1997 Event Flyers Eric Lindros tries to bite San Jose defenseman Marty McSorley 1991 Event Pitts Penguin Paul Coffey sets NHL defenseman scoring record with 1,053 career points (309 goals and 744 assists) 1985 Event Denis Potvin passes Bobby Orr as NHL defenseman scorer (916 points) 1981 Birthday Emma Laaksonen, ice hockey defenseman, Finland, 1998 Olympics 1980 Birthday Angela Ruggiero, ice hockey defenseman, USA, 1998 Olympics 1978 Birthday Tara Mounsey, ice hockey defenseman, USA, 1988 Olympics 1977 Birthday Aki Berg, Turku Fin, NHL defenseman for the Los Angeles Kings 1977 Birthday Bryan Berard, NHL defenseman, Team USA 1998 Olympics, New York Islanders 1977 Birthday Aki-Petteri Berg, NHL defenseman, Team Finland, Kings, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics 1977 Event Toronto's Ian Turnbull scores 5 goals, NHL REcord for a defenseman 1976 Birthday Kirsi Haenninen, ice hockey defenseman, Finland, 1998 Olympics 1976 Birthday Ger Unterluggauer, hockey defenseman, Team Austria 1998 1976 Birthday Lubomir Visnovsky, born in Topolcany, Czechoslovakia, hockey defenseman, Team Slovakia 1976 Birthday Ed Jovanoski, born in Windsor, Ontario, NHL defenseman for the Florida Panthers 1976 Birthday Markus Wieland, hockey defenseman, Team Germany 1998 1976 Birthday Oleg Tverdovsky, Donetsk Ukr, NHL defenseman, Winnipeg Jets 1976 Birthday Erich Goldmann, born in Dingolfing GER, hockey defenseman, Team Germany 1998 1976 Birthday Nolan Baumgartner, born in Calgary, NHL defenseman for the Washington Capitals 1976 Birthday Lars Bruggemann, hockey defenseman, Team Germany 1998 1976 Birthday Rhett Warrener, Shaunavon, NHL defenseman for the Florida Panthers 1975 Birthday Stanislav Neckar, Pisek CZ, NHL defenseman, Ottawa Senators,Gold Meda 1998 Olympics 1975 Birthday Anders Myrvold, Lorenskog Nor, NHL defenseman for the Colorado Avalanche 1975 Birthday Sergei Gusev, Nizhny Tagil Rus, NHL defenseman for the Dallas Stars 1975 Birthday Bryan McCabe, born in St. Catherines, NHL defenseman for the New York Islanders 1975 Birthday Alexander Zhurik, hockey defenseman, Belarus, 1998 Olympics 1975 Birthday Jaane Niinimaa, Raahe FIN, NHL defenseman, Finland, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics 1975 Birthday Gregory DuBois, hockey defenseman, Team France 1998 1975 Birthday Kimmo Timonen, hockey defenseman, Team Finland, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics 1975 Birthday Stefan Bergkvist, born in Leksand, Sweden, NHL defenseman for the Pittsburgh Penguins 1975 Birthday Andrey Savenkov, hockey defenseman, Team Kazakhstan 1998 Olympics 1975 Birthday Mike Wilson, Brampton, NHL defenseman for the Buffalo Sabres 1975 Birthday Brendan Witt, Humboldt, NHL defenseman for the Washington Capitals 1975 Birthday Leo Insam, hockey defenseman, Team Italy 1998 1975 Birthday Rory Fitzpatrick, Rochester, NHL defenseman, Montreal Canadiens 1975 Birthday Becky Kellar, ice hockey defenseman, Canada, 1998 Olympics 1974 Birthday Jaroslav Spacek, NHL defenseman, Team Czechoslovakia, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics, Sweden 1974 Birthday Ruslan Salei, NHL defenseman, Belarus, 1998 Olympics, Anaheim 1974 Birthday Chris Pronger, NHL defenseman, Team Canada Olympics-1998, St. Louis 1974 Birthday Kenny Jonsson, Angelholm SW, NHL defenseman, Team Sweden, New York Islander 1974 Birthday Sergei Yerkovich, hockey defenseman, Team Belarus 1998 1974 Birthday