11.   Robinson said Stevens, his captain and star defenseman, reminded him of Gainey, a former captain of the Montreal Canadiens.

12.   The star defenseman has a fracture in his right foot, but it is just a hairline crack, nothing to be too concerned about.

13.   Watching all this was Pratt, the star defenseman of the Maple Leafs.

14.   A star minor-league defenseman could face up to four years in jail after being charged with using his hockey stick as a deadly weapon.

15.   After a car accident Friday night, the Russian-born star defenseman lies in the intensive care unit of a hospital here with potentially fatal head injuries.

16.   As he turned, the star defenseman lost the puck, which sailed slowly and virtually unnoticed past Roy into the net.

17.   The Avalanche scheduled the news conference, saying only that the star defenseman will make an announcement about his hockey career.

18.   The Avalanche scheduled a news conference for Tuesday, saying only that the star defenseman will make an announcement about his hockey career.

19.   The Colorado Avalanche said Monday they have called a news conference for Tuesday at which the star defenseman will make an announcement about his hockey career.

20.   The Detroit Red Wings and star defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom have agreed to a contract extension.