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Originally Posted by Sureves
Well there's 297 defenseman who played in the NHL and 75 are 6' or under (26%). Of those 75, only 18 of them are at, or over, 205 pounds.
So actually it seems like those type of players are exceptionally rare. Of those, only 9 played over 20 minutes per game:
Kevin Shattenkirk
Tim Gleason
Justin Faulk
Drew Doughty
James Wisniewski
Francois Beauchemin
P.K. Subban
Barret Jackman
Matthew Carle
Great players absolutely, but those are the guys that made it and are the best of the best (using ice time as a benchmark).
Like I said, it's totally possible that he makes it happen, but it is very hard to make it as a 6' or smaller defenseman (26% of total population): and weight doesn't really seem to make any difference.
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Now see how many of Hamilton's height and size there are. Must be even harder to make it for him.
