Blue Quote by Jacques Plante

“The essential task for a defenseman in his own end is to not allow an offensive player room to create, and to force that…

— Greg Wyshynski

I think the idea of the obstruction through the neutral zone and away from the puck was an excellent rule.

— Mark Messier

The game has changed since the '70s as more coaches have looked at ways to make it tougher on defenses. But I'm glad my…

— Tony Dungy

The shoot-and-chase approach had become big in hockey. Teams would come up to the blue line and shoot the puck around our boards deep…

— Jacques Plante

The quintessential bad - luck position. Pucks can go off bodies, skates, bounce into the net.

— Mike Liut

My greatest defense was my offense. Very few guys did that.

— Jake LaMotta

Sometimes the pass is perfect, but you can't shoot the puck. Sometimes it's a bad pass and you do a good shot.

— Alexander Ovechkin

I get a kick out of watching a team defense me. A player moves two steps in one direction and I hit it two…

— Rod Carew

there's no defense except all the errors made

— Charles Bukowski

I was an offensive defenseman. I was up the ice as much as I was back.

— Bobby Orr

Once I got to college, I didn't know defensive rotations; my footwork was sloppy. I used to travel every other play.

— Kyle Kuzma

When I started playing the game I was just worried about making that next tackle. Especially as a rookie, you're figuring out what you're…

— Brian Urlacher