| veteran defenseman | 6.78 | Veteran defenseman Ray Bourque agreed. | ||
| former defenseman | 3.75 | He was upended by former Bruins defenseman Garry Galley. | ||
| top defenseman | 2.96 | The Oilers are searching for a top defenseman. | ||
| young defenseman | 2.44 | The young defenseman is a lot of fun to watch. | ||
| all-star defenseman | 2.17 | They could use All-Star defenseman Sandis Ozolinsh, too. | ||
| best defenseman | 1.71 | He was their best defenseman for season after season. | ||
| big defenseman | 1.58 | Dan McGillis, a big defenseman, is having a good series. | ||
| star defenseman | 1.58 | The star defenseman sat out with a sprained left knee. | ||
| attacking defenseman | 1.38 | Nicklas Lidstrom leads the attacking defensemen. | ||
| russian defenseman | 1.38 | The Panthers then picked Russian defenseman Lukas Krajicek. | ||
| finnish defenseman | 1.12 | The Dallas Stars waived struggling Finnish defenseman Jyrki Lumme on Monday. | ||
| swedish defenseman | 0.99 | The Calgary Flames have re-signed Swedish defenseman Tommy Albelin. | ||
| offensive defenseman | 0.92 | And they did it by using offensive defensemen. | ||
| fellow defenseman | 0.79 | It was a goal that impressed his fellow defensemen. | ||
| injured defenseman | 0.66 | The Stars miss Derian Hatcher, the injured defenseman. | ||
| czech defenseman | 0.59 | The Czech defenseman will have his name etched on the Stanley Cup. | ||
| physical defenseman | 0.59 | A physical defenseman would be the missing piece to a Stanley Cup. | ||
| rugged defenseman | 0.59 | For instance, a rugged Finnish defenseman who likes to mix it up will go high. | ||
| talented defenseman | 0.53 | Don Waddell, then a talented defenseman from Northern Michigan, drew Herb Brooks. | ||
| defensive defenseman | 0.46 | Unlike Driver, Dean is strictly a defensive defenseman. |