David Wilkie, Ellensburg, NHL defenseman, Montreal Canadiens 1974 Birthday Sergei Stas, NHL defenseman, Team Belarus, 1998 Olympics 1974 Birthday Libor Prochazka, hockey defenseman, Team Czechoslovakia, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics 1974 Birthday Sergei Gonchar, born in Chelyabinsk, Russia, NHL defenseman, Capitals, 1998 Olympics 1974 Birthday Roman Hamrlik, born in Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia, NHL defenseman, Lightning, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics 1974 Birthday Tuomas Gronman, NHL defenseman, Team Finland, Pittsburgh, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics 1974 Birthday Pavi Sald, ice hockey defenseman, Finland, 1998 Olympics 1974 Birthday Vitaly Tregubov, hockey defenseman, Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998 1973 Birthday Hiroyuki Miura, hockey defenseman, Team Japan 1998 1973 Birthday Mirko Ludemann, Weiwasser GER, NHL defenseman, Team Germany, Colorado 1973 Birthday Cassie Campbell, ice hockey defenseman, Canada, 1998 Olympics 1973 Birthday Jason Bowen, Port Alice, NHL defenseman for the Philadelphia Flyers 1973 Birthday Cale Hulse, Edmonton, NHL defenseman for the Calgary Flames 1973 Birthday Frantisek Kaberle, hockey defenseman, Team Czechoslovakia, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics 1973 Birthday Jason Smith, Calgary, NHL defenseman for the New Jersey Devils 1973 Birthday Fiona Smith, ice hockey defenseman, Canada, 1998 Olympics 1973 Birthday Alexey Trochshinskiy, hockey defenseman, Team Kazakhstan, 1998 Olympics 1973 Birthday Scott Niedermayer, Edmonton, NHL defenseman for the New Jersey Devils 1973 Birthday Jochen Molling, hockey defenseman, Team Germany 1998 1973 Birthday Michael Sykora, born in Pardubice, Czechoslovakia, NHL defenseman, Sharks, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics 1973 Birthday Adrian Aucoin, Ottawa, NHL defenseman, Vancouver Canucks 1973 Birthday Darren Van Impe, Saskatoon, NHL defenseman, Anaheim Mighty Ducks 1973 Birthday Yutaka Kawaguchi, hockey defenseman, Team Japan 1998 1973 Birthday Igor Nikitin, hockey defenseman, Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998 1973 Birthday Richard Matvichuk, Ft. Saskatchewan C, NHL defenseman for the Dallas Stars 1973 Birthday Tatsuki Katayama, hockey defenseman, Team Japan 1998 1972 Birthday Stanislav Jasecko, Spisska Nova Ves, hockey defenseman, Team Slovakia 1972 Birthday Stanislav Jasecko, hockey defenseman, Team Slovakia 1998 1972 Birthday Jassen Cullimore, Simcoe, NHL defenseman, Vancouver Canucks 1972 Birthday Petteri Nummelin, Turku FIN, hockey defenseman, Team Finland 1972 Birthday Vicki Movessian, ice hockey defenseman, USA, 1998 Olympics 1972 Birthday Scott Lachance, Charlottesville, NHL defenseman for the New York Islanders 1972 Birthday Darius Kasparaitis, Elektrenai Lit, NHL defenseman, Islanders, Pitts 1972 Birthday Alexei Zhitnik, born in Kiev, Ukraine, NHL defenseman for the Buffalo Sabres 1972 Birthday Chris Imes, South Paris Maine, U.S. hockey defenseman 1994 Olympics 1972 Birthday Ian Moran, born in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. hockey defenseman, Olympics-1994, Pitts 1972 Birthday Katja Maaria Lehtd, ice hockey defenseman, Finland, 1998 Olympics 1972 Birthday Sandis Ozolinsh, Riga Lat, NHL defenseman for the Colorado Avalanche 1972 Birthday Michael Lampert, hockey defenseman, Team Austria 1998 1972 