American Ice Hockey Defenceman
1. Bryan Berard (1977)
American Ice Hockey Defenceman
Former defenseman who was the first pick in the 1995 NHL Draft; known for courageously returning to the NHL after nearly losing his eye in a horrific in-game accident.
2. Ian Cole (1989)
American Ice Hockey Defenceman
NHL defenseman who won a Stanley Cup title with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2016. He was a first-round draft pick of the St. Louis Blues in 2007.
3. Shayne Gostisbehere (1993)
American Ice Hockey Defenceman
NHL defenseman who tore through the league in his rookie season with the Philadelphia Flyers, recording 17 goals and 29 assists in only 64 games. He had a 15-game point...
4. Kevan Miller (1987)
American Ice Hockey Defenceman
Well-rounded defenseman who made his NHL debut in 2013 with the Boston Bruins after a college career at the University of Vermont.
5. Justin Faulk (1992)
American Ice Hockey Defenceman
Defenseman who made his NHL debut in 2011 with the Carolina Hurricanes and took bronze at the Ice Hockey World Championships in 2013.
6. Taylor Aronson (1991)
American Ice Hockey Defenceman
Taylor Aronson is an American professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with the Cincinnati Cyclones in the ECHL. Aronson was selected by the Nashville Predators in the 3rd...
7. Matt Konan (1991)
American Ice Hockey Defenceman
Matthew Thomas Konan is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who currently plays for the Adirondack Phantoms of the American Hockey League.
8. Russ Sinkewich (1985)
American Ice Hockey Defenceman
Russ Sinkewich is an American professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with the Toledo Walleye of the ECHL.
9. Joe Sova (1988)
American Ice Hockey Defenceman
Joe Sova is an American professional ice hockey defenceman.
10. Louis Liotti (1985)
American Ice Hockey Defenceman
Louis Liotti is an American professional ice hockey defenseman. He is currently playing with EfB Ishockey in the Danish AL-Bank Ligaen. Liotti played junior hockey with the Sioux City Musketeers...
11. Tyler Ludwig (1985)
American Ice Hockey Defenceman
Tyler Ludwig is an American professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with the Allen Americans of the Central Hockey League.
12. Patrick Wey (1991)
American Ice Hockey Defenceman
Patrick Sean Wey is an American professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League whilst under contract to the Washington Capitals...
13. Ian McCoshen (1995)
American Ice Hockey Defenceman
Ian McCoshen is an American ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with the Boston College Eagles in the NCAA Hockey East conference. McCoshen was selected by the Florida Panthers...
14. Andy Canzanello (1981)
American Ice Hockey Defenceman
Andy Canzanello is an American professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for Straubing Tigers in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.
15. Nick Jensen (1990)
American Ice Hockey Defenceman
Nick Jensen is an American ice hockey defenceman. Jensen plays college hockey with the St. Cloud State Huskies in the NCAA Men's Division I WCHA conference. In his junior year...
16. Zach Palmquist (1990)
American Ice Hockey Defenceman
Zach Palmquist is an American ice hockey defenceman. Palmquist is currently playing for the Minnesota State Mavericks in the NCAA Men's Division I Western Collegiate Hockey Association. In his sophomore...
17. David Warsofsky (1990)
American Ice Hockey Defenceman
David Warsofsky is an American professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League.
18. Matt Tennyson (1990)
American Ice Hockey Defenceman
Matt Tennyson is an American professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League. Tennyson attended the Western Michigan University where...
19. Carl Sneep (1987)
American Ice Hockey Defenceman
Carl Michael Sneep is a retired American professional ice hockey defenseman.
20. Joe Finley (1987)
American Ice Hockey Defenceman
Joseph Scott Finley is an American ice hockey defenseman. He is currently playing with the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League. Finley was selected by the Washington Capitals...
21. Greg Pateryn (1990)
American Ice Hockey Defenceman
Gregory Pateryn is an American professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League.
22. Aaron Ness (1990)
American Ice Hockey Defenceman
Aaron Ness is an American professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League. He was selected by the New York...
23. Mark Fayne (1987)
American Ice Hockey Defenceman
Mark C. Fayne is an American professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League. He was selected by the New...
24. Denny Urban (1988)
American Ice Hockey Defenceman
Dennis Denny Urban is an American professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League. During the 2012-13 season whilst in...
25. Ben Youds (1988)
American Ice Hockey Defenceman
Ben Youds is an American professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with the Providence Bruins of the AHL. Youds attended Minnesota State University Mankato where he played NCAA...
26. Matt Campanale (1988)
American Ice Hockey Defenceman
Matt Campanale is an American professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for the Reading Royals in the ECHL. He is from Chester Springs Pennsylvania.
