defenseman
noun
de·fense·man
di-ˈfen(t)s-mən 
-ˌman
: a player in a sport (such as hockey) who is assigned to a defensive zone or position
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Four players on this roster aren’t even old enough to buy a beer in California, among them 20-year-old Russian defenseman Pavel Mintyukov, who had two goals Wednesday, and 19-year-old Swede Leo Carlsson, the No. 2 pick in the draft last year, who scored the game-winner 54 seconds into overtime.
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
The second line sparkled, a pair of new additions registered their first points as Ducks and a young defenseman spearheaded the attack for the host before Leo Carlsson, who also had an assist, won the game 54 seconds into overtime with a Herculean shift.
—Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 17 Oct. 2024
Those top-four defensemen can be a huge part of that.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2024
On Monday, before Phillips officially cleared waivers, Richardson said with Martinez’s return to action and Wyatt Kaiser (illness) possibly not far behind, the left-shooting defenseman got caught in a numbers crunch.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 7 Oct. 2024
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
The second line sparkled, a pair of new additions registered their first points as Ducks and a young defenseman spearheaded the attack for the host before Leo Carlsson, who also had an assist, won the game 54 seconds into overtime with a Herculean shift.
—Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 17 Oct. 2024
Those top-four defensemen can be a huge part of that.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2024
On Monday, before Phillips officially cleared waivers, Richardson said with Martinez’s return to action and Wyatt Kaiser (illness) possibly not far behind, the left-shooting defenseman got caught in a numbers crunch.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 7 Oct. 2024
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defenseman
noun
de·fense·man
-mən
-ˌman
: a player in a sport who is assigned to a defensive zone or position
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