- Brian Rafalski
Brian Rafalski (born September 28, 1973, in Dearborn, Michigan) is an American professional ice hockey player who will play defense for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League in the upcoming season, having been signed as an unrestricted free agent from the New Jersey Devils. After enduring a long struggle to enter the NHL, Rafalski has won 2 Stanley Cups and become an effective defenseman in the league.
- 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).
- Mathieu Schneider
Mathieu Schneider (June 12, 1969) is an American professional ice hockey defenceman. He currently plays for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League.
- Terry Murray
Terry Rodney Murray (born July 20, 1950 in Shawville, Quebec) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman, a former NHL head coach, and currently an assistant coach for the Philadelphia Flyers of the NHL. He is the brother of current Ottawa Senators general manager Bryan Murray.
- Brian Leetch
Brian Leetch (born March 3, 1968 in Corpus Christi, Texas) is a former professional ice hockey defenseman. He is generally considered one of the top offensive defensemen, and one of the best American born NHL defenseman in history; his election to the Hockey Hall of Fame after his retirement on Thursday, May 24, 2007 seems a virtual certainty. He has played for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins.
- Peter Laviolette
Peter Laviolette Jr. (born December 7, 1964 in Norwood, Massachusetts, USA) is an American former National Hockey League defenseman and current head coach. Since the 2003-04 NHL season he has been the head coach of the Carolina Hurricanes. He led them to the Stanley Cup in the 2006 season. As a player, Laviolette spent the majority of his 10 year career playing for various minor league teams.
- Hal Gill
Harold Priestley "Hal" Gill III (b. April 6, 1975, Concord, Massachusetts) is a professional ice hockey defenceman who plays for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League. After being drafted in the eighth round, 207th overall at the 1993 NHL Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins, Gill spent 4 years playing college hockey for Providence College before entering the NHL in the 1997-98 NHL season where he played over 600 regular season games for the Bruins.
- Brendan Witt
Brendan Witt (born February 20, 1975 in Humbolt, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian ice hockey player who plays for the New York Islanders in the NHL. He is a defenceman. Witt served as co-captain of the Washington Capitals during the 2001-02 NHL season, along with Steve Konowalchuk. Witt lost his share of the captaincy, when in a player vote (before the 2002-03 NHL season), the Capitals chose Konowalchuk as sole captain. After Konowalchuk's trade to the Avalanche (Oct.
- Mike Commodore
Michael "Mike" Commodore (born November 7, 1979 in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada) is a professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Carolina Hurricanes of the NHL. Commodore was drafted 42nd overall by the New Jersey Devils in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. After completing three collegiate seasons for the University of North Dakota and winning a NCAA championship in the process, Commodore decided to leave early for the NHL.
- Kevin Lowe
Kevin Hugh Lowe (born April 15, 1959) in Lachute, Quebec, is a former Defenceman in the National Hockey League and the current General Manager of the Edmonton Oilers. As a defenseman, he played for the Edmonton Oilers and the New York Rangers. He is married to Canadian Olympian Karen Percy.
- 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.
- Tom Poti
Tom Poti (born March 22, 1977 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA) is a NHL defenseman for the Washington Capitals. He attended Saint Peter-Marian High School for two years. A graduate of the Cushing Academy, Poti moved on to play for Boston University of Hockey East. At BU Poti became the first defenseman since Dave Archambault to win the Beanpot MVP. Poti was drafted in the third round of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft, 59th overall, by the Edmonton Oilers.
- Doug Wilson
Douglas Wilson (born July 5, 1957 in Ottawa, Ontario) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. After playing junior hockey for the Ottawa 67's in the Ontario Hockey Association, Doug was drafted 6th overall in the 1977 NHL Entry Draft. He then played 14 seasons with the Chicago Blackhawks and two years for the San Jose Sharks in the National Hockey League. He was the first captain in Sharks history, serving two years before retiring after the 1992-93 season.
