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