Birthday Karl Dykhuis, Sept-iles, NHL defenseman for the Philadelphia Flyers 1972 Birthday Marko Kiprusoff, Turku FIN, NHL defenseman, Team Finland, Montreal 1972 Birthday Derian Hatcher, Sterling Heights, Michigan, NHL defenseman for the Dallas Stars 1972 Birthday Darryl Sydor, Edmonton, NHL defenseman for the Dallas Stars 1972 Birthday Sue Merz, ice hockey defenseman, USA, 1998 Olympics 1972 Birthday Boris Mironov, born in Moscow, NHL defenseman, Team Russia, Silver Medal 1998 Olympics, Bronze Medal 2002 Olympics 1972 Birthday Aris Brimanis, born in Cleveland, NHL defenseman for the Philadelphia Flyers 1972 Birthday Karl DeWolf, hockey defenseman, Team France 1998 1972 Birthday John Slaney, St. John's, NHL defenseman for the Los Angeles Kings 1972 Birthday Chris Bailey, ice hockey defenseman, USA, 1998 Olympics 1972 Birthday Ivan Droppa, born in Liptovsky Mikulas, Czechoslovakia, NHL defenseman, Chicago 1972 Birthday Mattias Norstrom, Mora SWE, NHL defenseman, Team Sweden, Los Angeles Kings 1972 Birthday Ivan Droppa, hockey defenseman, Team Slovakia 1998 1971 Birthday Sari Kristiina Fisk, ice hockey defenseman, Finland, 1998 Olympics 1971 Birthday Chris Therien, Ottawa, NHL defenseman for the Philadelphia Flyers 1971 Birthday Dimitri Yushkevich, Yaroslavl Rus, NHL defenseman, Toronto Maple Leaf 1971 Birthday Sean O'Donnell, Ottawa, NHL defenseman for the Los Angeles Kings 1971 Birthday Colleen Coyne, ice hockey defenseman, USA, 1998 Olympics 1971 Birthday Marcus Ragnarsson, Ostervala SWE, NHL defenseman, SJ Sharks, Sweden 1971 Birthday Aaron Miller, born in Buffalo, NHL defenseman for the Colorado Avalanche 1971 Birthday Daniel Kunce, Sumperk GER, hockey defenseman, Team Germany 1998 1971 Birthday Brett Hauer, born in Edina, Minnesota, NHL defenseman for the Edmonton Oilers 1971 Birthday Adam Foote, born in Toronto, NHL defenseman, Colorado Avalanche, Team Canada 1971 Birthday Drahomir Kadlec, Pribham, Czech Republic, hockey defenseman, Team Czech Republic 1971 Birthday Jiri Slegr, born in Jihlava, Czechoslovakia, NHL defenseman, Edmonton Oilers, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics 1971 Birthday Dave Karpa, Regina, NHL defenseman, Anaheim Mighty Ducks 1971 Birthday Matt Martin, Hamden, NHL defenseman, Toronto Maple Leafs, 1994 Olympics 1971 Birthday Ken Klee, born in Indianapolis, NHL defenseman for the Washington Capitals 1971 Birthday Milos Holan, born in Bilovec, Czechoslovakia, NHL defenseman, Anaheim Mighty Ducks 1971 Birthday Dan Kordic, born in Edmonton, NHL defenseman for the Philadelphia Flyers 1971 Birthday Chris Lipuma, born in Oak Lawn, NHL defenseman, Tampa Bay Lightning 1971 Birthday Bob Boughner, born in Windsor, NHL defenseman, Buffalo Sabres 1971 Birthday Jaroslav Modry, Ceske-budejovice C, NHL defenseman, Ottawa Senators 1971 Birthday Torsten Kienass, Berlin GER, hockey defenseman, Team Germany 1971 Birthday Jason Marshall, Cranbrook, NHL defenseman, Anaheim Mighty Ducks 1971 Birthday Takeshi Yamanaka, hockey defenseman, Team Japan 1998 1971 Birthday Patrice Brisebois, Montreal, NHL defenseman, Montreal Canadiens 1971 Birthday Cory Cross, Lloydminster, NHL defenseman, Tampa Bay Lightning 1970 Birthday Marian Smerciak, born in Martin, Czechoslovakia, hockey defenseman, Team Slovakia 1998 1970 Birthday Kevin Haller, Trochu, NHL defenseman for the Philadelphia Flyers 1970 Birthday Chris Tamer, Dearborn, NHL defenseman for the Pittsburgh