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Originally Posted by overpass
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% |
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| 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% |
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Good to see that the guys I took to be specialists are good at being specialists. And probably also good that I have them on separate PK units.