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 Orr
D · BOS
Nicklas Lidström
D · DET
Chris Pronger
D · STL
Brian Leetch
D · NYR
Scott Niedermayer
D · NJ
Ray Bourque
D · BOS
Al MacInnis
D · STL
Larry Robinson
D · LA
Doug Harvey
D · MTL
Chris Chelios
D · DET
Paul Coffey
D · CAR
Red Kelly
D/C · TOR
Scott Stevens
D · NJ
Rob Blake
D · LA
Pierre Pilote
D · CHI
Eddie Shore
D · BOS
Rod Langway
D · MTL
Börje Salming
D · TOR
Babe Pratt
D · TOR
Babe Siebert
D · MTL
Herb Gardiner
D · MTL
Doug Wilson
D · SJ
Serge Savard
D · MTL
Viacheslav Fetisov
D · NJ
Harry Howell
D · NYR
Mark Howe
D · PHI
TJTom Johnson
D · BOS
Phil Housley
D · BUF
Denis Potvin
D · NYI
Sergei Zubov
D · NYR
Larry Murphy
D · PIT
Brad Park
D · 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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