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Season Lg Player Age Team Pos GP G A PTS +/-
2008-09 NHL Zdeno Chara 31 Boston Bruins D 80 19 31 50 23
2007-08 NHL Nicklas Lidstrom 37 Detroit Red Wings D 76 10 60 70 40
2006-07 NHL Nicklas Lidstrom 36 Detroit Red Wings D 80 13 49 62 40
2005-06 NHL Nicklas Lidstrom 35 Detroit Red Wings D 80 16 64 80 21
2003-04 NHL Scott Niedermayer 30 New Jersey Devils D 81 14 40 54 20
2002-03 NHL Nicklas Lidstrom 32 Detroit Red Wings D 82 18 44 62 40
2001-02 NHL Nicklas Lidstrom 31 Detroit Red Wings D 78 9 50 59 13
2000-01 NHL Nicklas Lidstrom 30 Detroit Red Wings D 82 15 56 71 9
1999-00 NHL Chris Pronger 25 St. Louis Blues D 79 14 48 62 52
1998-99 NHL Al MacInnis 35 St. Louis Blues D 82 20 42 62 33
1997-98 NHL Rob Blake 28 Los Angeles Kings D 81 23 27 50 -3
1996-97 NHL Brian Leetch 28 New York Rangers D 82 20 58 78 31
1995-96 NHL Chris Chelios 34 Chicago Blackhawks D 81 14 58 72 25
1994-95 NHL Paul Coffey 33 Detroit Red Wings D 45 14 44 58 18
1993-94 NHL Raymond Bourque 33 Boston Bruins D 72 20 71 91 26
1992-93 NHL Chris Chelios 31 Chicago Blackhawks D 84 15 58 73 14
1991-92 NHL Brian Leetch 23 New York Rangers D 80 22 80 102 25
1990-91 NHL Raymond Bourque 30 Boston Bruins D 76 21 73 94 33
1989-90 NHL Raymond Bourque 29 Boston Bruins D 76 19 65 84 31
1988-89 NHL Chris Chelios 27 Montreal Canadiens D 80 15 58 73 35
1987-88 NHL Raymond Bourque 27 Boston Bruins D 78 17 64 81 34
1986-87 NHL Raymond Bourque 26 Boston Bruins D 78 23 72 95 44
1985-86 NHL Paul Coffey 24 Edmonton Oilers D 79 48 90 138 61
1984-85 NHL Paul Coffey 23 Edmonton Oilers D 80 37 84 121 55
1983-84 NHL Rod Langway 26 Washington Capitals D 80 9 24 33 14
1982-83 NHL Rod Langway 25 Washington Capitals D 80 3 29 32 0
1981-82 NHL Doug Wilson 24 Chicago Black Hawks D 76 39 46 85 1
1980-81 NHL Randy Carlyle 24 Pittsburgh Penguins D 76 16 67 83 -16
1979-80 NHL Larry Robinson 28 Montreal Canadiens D 72 14 61 75 38
1978-79 NHL Denis Potvin 25 New York Islanders D 73 31 70 101 71
1977-78 NHL Denis Potvin 24 New York Islanders D 80 30 64 94 57
1976-77 NHL Larry Robinson 25 Montreal Canadiens D 77 19 66 85 120
1975-76 NHL Denis Potvin 22 New York Islanders D 78 31 67 98 12
1974-75 NHL Bobby Orr 26 Boston Bruins D 80 46 89 135 80
1973-74 NHL Bobby Orr 25 Boston Bruins D 74 32 90 122 84
1972-73 NHL Bobby Orr 24 Boston Bruins D 63 29 72 101 56
1971-72 NHL Bobby Orr 23 Boston Bruins D 76 37 80 117 86
1970-71 NHL Bobby Orr 22 Boston Bruins D 78 37 102 139 124
1969-70 NHL Bobby Orr 21 Boston Bruins D 76 33 87 120 54
1968-69 NHL Bobby Orr 20 Boston Bruins D 67 21 43 64 65
1967-68 NHL Bobby Orr 19 Boston Bruins D 46 11 20 31 30
1966-67 NHL Harry Howell 34 New York Rangers D 70 12 28 40
1965-66 NHL Jacques Laperriere 24 Montreal Canadiens D 57 6 25 31
1964-65 NHL Pierre Pilote 33 Chicago Black Hawks D 68 14 45 59
1963-64 NHL Pierre Pilote 32 Chicago Black Hawks D 70 7 46 53
1962-63 NHL Pierre Pilote 31 Chicago Black Hawks D 59 8 18 26
1961-62 NHL Doug Harvey 37 New York Rangers D 69 6 24 30
1960-61 NHL Doug Harvey 36 Montreal Canadiens D 58 6 33 39
1959-60 NHL Doug Harvey 35 Montreal Canadiens D 66 6 21 27
1958-59 NHL Tom Johnson 30 Montreal Canadiens D 70 10 29 39
1957-58 NHL Doug Harvey 33 Montreal Canadiens D 68 9 32 41
1956-57 NHL Doug Harvey 32 Montreal Canadiens D 70 6 44 50
1955-56 NHL Doug Harvey 31 Montreal Canadiens D 62 5 39 44
1954-55 NHL Doug Harvey 30 Montreal Canadiens D 70 6 43 49
1953-54 NHL Red Kelly 26 Detroit Red Wings D/C 62 16 33 49