Penguins 1970 Birthday Doug Zmolek, Rochester, NHL defenseman for the Los Angeles Kings 1970 Birthday Dan Ratushny, Nepean, NHL defenseman for the Florida Panthers 1970 Birthday Alexei Zhitnik, NHL defenseman, Team Russia, Buffalo, Silver Medal 1998 Olympics 1970 Birthday Paul Laus, Beamsville, NHL defenseman for the Florida Panthers 1970 Birthday Berry Richter, born in Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. hockey defenseman 1994 Olympics 1970 Birthday Bret Hedican, St-paul, NHL defenseman, Vancouver Canucks 1970 Birthday Sergei Zubov, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL defenseman, Team Russia, Pittsburgh 1970 Birthday Jason York, Nepean, NHL defenseman, Anaheim Mighty Ducks 1970 Birthday Ted Crowley, Concord Massachusetts, U.S. hockey defenseman 1994 Olympics 1970 Birthday Nicklas Lidstrom, Vasteras SWE, NHL defenseman, Team Sweden, Detroit 1970 Birthday Stewart Malgunas, Prince George, NHL defenseman for the Washington Capitals 1970 Birthday Francois Leroux, Ste-adele, NHL defenseman for the Pittsburgh Penguins 1970 Birthday Vladimir Antipin, hockey defenseman, Team Kazakhstan, 1998 Olympics 1970 Birthday Enrico Ciccone, born in Montreal, NHL defenseman, Chicago Blackhawks 1970 Birthday Alexander Karpovtsev, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL defenseman for the New York Rangers 1970 Birthday Oleg Romanov, NHL defenseman, Belarus, 1998 Olympics 1970 Birthday Travis Richards, born in Crystal, Minnesota, U.S. hockey defenseman 1994 Olympics 1970 Birthday Janne Laukenen, Lahti FIN, NHL defenseman, Senators, Finland, Bronze Medal 1998 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Marja Helena Paluila, ice hockey defenseman, Finland, 1998 Olympics 1970 Birthday Jan Varholik, hockey defenseman, Team Slovakia 1998 1970 Birthday Mika Stromberg, Helsinki FIN, hockey defenseman, Team Finland 1970 Birthday Richard Smehlik, Ostrava, Czech Republic, NHL defenseman, Team Czech Republic, Buffalo 1970 Birthday Sean Hill, Duluth, NHL defenseman, Ottawa Senators 1970 Birthday Keith Carney, Providence, NHL defenseman, Chicago Blackhawks, Team U.S. 1970 Birthday Oleg Khmyl, NHL defenseman, Belarus, 1998 Olympics 1970 Birthday Dean Malkoc, Vancouver, NHL defenseman, Vancouver Canucks 1970 Birthday Chris Bartolone, hockey defenseman, Team Italy 1998 1970 Birthday Richard Smehlik, born in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia, NHL defenseman, Buf Sabres, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1992 Olympics 1970 Birthday Eric Charron, Verdun, NHL defenseman for the Washington Capitals 1970 Birthday Jon Klemm, Calgary, NHL defenseman for the Colorado Avalanche 1970 Birthday Vadim Glovatskiy, hockey defenseman, Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998 1969 Birthday Martin Ulrich, hockey defenseman, Team Austria 1998 1969 Birthday Rob Blake, Simcoe Ont, NHL defenseman, Team Canada, Los Angeles Kings 1969 Birthday Corey Foster, Ottawa, NHL defenseman for the Pittsburgh Penguins 1969 Birthday Igor Ulanov, Krasnokamsk Rus, NHL defenseman, Tampa Bay Lightning 1969 Birthday Igor Kravchuk, NHL defenseman, Ottawa Senators, Russia, Gold Medals 1988, 1992 Olympics, Silver Medal 1998 Olympics, Bronze Medal 2002 Olympics 1969 Birthday Jason Woolley, born in Toronto, NHL defenseman for the Florida Panthers 1969 Birthday Eric Desjardins, born in Rauyn, Quebec, NHL defenseman, Philadelphia Flyers, Canada 1969 Birthday