All-time NHL defensemen pyramid
The greatest defensemen in NHL history, by their honours. Choose the one that belongs at the top of your all-time NHL defensemen pyramid, then fill the wider levels below.
Fill every level to submit your ranking (31 spots left).
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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
Al ArbourD · STL
Pat QuinnD · VAN
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Kevin LoweD · EDM
Tim HortonD · TOR
Ebbie GoodfellowD · DET
Duncan KeithD · CHI
Marcel PronovostD · DET
Allan StanleyD · NYR
Leo BoivinD · BOS
Victor HedmanD · TB
GLGuy Lapointe
D · MTL
Bill GadsbyD · DET
Jack LavioletteD · MTL
Jacques LaperrièreD · MTL
Sylvio ManthaD · MTL
JSJack Stewart
D · DET
Bill QuackenbushD · DET
Zdeno CháraD · BOS
Art CoulterD · NYR
Sprague CleghornD · MTL
Drew DoughtyD · LA
Émile BouchardD · MTL
Erik KarlssonD · OTT
P. K. SubbanD · MTL
DCDit Clapper
D · BOS
Keith AllenD · DET
Fred SheroD · NYR
Lester PatrickD · NYR
King ClancyD · TOR
Joe HallD · MTL
Hap DayD · TOR
Brent BurnsD · SJ
Roman JosiD · NSH
Harry OliverD · BOS
Georges BoucherD · CHI
Harry CameronD · MTL
Ching JohnsonD · NYR
Herbie LewisD · DET
Lionel ConacherD · CHI
Brian RafalskiD · NJ
Mark GiordanoD · CGY
Randy CarlyleD · TOR
KRKen Reardon
D · MTL
Red HornerD · TOR
Frank MathersD · TOR
JMJohn Mariucci
D · CHI
ESEarl Seibert
D · DET
Shea WeberD · NSH
Tomáš KaberleD · TOR
Dan BoyleD · SJ
Brent SeabrookD · CHI
Oliver Ekman-LarssonD · TOR
Brian CampbellD · BUF
Eric BrewerD · STL
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Alexei KasatonovD · BOS
Jiří ŠlégrD · DET
Rasmus DahlinD · BUF
Sandis OzoliņšD · COL
Sergei GoncharD · WSH
Pavel KubinaD · TB
Kris LetangD · PIT
Adam FoxD · NYR
Teppo NumminenD · BUF
IKIgor Kravchuk
D · CGY
Ed JovanovskiD · FLA
PSPetr Svoboda
D · MTL
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Uwe KruppD · COL
DMDmitri Mironov
D · DET
Top all-time NHL defensemen — November 2026
See the full top list →No top list yet this month — your picks and finished rankings start it.
What a pyramid is for
Every level of a pyramid has a fixed number of spots, so you have to decide who moves down when a level fills up.
Use six or seven levels for a deep player pool, or four for a quick ranking of the best.
The greatest defensemen in NHL history, by their honours.
Every pick and every finished ranking here counts toward the top all-time NHL defensemen for November 2026.
Step by step
- Start with your number one and place it at the top.
- Fill each level below; a full level won't take another until you move one out.
- Move a tile between levels by dragging it.
- The search box under the board finds anyone else you want to add.
- Download image saves a picture of your board with your name or logo on it, and Copy link shares this exact board.