All-time NHL defensemen quadrant chart
The greatest defensemen in NHL history, by their honours. Place all-time NHL defensemen on a two-axis 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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About this quadrant chart
Two axes, four corners. Name the axes, then put everyone where they belong.
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.
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