How to Use defenseman in a Sentence

defenseman

noun

• The one ex-Wing not in the lineup was defenseman Dennis Cholowski.
  — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 28 Oct. 2021
• He was ridden hard into the boards by Kraken defenseman Jeremy Lauzon.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 29 Oct. 2021
• Seider, a defenseman making an early case for rookie of the year consideration, unleashed a big shot to earn his seventh assist in eight games.
  — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2021
• The defenseman drove around the net for a wrap attempt, and Mittelstadt was there to clean up the rebound at 14:25 of the second.
  — Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2024
• The defenseman is coming up on the end of his contract, and if his success holds, Fox will most likely be looking at a big extension with the Rangers after this year.
  — Evelyn Frick, sun-sentinel.com, 21 Oct. 2021
• Saturday was the only goal this season by a Boston defenseman not named Derek Forbort (now halfway to tying his career-best total of two).
  — BostonGlobe.com, 1 Nov. 2021
• The defenseman's shot clanged off the bottom of the cross bar and over the goal line.
  — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2021
• Rielly is the Leafs top defenseman and his 43 points is top-1o in the NHL.
  — Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
• Alex Ovechkin poked the puck from the Panthers defenseman at his blue line.
  — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 4 May 2022
• The Blackhawks have four defensemen signed to NHL deals.
  — Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2023
• Rangers fans still chant the name of a defenseman (Denis Potvin) who wronged them 43 years ago.
  — Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 19 May 2022
• The Senators receive high marks for adding one of the best defensemen in the league on a cut-price deal.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 2 Mar. 2023
• In his prime, DeKeyser was a solid shut-down defenseman, and one of the team's top workhorses.
  — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 7 Mar. 2022
• The second-youngest Star, 22-year-old defenseman Thomas Harley, logged 94 minutes of ice time against the Wild.
  — Brad Townsend, Dallas News, 30 Apr. 2023
• Nilan did the same for Brian Leetch, the star Rangers defenseman.
  — David Waldstein, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2023
• The 23-year-old broke the Stars’ franchise record for most points in a single season by a defenseman with 73.
  — Brice Paterik, Dallas News, 8 May 2023
• The 6-foot-7 defenseman who shoots right was one of the most intriguing prospects in the draft class and can make a big impact in the future.
  — Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 12 July 2022
• Fourth-year defenseman Matt Roy has the best plus/minus rating on the team’s blue line.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2022
• Tillman wants the Terps to have high standards on and off the field, says senior defenseman Brett Makar.
  — Jason Gay, WSJ, 12 May 2022
• Karlsson might not fit the mold of a shutdown defenseman.
  — Ross McKeon, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Mar. 2022
• Trent Frederic dropped the puck for Coyle and spotted McAvoy coming off the bench and the defenseman buried it.
  — Stephen Conroy, Hartford Courant, 15 May 2024
• As the area’s most complete defenseman, the Navy commit was able to put his stamp on a game in a variety of ways.
  — Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 19 June 2023
• Liam O’Brien, the latest in a string of brain injuries the lanky defenseman has incurred in his still-young career.
  — Steve Conroy, Hartford Courant, 24 Oct. 2022
• The defenseman didn’t miss any games after the hit, returning to the team’s starting lineup for Game 4 of the series.
  — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 23 July 2023
• He was then given a 10-minute misconduct and a game misconduct, as the Sharks played the rest of the game with just five defensemen.
  — Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
• The Finns tied the game early in the second, when Ville Pokka, a Finnish defenseman, took a shot from the rink’s edge, right in front of his own bench and just yards ahead of the blue line.
  — New York Times, 19 Feb. 2022
• The defenseman, acquired at the trade deadline, will get $16 million over four years.
  — Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 13 July 2022
• Maybe enough for the Kings to add a goaltender to their shopping list, along with a brawny, left-handed shooting defenseman.
  — Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2022
• Alscher has the only other point from a defenseman in the series.
  — Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 21 Apr. 2023
• The Ducks further whittled down their group in camp on Tuesday morning, dropping to 18 forwards, 11 defensemen and three healthy goalies.
  — Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 1 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 3 Dec 2024