What is the prestigious number for dman?

[Kunta Kinte]

Forward its the 1000pts/500goals.

What is that important milestone for dman in term of points? Like often people associate 1000pts/500goals with HOF.

500pts? 600? 750?

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[KrisLetAngry]

Hitting 500 is pretty impressive.

Defensemen tend to enter the league a few years after forwards or enter the league and not given a role right away. 500 points is what 33.33 points a year over a 15 year career?

Maybe 600 that makes it 40 points over 15 or 30 over 20

 

[BayStreetBully]

There is none. 1000 is the only one that comes to mind, even if it's less attainable now.

 

[Stuzchuk]

for me pts are not important...

the magic number is 1000... game played (FWD or D )

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

a very big +/-

 

[Juicy Pop]

500+ over 15+ years

Timmonen comes to mind as a good model for this.

 

[SpookyTsuki]

500/600

 

[glovesave_35]

Not trying to derail your thread OP but your question made me think of my own personal favorite Sergei Zubov (Stars fan). 771 points in 1068 games, 117 in 164 playoff games, two cups and a big part of each one. Based on this, if we're going by the 1000 points/500 goals milestones for forwards, I'd put the rough equivalent at probably 600'ish points.

 

[Kunta Kinte]

Not trying to derail your thread OP but your question made me think of my own personal favorite Sergei Zubov (Stars fan). 771 points in 1068 games, 117 in 164 playoff games, two cups and a big part of each one. Based on this, if we're going by the 1000 points/500 goals milestones for forwards, I'd put the rough equivalent at probably 600'ish points.

Zubov deserve it. If Recchi gets in I dont see how Zubov wouldnt.

Plus he was 4th for Norris in 1994 at 23 and 3rd more than a decade later and on the 2nd All Star team.

One of my fav dman growing up.

I was also looking at Kaberle high 500's in 9xx games.. Same as Markov high 500's in 9xx games.

 

[x Tame Impala]

I think it's just games played. Which is weirdly only true for skaters, whereas goalies I think have a magic number related to wins.

Correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[Canuck16]

The prestigious number for a Dman is #4. #4 Bobby Orr.
2nd is probably #77. Coffey/Bourque

 

[Toene]

The prestigious number for a Dman is #4. #4 Bobby Orr.
2nd is probably #77. Coffey/Bourque

2 is pretty awesome too for a d-man. Simplicity is what make numbers great. Keith is rocking it on a O6 franchise and I love it.

On topic, Id say around 1000 games played. If you survived this long it means you are doing something good. Flirting with 500 is a great feat too.

 

[Legionnaire]

The prestigious number for a Dman is #4. #4 Bobby Orr.
2nd is probably #77. Coffey/Bourque

Haha. Thank you. I was thinking the exact same thing when I read the thread title.

 

[Mitts]

2 is pretty awesome too for a d-man. Simplicity is what make numbers great. Keith is rocking it on a O6 franchise and I love it.

On topic, Id say around 1000 games played. If you survived this long it means you are doing something good. Flirting with 500 is a great feat too.

Don't forget Doug Harvey, he had 6 Stanley Cups, 7 Norris trophies in a 10 year span, wearing #2.

 

[Barrie22]

There is none. 1000 is the only one that comes to mind, even if it's less attainable now.

You mean less attainable ever. 8 players have ever gotten to 1000 points in over 100 years.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

I look to games played first for D. Maybe 1000+ games and 500+ points. That's gotta get you close to the hall of fame right?

 

[Sharppi]

1000/500 sounds about right.

Also, single digits are awesome as D jersey numbers. Don't like #77 at all, even though the history is there.

 

[Kale Makar]

You mean less attainable ever. 8 players have ever gotten to 1000 points in over 100 years.

I assume you mean 8 defensemen?

 

[PensBandwagonerNo272*]

I look to games played first for D. Maybe 1000+ games and 500+ points. That's gotta get you close to the hall of fame right?

I might even say 1000 games and/or 500 points. Has to be some defensive guys with long careers that are as highly regarded or more as some other guys with 500+ points.

I can't really think of examples off the top of my head without looking them up but yeah,

 

[Toene]

Don't forget Doug Harvey, he had 6 Stanley Cups, 7 Norris trophies in a 10 year span, wearing #2.

Yeah thats who I had in mind

 

[Barrie22]

I assume you mean 8 defensemen?

Yes. And all 8 of those were in there primes during the late 70's and 80's.

 

[Kunta Kinte]

A tons of dman have 1000 games 500pts and not in the hof.

The hall of fame is biased toward forward?

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

I look to games played first for D. Maybe 1000+ games and 500+ points. That's gotta get you close to the hall of fame right?

Markov has almost 1000 games

945 gp, 548 pts

 

[Juicy Pop]

A tons of dman have 1000 games 500pts and not in the hof.

The hall of fame is biased toward forward?

I didn't think that was the intention of the question though, right? One can have a prestigious career without being elected to the HoF.

 

[Confucius]

+ 100 for a single season