defenseman
Americannoun
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defensemen
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Origin of defenseman
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In the dressing room, the Kings have given Kopitar’s crown to defenseman Drew Doughty, who will take over as captain in his 19th NHL season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
So would forward Ryan Poehling, who has been cleared after incurring a concussion from an illegal hit by Vegas defenseman Brayden McNabb, who was suspended for a game.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
The play started with defenseman Rasmus Andersson firing the puck on goal from the right-wing boards following a faceoff.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
At 5-foot-10 and 180 pounds, Hughes is about 4 inches and 25 pounds smaller than his defenseman peers who make their presence known through punishing hits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026
He stops and circles, eluding the Vancouver defenseman February 15.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
Though it isn’t uncommon for defensemen to log the longest minutes, Hughes’s ice time is the most of any player in the past decade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026
An injury had forced him to withdraw from the hotly anticipated 4 Nations Face-Off, meaning one of the NHL’s top defensemen would have to watch Team USA battle the best teams in hockey without him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
Those absences led the Kings to play with 11 forwards and seven defensemen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2026
Gavrikov, 29, emerged as a solid presence on the blue line, playing a career-high 82 games and posting the best goals-against average of the 17 defensemen to play at least 1,500 minutes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2025
Medicine Hat defensemen February 9 and February 14 dive to block the puck while January 10 looks on helplessly.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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