21.   The third is Jeff Beukeboom, the big defenseman who missed three games with a sprained sternum.

22.   Verbeek jumped to his skates and menaced the big defenseman with his stick.

23.   When Pat Quinn played, he was a big defenseman who threw hard bodychecks and backed down from no foe.

24.   When the big defensemen grappled and fell, Warrener broke his leg, ending his season.