Mathieu Schneider, born in New York City, NHL defenseman, New York Islanders, Toronto 1969 Birthday Jean-Chris. Filippin, hockey defenseman, Team France 1998 1969 Birthday Bryan Marchment, Scarborough, NHL defenseman for the Edmonton Oilers 1969 Birthday Takayuki Kobori, hockey defenseman, Team Japan 1998 1969 Birthday Dennis Vial, born in Sault Ste-Marie, California, NHL defenseman, Ottawa Senators 1969 Birthday Kevin Dean, born in Madison, NHL defenseman for the New Jersey Devils 1969 Birthday Mark Astley, Calgary, NHL defenseman for the Buffalo Sabres 1969 Birthday Luke Richardson, born in Ottawa, NHL defenseman for the Edmonton Oilers 1969 Birthday Geoff Smith, born in Edmonton, NHL defenseman for the Florida Panthers 1969 Birthday Herb Hohenberger, hockey defenseman, Team Austria 1998 1969 Birthday Adam Burt, Detroit, NHL defenseman, Hartford Whalers 1969 Birthday Cam Russell, Halifax, NHL defenseman, Chicago Blackhawks 1969 Birthday Johanna Ikonen, ice hockey defenseman, Finland, 1998 Olympics 1969 Birthday Steve Poapst, Cornwall, NHL defenseman for the Washington Capitals 1969 Birthday Robert Svehla, born in Martin, Czechoslovakia, NHL defenseman, Florida Panthers, Slovakia 1968 Birthday Kevin Dahl, Regina, NHL defenseman for the Calgary Flames 1968 Birthday Lubomir Sekeras, born in Liptovsky, Czechoslovakia, hockey defenseman, Team Slovakia 1968 Birthday Stephane Quintal, Boucherville, NHL defenseman, Montreal Canadiens 1968 Birthday Glen Wesley, Red Deer, NHL defenseman, Hartford Whalers 1968 Birthday Vladimir Malakhov, Sverdlovsk Rus, NHL defenseman, Montreal Canadiens 1968 Birthday Miroslav Mosner, hockey defenseman, Team Slovakia 1998 1968 Birthday Lyle Odelein, Quill Lake Sask, NHL defenseman, Team Canada, Montreal 1968 Birthday Glen Featherstone, born in Toronto, NHL defenseman, Hartford Whalers 1968 Birthday Teppo Numminen, born in Tampere, Finland, NHL defenseman, Winnipeg Jets, Coyotes 1968 Birthday Darryl Shannon, Barrie, NHL defenseman for the Buffalo Sabres 1968 Birthday Richard Pilon, born in Saskatoon, NHL defenseman for the New York Islanders 1968 Birthday Zarley Zalapski, born in Edmonton, NHL defenseman for the Calgary Flames 1968 Birthday Chad Biafore, hockey defenseman, Team Italy 1998 1968 Birthday Rob Zettler, Sept-iles, NHL defenseman for the Toronto Maple Leafs 1968 Birthday Brian Leetch, born in Corpus Christi, Texas, NHL defenseman, Team USA, New York Rangers 1968 Birthday Leif Rohlin, Vasteras Swe, NHL defenseman, Vancouver Canucks 1968 Birthday Peter Popovic, Koping Swe, NHL defenseman, Montreal Canadiens 1968 Birthday Frantisek Kucera, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, NHL defenseman, Vanciyver Canucks, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics 1968 Birthday Bob Nardella, hockey defenseman, Team Italy 1998 1968 Birthday Andrey Sokolov, hockey defenseman, Team Kazakhstan, 1998 Olympics 1968 Birthday Alexander Alexeev, NHL defenseman, Belarus, 1998 Olympics 1968 Birthday Kerry Huffman, Peterborough, NHL defenseman, Philadelphia Flyers, Ottawa 1967 Birthday Brian Glynn, Iserlohn Ger, NHL defenseman, Hartford Whalers 1967 Birthday Dominic Lavoie, hockey defenseman, Team Austria 1998 1967 Birthday Rob Cowie, Toronto, NHL defenseman for the Los Angeles Kings 1967 Birthday Sylvain Lefebvre, Richmond, NHL defenseman for the Colorado Avalanche 1967 Birthday Dennis Vaske, Rockford, NHL defenseman for the New York