Hall of Fame NHL defensemen tier list

NHL defensemen in the Hall of Fame, greatest first. Rank hall of Fame NHL defensemen from S to F.
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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
Al Arbour
D · STL
Pat Quinn
D · VAN
Kevin Lowe
D · EDM
Tim Horton
D · TOR
Ebbie Goodfellow
D · DET
Marcel Pronovost
D · DET
Allan Stanley
D · NYR
Leo Boivin
D · BOS
GLGuy Lapointe
D · MTL
Bill Gadsby
D · DET
Jack Laviolette
D · MTL
Jacques Laperrière
D · MTL
Sylvio Mantha
D · MTL
JSJack Stewart
D · DET
Bill Quackenbush
D · DET
Art Coulter
D · NYR
Sprague Cleghorn
D · MTL
Émile Bouchard
D · MTL
DCDit Clapper
D · BOS
Keith Allen
D · DET
Fred Shero
D · NYR
Lester Patrick
D · NYR
King Clancy
D · TOR
Joe Hall
D · MTL
Hap Day
D · TOR
Harry Oliver
D · BOS
Georges Boucher
D · CHI
Harry Cameron
D · MTL
Ching Johnson
D · NYR
Herbie Lewis
D · DET
Lionel Conacher
D · CHI
KRKen Reardon
D · MTL
Red Horner
D · TOR
Frank Mathers
D · TOR
JMJohn Mariucci
D · CHI
ESEarl Seibert
D · DET

Top hall of Fame NHL defensemen — November 2026

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About this tier list

A tier list sorts everyone into rows from S (the best) to F. Rename the rows, recolour them, or add your own.

NHL defensemen in the Hall of Fame, greatest first.

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