Top 10 European Defensemen in NHL History
These are the best NHL defensemen that were born in Europe.(Stats are accurate as of the 2019-20 season)
The Top Ten
1 Nicklas Lidström
2 Zdeno Chara
Zdeno Chára (born 18 March 1977) is a Slovak professional ice hockey defenseman who serves as captain of the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He won the James Norris Memorial Trophy while playing for the Bruins in the 2008–09 season. Standing at 6 feet 9 inches (2.06 m) tall, Chára is the tallest person ever to play in the NHL. He is also the second European-born and raised captain to win the Stanley Cup (in 2011), and the first born and trained in a country within the Iron Curtain. As of the 2019-20 season, Chára is the tallest and oldest active NHL player as well as the last defenseman to have played in the NHL in the 1990's.
Zdeno Chára (born 18 March 1977) is a Slovak professional ice hockey defenseman who serves as captain of the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He won the James Norris Memorial Trophy while playing for the Bruins in the 2008–09 season. Standing at 6 feet 9 inches (2.06 m) tall, Chára is the tallest person ever to play in the NHL. He is also the second European-born and raised captain to win the Stanley Cup (in 2011), and the first born and trained in a country within the Iron Curtain. As of the 2019-20 season, Chára is the tallest and oldest active NHL player as well as the last defenseman to have played in the NHL in the 1990's.
3 Borje Salming
4 Erik Karlsson
5 Victor Hedman
6 Sergei Gonchar
7 Sergei Zubov
8 Roman Josi
9 Kimmo Timonen
10 Andrei Markov
Born in Russia
NHL Career: 2000-2017
- 572 points, 119 goals, 453 assists
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