Hockey League. - Ed Jovanovski
Ed Jovanovski is a Canadian professional hockey player of Ethnic Macedonian origin who plays in the National Hockey League for the Phoenix Coyotes. Jovanovski, whose parents immigrated to Canada from Yugoslavia, was drafted first overall by the Florida Panthers in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft and appeared in the Stanley Cup playoff finals with the Panthers in 1996. Known for his smooth skating, offensive flair and heavy body checks, Jovanovski was traded on January 17, … - Brian Engblom
Brian Engblom (b. January 27, 1955 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. Engblom played collegiately at the University of Wisconsin. He played his first NHL game in the 1977 Stanley Cup Playoffs with the Montreal Canadiens. He won three Stanley Cups, in 1977, 1978, and 1979 with the Canadiens before being traded to the Washington Capitals. He finished his career with stints playing with the Buffalo Sabres, Los Angeles Kings, … - Larry Robinson
Larry Clark Robinson (born June 2 1951, in Winchester, Ontario, Canada) was a star player and a coach in the National Hockey League. He played junior hockey with the Kitchener Rangers then turned professional, spending 1971 to 1973 with the Nova Scotia Voyageurs of the American Hockey League before making it to the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens. Nicknamed "Big Bird" for his height (6'4", and 225 pounds), … - Doug Hicks
Doug Allan Hicks (born May 28, 1955 in Cold Lake, Alberta) was a professional ice hockey defenceman who had a reputation as an "iron man" early in his NHL career, missing only one game his first three seasons in the league with the Minnesota North Stars. He also played for the Chicago Black Hawks, Edmonton Oilers and Washington Capitals and retired having played 561 NHL games. - Red Kelly
Leonard Patrick "Red" Kelly, CM (born 9 July 1927 in Port Dover, Ontario) is a Canadian former hockey player in the NHL. Kelly grew up listening to Foster Hewitt's broadcasts of the Toronto Maple Leafs, and was particularly inspired by the style of their hard-charging defenceman, Red Horner. However, while playing junior hockey for the St. Michael's Majors, he was encouraged to refine his style by his coach, former Leaf great Joe Primeau. - Sheldon Souray
Sheldon Souray is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently signed with the Edmonton Oilers. As a Métis, Souray is one of the few aboriginal players in the NHL. He is married to former Baywatch actress Angelica Bridges and has two daughters, Valentina Raine and Scarlett Skye Souray. - Jeff Woywitka
Jeff Woywitka (born September 1, 1983 in Vermilion, Alberta, Canada) is a professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the St. Louis Blues of the NHL. - Alain Côté
Alain Côté was born 14 April, 1967 in Montmagny, Quebec. He was a professional ice hockey player and Roller Hockey player. *Position: Defence *Shoots: Right *Height: 6 ft 1 in *Weight: 200 lb - Josh Gorges
Josh Gorges (born August 14 1984 in Kelowna, British Columbia) is a professional ice hockey player currently with the Montreal Canadiens. After going undrafted, Gorges was signed as a free agent by San Jose in 2002. 2005-06 is his first season in the NHL. In 2004-2005, he set the Cleveland Barons record for the fastest goal from the start of a game (20 seconds). He played his junior hockey with the Kelowna Rockets of the WHL, … - Bill Stewart
Bill Donald Stewart (born October 6, 1957 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired Canadian ice hockey defenceman. Stewart started his National Hockey League career with the Buffalo Sabres in 1977. He also played for the St. Louis Blues, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Minnesota North Stars. He left the NHL after the 1986 season, and played in Europe. He retired as a player in 1995. In 1998-1999 Stewart was the head coach for the New York Islanders. - Alex Plante
Alex Plante (born May 9, 1989 in Brandon, Manitoba) is an ice hockey defenceman. He plays for the Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League, and was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers 15th overall in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. - Kent Huskins
Kent Huskins (born May 4, 1979 in Almonte, Ontario) is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League. - Brett Skinner
Brett Skinner (born on June 28, 1983, in Brandon, Manitoba) is a professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the NHL's Anaheim Ducks organization. Skinner was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks 68th overall in the 3rd round of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. Brett was a member of the Trail Smoke Eaters in the BCHL in 2000-2001, the Des Moines Buccaneers in the USHL in 2001-2002, and then the University of Denver from 2002-2005. - Dit Clapper
Aubrey Victor "Dit" Clapper (February 9, 1907 in Newmarket, Ontario-January 21, 1978 in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada) was a Canadian Hall of Fame ice hockey player. Clapper was given the nickname "Dit" at an early age when he would lisp his name "Vic". It came out "Dit". The name stuck. - Kyle McLaren
Kyle McLaren(Born June 18, 1977 in Humboldt, Saskatchewan) is a professional ice hockey defenceman.
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