The Top 30 Defensemen of All-Time

RankPlayerYears
1Bobby Orr1966-1979
2Nicklas Lidstrom1991-2012
3Ray Bourque1979-2001
4Doug Harvey1947-1969
5Eddie Shore1926-1940
6Paul Coffey1980-2001
7Chris Chelios1983-2010
8Denis Potvin1973-1988
9Al MacInnis1981-2004
10Larry Robinson1972-1992
11Erik Karlsson2009-active
12Red Kelly1947-1967
13Pierre Pilote1955-1969
14Chris Pronger1993-2012
15Brian Leetch1987-2006
16Scott Stevens1982-2004
17Cale Makar2019-active
18Scott Niedermayer1991-2010
19Zdeno Chara1997-2022
20Duncan Keith2005-2022
21Brad Park1968-1985
22Drew Doughty2008-active
23Victor Hedman2009-acitve
24Rod Langway1977-1993
25Tim Horton1949-1974
26Brent Burns2003-active
27Roman Josi2007-active
28Larry Murphy1980-2001
29Rob Blake1989-2010
30Shea Weber2005-2021