Best Defensive Wingers

[Boxscore]

Some of the no-brainers were already named... Kurri, Tikkanen, Lehtinen, Hossa, etc.

I'll add...

Rob Zamuner, Scott Young, John MacLean...

 

[Mike C]

I’ll throw Jan Erixon’s name out there

The Shadow

 

[Mike C]

I'll stick my 2 cents in for Gainey, Erixon as was mentioned, Carbonneau, Gordie, Ramsay

 

[Boxscore]

At times Trevor Linden played RW -- does he count?

 

[VanIslander]

Mark Stone would have been terrific in any era. Very solid defensive play.

He seriously underestimated the core leg strength of 38-year-old veteran Marleau (legendary on the bike in San Jose)... here:


Gordie would have buried him.

 

[carjackmalone]

Rick meagher

 

[Felidae]

Off topic but Looking through the list of selke winners t's been 20 years since a winger won the selke trophy when usually there was at least a winer or two that would win in the previous decades. What changed? Or is it just bad luck? (Bergeron doesn't help either..)

Also notable that Dirk Graham was the only winger other than Lethinen to win the selke in the 90s.

 

[BraveCanadian]

Lots of good candidates in here, and I see someone mentioned Marner who belongs too.

Even if he still has a whole other gear I wish he’d discover..

 

[Gerulaitis]

Bob Gainey

Jere Lehtinen

Wayne Presley

 

[FerrisRox]

I'll stick my 2 cents in for Gainey, Erixon as was mentioned, Carbonneau, Gordie, Ramsay

Carbo was a centre.

Lots of good candidates in here, and I see someone mentioned Marner who belongs too.

Even if he still has a whole other gear I wish he’d discover..

You think Mitch Marner belongs in a conversation for the best defensive wingers ever?

You can't be serious.

 

[BraveCanadian]

You think Mitch Marner belongs in a conversation for the best defensive wingers ever?

You can't be serious.

Defense is hard to gauge, but I wouldn't be surprised if he's in the top 5 for the Selke again this year, which is an accomplishment when the award is so center dominated. Marner is an excellent PKer, great positionally, and steals a lot of pucks.

 

[Golden_Jet]

Marion Hossa one of the best at it.

 

[Brodeur]

Jay Pandolfo was overshadowed a bit by long time linemate John Madden, but Pandolfo was a Selke finalist later in his career.