How to Use defenseman in a Sentence

defenseman

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  • Rielly is the Leafs top defenseman and his 43 points is top-1o in the NHL.
    — Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
  • The Blackhawks have four defensemen signed to NHL deals.
    — Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • At one point the puck popped up in the air and Vilardi raised his stick, hitting Edmonton defenseman Mattias Ekholm in the back.
    — Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2023
  • The Bruins appeared to have their first lead in two games with 8:28 gone in the second, on what would have been their first goal by a defenseman (Brandon Carlo) in the series.
    — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Veteran defenseman Drew Doughty scored his 150th career goal for the Kings, who finished a six-game trip by splitting a back-to-back.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Alscher has made it into the top 3 defensemen in scoring.
    — Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The Chicago Blackhawks defenseman came in last among five contestants with his fastest shot clocking in at 94.7 mph.
    — Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Two strong defensemen were selected in the first round in 2022, David Jiricek and Denton Mateychuk.
    — Carol Schram, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Gostisbehere The puck-moving defenseman gets a one-year deal worth $4.125 million.
    — Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 1 July 2023
  • Flames defenseman Nikita Zadorov with about seven minutes to go in the first period.
    — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The roster will be comprised of 33 forwards, 20 defensemen and seven goalies.
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Todd Hodne, a young and aggressive defenseman, was arrested for rape in 1978.
    — Longreads, 15 Dec. 2022
  • The freshman defenseman continued to produce for the Badgers.
    — Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 21 Oct. 2022
  • At one point there were talks of the Coyotes wanting multiple first round picks and top-notch prospects in exchange for Chychrun, but the market for defensemen has dried up over the last week.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 2 Mar. 2023
  • The 2023 free agent class includes a handful of intriguing veteran goaltenders and not a lot of top-tier defensemen.
    — Stephen Whyno, ajc, 28 June 2023
  • Buttazzoni picks it up and feeds Alscher in the slot, who finishes nicely for a defenseman.
    — Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 29 Oct. 2022

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