All-time NHL defensemen tier list
The greatest defensemen in NHL history, by their honours. Rank all-time NHL defensemen from S to F.
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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
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A tier list sorts everyone into rows from S (the best) to F. Rename the rows, recolour them, or add your own.
The greatest defensemen in NHL history, by their honours.
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