- Ray Bourque
Raymond Jean Bourque (born December 28, 1960 in Saint-Laurent, Quebec, now a district of Montreal) is a Hockey Hall of Famer who currently holds the records for most goals, assists and points by a defenseman in the National Hockey League (NHL) and has become near-synonymous with the Boston Bruins. He played for the Bruins and Colorado Avalanche.
- Jack Johnson
Jack Johnson (born January 13, 1987 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American professional ice hockey defenceman. He currently plays for the Los Angeles Kings.
- John Stevens
John A. Stevens (born May 4, 1966, in Campbellton, New Brunswick) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and the head coach of the NHL's Philadelphia Flyers. He was named head coach on October 22, 2006 when coach Ken Hitchcock was fired and GM Bob Clarke resigned after the Flyers' worst start in 15 years.
- Pavel Kubina
Pavel Kubina is a defenceman for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL).
- Randy Jones
Randy Jones (born July 23, 1981 in Quispamsis, New Brunswick, Canada) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman with the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League.
- Christian Ehrhoff
Christian Ehrhoff (born July 6, 1982 in Moers, West Germany) is a NHL player currently playing defence for the San Jose Sharks. He was drafted 106th overall in the 4th round of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft by the Sharks. He played in Germany until the fall of 2003, and came onto the Sharks without starting in the minor leagues first. He spent the end of the 2003-2004 season and all of the locked-out 2004-2005 season with the Sharks' minor league affiliate, the Cleveland Barons.
- Brad Lukowich
Brad Lukowich (born August 12, 1976 in Cranbrook, British Columbia) is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who plays for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the NHL. Lukowich was a 4th round selection, 90th overall by the New York Islanders in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. On March 9, 2006, Lukowich was traded from the New York Islanders to the Devils for a third round draft pick in 2006.
- Alexei Zhitnik
Alexei Zhitnik (pronounced ZHIHT-nihk) (born October 10, 1972 in Kiev, U.S.S.R. (now Ukraine)), is a Ukrainian-born ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Atlanta Thrashers of the National Hockey League.
- Adrian Aucoin
Adrian Aucoin (born July 3, 1973 in Ottawa, Ontario Canada) is a professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Calgary Flames of the NHL.
- Sami Salo
Sami Salo is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft as their ninth-round pick. Salo started his pro career with TPS in the Finnish SM-liiga. After a season with Jokerit, Salo left for North America and the Ottawa Senators. After four seasons with Ottawa, Salo was traded to the Vancouver Canucks. He spent the lockout season playing for Frölunda HC in the Swedish Elitserien, …
- Darius Kasparaitis
Darius Kasparaitis is an ethnic Lithuanian-Russian professional ice hockey defenceman, also known by the nickname "Kaspar". He has Russian citizenship and plays for the Russian national hockey team.
- Dmitri Kalinin
Dmitri Vladimirovich Kalinin (born July 22, 1980) is an ice hockey defenseman currently playing in the NHL for the Buffalo Sabres. He wears number 45 for the Buffalo Sabres. Kalinin was born in Chelyabinsk, Soviet Union (now Russia) as the youngest of two children. Both his parents and his brother are factory workers. Was introduced to hockey by a childhood friend. He was drafted by the Sabres 18th overall in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.
- Paul Martin
Paul Martin (born March 5, 1981 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is a defenceman for the New Jersey Devils of the NHL. Martin played high school hockey at Elk River High School and was the Mr. Hockey award winner in 2000. He was drafted in the second round, 62nd overall by the New Jersey Devils. He has been playing for the Devils since the 2003-2004 season. He has sound offensive instincts and a projectable frame. Was part of a winning program at the University of Minnesota, …
- Sean Hill
Sean Hill (born February 14, 1970 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American professional ice hockey player. He is a defenseman for the Minnesota Wild in the NHL. He won the Stanley Cup in 1993 with the Montreal Canadiens.
