Definition of defenceman in English:
defenceman
(US defenseman)
nounPlural defencemendɪˈfɛnsməndiˈfensmən
(in ice hockey and lacrosse) a player in a defensive position.
Example sentencesExamples
- He adds that goalies must let their defensemen and forwards come back and get the puck behind the goal line.
- They know how many times he has been whacked and hacked by opposing defensemen and goaltenders.
- Those who have seen hockey defensemen skate backward at full speed will understand the reference.
- Three players with proven talent are defensemen Robyn Regehr and Jordan Leopold and goalie Miikka Kiprusoff.
- Here's a look at the goaltenders, defensemen and forwards who might never be in such a precarious spot again.
- Christopher also plays ice hockey for Hull, and he is a defenceman in both sports.
- He sometimes carried defensemen with him as he zoomed in on goalies.
- I was top scoring defenceman and defenceman of the year a couple of times and then I don't even get a contract offer.
- Or how about the time he sent a defenseman to take the goalie's place for a penalty shot?
- He immediately helped Mike Keenan's young defensemen with their positioning and hitting ability.
- It takes a combination of size and speed to get around the well-schooled Devils defensemen and into position.
- He's never come close to winning a Norris Trophy despite being one of the best defensemen in hockey.
- The defenseman wasn't known as a goal scorer, but he sure was on that day.
- Their top goalscorer is a defenceman whose six goals are almost as many as he has scored in his last six seasons.
- The two forecheckers are called torpedoes, the other forwards are called halfbacks and the lone defenseman is a rover.
- Teams - which will be determined by the organizing committee based on age, position and experience - will consist of 10 players: a goaltender, three defencemen and six forwards.
- His quickness in going to the net often catches defensemen and goaltenders asleep.
- Sure, but the best defensemen and goaltenders would be up against the best of the offense.
- Defence wins hockey games and with the goaltending tandem we've got and the way my defencemen are playing we're going to be difficult to beat.
- To a goalie, having rugged defensemen willing to blocks shots is second only to having a good relationship with your posts.