27. Jake Newton (ice hockey) (1988)
American Ice Hockey Defenceman
Jake Newton is an American professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League.
28. Brian O'Neill (ice hockey born 1988) (1988)
American Ice Hockey Defenceman
Brian O'Neill is an American ice hockey forward who is currently playing for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League.
29. Nate Guenin (1982)
American Ice Hockey Defenceman
Nathaniel Lawrence Guenin is an American professional ice hockey defenseman. He is currently playing with the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League.
30. Guido Tenesi (1953)
American Ice Hockey Defenceman
Guido Rocco Tenesi is a former ice hockey defenceman who played seven seasons of professional hockey from 1973 to 1980. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 5th...
31. Tom Machowski (1953)
American Ice Hockey Defenceman
Thomas E. Machowski is a retired American professional ice hockey defenceman. He was selected by the Atlanta Flames in the 7th round of the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft. Machowski played...
32. Brett Motherwell (1986)
American Ice Hockey Defenceman
Brett Motherwell is an American ice hockey defenceman. He is currently an Unrestricted Free Agent who most recently played for the Chicago Express of the ECHL.
33. Tim Hambly (1983)
American Ice Hockey Defenceman
Tim Hambly is an American professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for ERC Ingolstadt in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.
34. Greg Carvel (1970)
American Ice Hockey Defenceman
Greg Carvel is an American former NCAA ice hockey player. He is currently the head coach for the St. Lawrence Saints of the ECAC Hockey conference. Carvel has been an...
35. Kevin Mitchell (ice hockey) (1980)
American Ice Hockey Defenceman
Kevin Mitchell is an American professional ice hockey Defenseman currently playing with Mora IK of the Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan. He was originally selected by the Calgary Flames in the 9th round...
36. Nick Bailen (1989)
American Ice Hockey Defenceman
Nick Bailen is an American ice hockey defencemen who is currently playing for Tappara of the Finnish SM-liiga. He used to play for RPI Engineers men's ice hockey of ECAC...
37. Björn Krupp (1991)
American Ice Hockey Defenceman
Björn Krupp is an American-German professional ice hockey defenceman. He is the son of Uwe Krupp. In September 2011 he signed for Kölner Haie in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga where...
38. Chad Billins (1989)
American Ice Hockey Defenceman
Chad Billins is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the Abbotsford Heat of the American Hockey League and a prospect of the Calgary Flames organization of the National Hockey...
39. Cade Fairchild (1989)
American Ice Hockey Defenceman
Cade Fairchild is an American professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for the Portland Pirates in the American Hockey League while under contract with the Phoenix Coyotes. He...
40. Vincent LoVerde (1989)
American Ice Hockey Defenceman
Vincent LoVerde is an American professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with the Manchester Monarchs of the American Hockey League. On January 9 2013 LoVerde was loaned from...
41. Steven Santini (1995)
American Ice Hockey Defenceman
Steven Santini is a American ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for the Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey team of the NCAA Hockey East conference. Santini was selected...
42. Jake McCabe (1993)
American Ice Hockey Defenceman
Jake McCabe is an American ice hockey defenceman for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League. He was drafted by the Sabres in the 2nd round of the 2012...
43. Joakim Ryan (1993)
American Ice Hockey Defenceman
Joakim Ryan is a Swedish-American ice hockey defenceman. He was selected by the San Jose Sharks in the 7th round of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. Ryan is currently playing...
44. Matt Case (1986)
American Ice Hockey Defenceman
Matt Case is an American professional ice hockey defenceman.
45. Cody Lampl (1986)
American Ice Hockey Defenceman
Cody Lampl is an American professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for the St. John's IceCaps in the American Hockey League. Before the 2011-12 season on September 12...
46. Matt Sorteberg (1986)
American Ice Hockey Defenceman
Matt Sorteberg is an American professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for the Utah Grizzlies in the ECHL. Sorteberg attended Quinnipiac University where he played college hockey with...
47. Steven Oleksy (1986)
American Ice Hockey Defenceman
Steven Oleksy is an American professional ice hockey defenseman. He is currently playing with the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League whilst under contract to the Washington Capitals of...
48. Kevin Kapstad (1986)
American Ice Hockey Defenceman
Kevin Kapstad is an American professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with Leksands IF of the Swedish Hockey League. Kapstad made his Swedish Hockey League debut playing with...
49. Seth Jones (ice hockey) (1994)
American Ice Hockey Defenceman
Jared Seth Jones is an American professional ice hockey defenseman. He is currently playing with the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League. Jones was selected by the Predators in...
50. Steffon Walby (1972)
American Ice Hockey Defenceman
Steffon Walby is an American retired ice hockey player and coach. Walby was the first head coach of the Mississippi Surge of the Southern Professional Hockey League and was selected...