- Ruslan Salei
Ruslan Salei (born November 2, 1974 in Minsk, Belarus) is a professional hockey defenseman for the Florida Panthers. Salei was selected by the Ducks 9th overall at the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. Salei played with the Ducks until the 2003-04 NHL season, playing over 500 regular season games in his career for Anaheim. In October of 1999, Salei was suspended by the NHL for 10 games after he checked Dallas Stars center Mike Modano face first into the boards from behind.
- Eric Desjardins
Éric Desjardins is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He was a defenseman for the Montreal Canadiens and Philadelphia Flyers for 17 NHL seasons, winning the Stanley Cup with Montreal in 1993 and headlining the Flyers defense for over a decade.
- Brent Seabrook
Brent Seabrook (born April 20, 1985, in Richmond, British Columbia) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman playing for the Chicago Blackhawks in the NHL.
- Denis Gauthier
Denis Gauthier, Jr (born 1 October 1976 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a professional ice hockey defenceman with the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League.
- John Erskine
John Erskine (born June 26, 1980, in Kingston, Ontario) is a professional ice hockey defenceman in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals. Erskine began his upper-level hockey play with the Quinte Hawks for the 1996-97 season. For the 1997-98, 1998-99, and 1999-2000 seasons, Erskine played for the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League. Erskine won the Max Kaminsky Trophy as top defenseman in the OHL in 1999-2000.
- Jim Vandermeer
Jim Vandermeer (born February 21, 1980 in Caroline, Alberta) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League. Vandermeer was never drafted, but rather signed with the Philadelphia Flyers in 2000.
- Jeff Schultz
Jeff Schultz (born February 25,1986 in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman drafted by the Washington Capitals in the first round, 27th overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. Schultz spent four seasons (2002-03 to 2005-06) in the Western Hockey League with the Calgary Hitmen. He played seven games in the 2005-06 playoffs for the Capitals' top minor-league affiliate, the Hershey Bears; he has also been playing in the 2006-07 season for the Bears.
- Anton Babchuk
Anton Anatoliyevich Babchuk, born May 6 1984 in Kiev, Ukraine, is a Russian Professional Hockey defenceman in the National Hockey League who has played for the Chicago Blackhawks and Carolina Hurricanes.
- Greg de Vries
Greg de Vries (born on January 4, 1973 in Sundridge, Ontario, Canada) is a professional ice hockey player and a defenseman for the Nashville Predators. At 6 feet 3 inches and 215 pounds, de Vries was signed by the Edmonton Oilers in 1994 as an undrafted free agent. In 1998 he was traded to the Nashville Predators, but less than a month later was traded to the Colorado Avalanche for a second round draft pick.
- Rob Davison
Rob Davison (b. May 1, 1980 in St. Catharines, Ontario) is a defenceman for the San Jose Sharks. Davison was selected by San Jose in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft (4th Round, 98th overall) but did not ice for the NHL outfit until the 2002-03 season. Following the trading of Bryan Marchment, the San Jose Sharks recalled defenseman Davison from their AHL affiliate, the Cleveland Barons. At the time Davison had four points and 82 penalty minutes in 42 games with Cleveland.
- Mike Rathje
Mike Rathje (born May 11, 1974 in Mannville, Alberta, Canada) is a professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the Philadelphia Flyers of the NHL.
- Chris Campoli
Chris Campoli (born July 9, 1984 in North York, Ontario) the oldest of three sons. He is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who plays for the New York Islanders of the NHL. Campoli was a 7th round selection, 227th overall by the Islanders in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.
- Kevin Klein
Kevin Klein (born December 13, 1984 in Kitchener, Ontario) is a professional ice hockey defenceman who is the property of Nashville Predators of the NHL and currently plays for the AHL's Milwaukee Admirals. Klein was drafted by the Predators in the 2nd round, 37th overall, in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. He played 4 years of junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League; three with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors, and one with the Guelph Storm.