All-time NHL defensemen alignment chart
The greatest defensemen in NHL history, by their honours. Sort all-time NHL defensemen onto an alignment chart.
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Bobby OrrD · BOS
Nicklas LidströmD · DET
Chris ProngerD · STL
Brian LeetchD · NYR
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Scott NiedermayerD · NJ
Ray BourqueD · BOS
Al MacInnisD · STL
Larry RobinsonD · LA
Doug HarveyD · MTL
Chris CheliosD · DET
Paul CoffeyD · CAR
Red KellyD/C · TOR
Scott StevensD · NJ
Rob BlakeD · LA
Pierre PiloteD · CHI
Eddie ShoreD · BOS
Rod LangwayD · MTL
Börje SalmingD · TOR
Babe PrattD · TOR
Babe SiebertD · MTL
Herb GardinerD · MTL
Doug WilsonD · SJ
Serge SavardD · MTL
Viacheslav FetisovD · NJ
Harry HowellD · NYR
Mark HoweD · PHI
TJTom Johnson
D · BOS
Phil HousleyD · BUF
Denis PotvinD · NYI
Sergei ZubovD · NYR
Larry MurphyD · PIT
Brad ParkD · NYR
Top all-time NHL defensemen — November 2026
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The greatest defensemen in NHL history, by their honours.
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