Here's something I put together for my Kjell Samuelsson bio.
Who are the "most defensive" defencemen of the ATD?
These are the guys who handle the puck like it's a live grenade, but when the puck gets down low in your end you're glad to see them guarding the net.
I've generated a list using a stat, even strength point percentage, that measures the % of on-ice even strength goals that the defenceman was awarded a point on. Defencemen who played more conservatively and defensively have lower numbers. Unfortunately available data limits this list to the expansion era (1967-on).
Penalty killing usage and power play usage are also listed. More PK and less PP = more defensive, in general.
Defensive Defencemen of the ATD (expansion era)
Rk | Player | GP |
ESP%
| PK% | PP%
1 | Don Awrey | 842 |
0.17
| 45% | 4%
2 | Ken Daneyko | 1286 |
0.18
| 43% | 4%
3 | Ken Morrow | 550 |
0.18
| 48% | 1%
4 | Dave Burrows | 724 |
0.18
| 53% | 13%
5 | Jeff Beukeboom | 804 |
0.20
| 40% | 5%
6 | Brian Engblom | 659 |
0.20
| 40% | 16%
7 | Robyn Regehr | 744 |
0.21
| 48% | 16%
8 | Craig Ludwig | 1256 |
0.21
| 52% | 2%
9 | Normand Rochefort | 598 |
0.21
| 40% | 12%
10 | Terry Harper | 795 |
0.22
| 53% | 9%
11 | Kjell Samuelsson | 813 |
0.22
| 49% | 8%
12 | Bill Hajt | 854 |
0.22
| 57% | 5%
13 | Ed van Impe | 639 |
0.22
| 46% | 12%
14 | Ted Harris | 598 |
0.23
| 44% | 5%
15 | Andre Dupont | 810 |
0.23
| 39% | 14%