How to Use defenseman in a Sentence

defenseman

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• 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
• David Krejci, the second-line center, played in just two of the last six and Charlie McAvoy, their top defenseman, missed two of the last four.
  — David Waldstein, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2023
• Boyd was a defenseman for the Seattle Sno-King youth hockey team, on a road trip to Canada with his father.
  — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 26 Sep. 2022
• The 21-year-old defenseman played in 19 playoff games, scoring one goal along with eight assists.
  — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 28 June 2023
• Key defenseman Connor Clifton got himself a big, fat paycheck with the Sabres.
  — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2023
• Can Dallas get a defenseman with some term left on his contract?
  — Sam Nestler, Dallas News, 28 Feb. 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
• Florida’s roster of prospects is made up of 22 forwards, 11 defensemen and six goaltenders.
  — Jackson Castellano, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2024

Last Updated: 21 Nov 2024