Stay-at-home defenceman

In ice hockey, a stay-at-home defenceman is one who plays a very defensive-minded game. The player is generally more concerned with guarding his team's end of the ice and preventing the opposing players from getting shots on his goal. The stay-at-home defenceman is less concerned about scoring goals and playing an offensive minded hockey game. These players usually play with a more physical style and are often used to neutralize the opposing team's offensive players.

These defencemen normally are put in penalty kill situations, and are usually partnered with offensive-minded defencemen. Typically, effective stay-at-home defensemen have high plus/minus ratings.

Notable stay-at-home defencemen

• Scott Stevens, NHL Hall of Fame defenceman, known for his big body checks.
• Ken Daneyko, known for spending his entire career with the New Jersey Devils.
• Chris Chelios, oldest defenceman in NHL history when he retired in 2010.
• Adam Foote, Over 1000 NHL games and 2 Stanley Cups with the Colorado Avalanche.
• Chris Phillips, NHL's first overall draft pick of 1996.
• Mike Komisarek, delivers hard body checks and is one of the NHL's leaders in blocked shots^{[citation needed]}
• Darius Kasparaitis, former superstar defenceman, known for his explosive checking prowess.
• Willie Mitchell, heart and soul character type player

See also

• Defence player