Islanders 1967 Birthday Geraldine Heaney, ice hockey defenseman, Canada, 1998 Olympics 1967 Birthday Neil Wilkinson, Selkirk, NHL defenseman for the Pittsburgh Penguins 1967 Birthday Craig Wolanin, Grosse Pointe, NHL defenseman for the Colorado Avalanche 1967 Birthday Igor Zemlyanoy, hockey defenseman, Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998 1967 Birthday Lawrence Rucchin, hockey defenseman, Team Italy 1998 1967 Birthday Jeff Finley, born in Edmonton, NHL defenseman, Winnipeg Jets 1967 Birthday Steve Chiasson, Barrie, NHL defenseman for the Calgary Flames 1967 Birthday Donald Dufresne, born in Rimouski, NHL defenseman for the Edmonton Oilers 1967 Birthday Takayuki Miura, hockey defenseman, Team Japan 1998 1967 Birthday Chris Luongo, born in Detroit, NHL defenseman for the New York Islanders 1967 Birthday Satu Huotari, ice hockey defenseman, Finland, 1998 Olympics 1967 Birthday Bill Houlder, born in Thunder Bay, NHL defenseman, Tampa Bay Lightning 1967 Birthday Dallas Eakins, Dade City, NHL defenseman, Winnipeg Jets 1967 Birthday Gord Murphy, Willowdale, NHL defenseman for the Florida Panthers 1967 Birthday Calle Johansson, Goteborg Swe, NHL defenseman for the Washington Capitals 1967 Birthday Dave Manson, Prince Albert, NHL defenseman, Winnipeg Jets 1967 Birthday Jamie Huscroft, Creston, NHL defenseman for the Calgary Flames 1966 Birthday Eric Weinrich, Roanoke, NHL defenseman, Chicago Blackhawks 1966 Birthday Dana Murzyn, Calgary, NHL defenseman, Vancouver Canucks 1966 Birthday Shawn Chambers, Royal Oaks, Michigan, NHL defenseman, Team USA, New Jersey Devils 1966 Birthday Fredrik Olausson, Vaxsjo Swe, NHL defenseman, Anaheim Mighty Ducks 1966 Birthday Therese Brisson, ice hockey defenseman, Canada, 1998 Olympics 1966 Birthday Igor Kravchuk, Ufa Russia, NHL defenseman, Team Russia, St. Louis 1966 Birthday Kevin Hatcher, born in Detroit, Michigan, NHL defenseman, Team USA, Dallas, Pitts 1966 Birthday Steven Finn, Laval, NHL defenseman for the Los Angeles Kings 1966 Birthday Daniel Nowak, Schwennigen GER, hockey defenseman, Team Germany 1998 1966 Birthday Jyrki Lumme, born in Tampere, Finland, NHL defenseman, Canucks, Finland 1966 Birthday Doug Bodger, born in Chemainus BC, NHL defenseman, Team Canada, San Jose 1966 Birthday Mark Tinordi, Red Deer, NHL defenseman for the Washington Capitals 1966 Birthday Jeff Brown, Ottawa, NHL defenseman, Hartford Whalers 1966 Birthday Serge Poudrier, hockey defenseman, Team France 1998 1966 Birthday Judy Diduck, ice hockey defenseman, Canada, 1998 Olympics 1966 Birthday Stanislav Medrik, born in Nitra, Czechoslovakia, hockey defenseman, Team Slovakia 1966 Birthday Serge Djelloul, hockey defenseman, Team France 1998 1966 Birthday Al Iafrate, born in Dearborn, Michigan, NHL defenseman, San Jose Sharks 1966 Birthday Brad Bergen, Pennsylvania Sask, hockey defenseman, Team Germany 1998 1966 Birthday Terry Carkner, born in Smiths Falls, NHL defenseman for the Florida Panthers 1966 Birthday Jan Varholik, born in Kosice, Czechoslovakia, hockey defenseman, Team Slovakia 1966 Birthday Brent Severyn, Vegreville, NHL defenseman for the New York Islanders 1966 Birthday Petr Svoboda, Most Czechoslovakia, NHL defenseman, Philadelphia Flyers, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics 1966 Birthday Michael De Angelis, hockey defenseman, Team Italy 1998 1966 Birthday Sylvain Cote, Duberger, NHL defenseman for the Washington Capitals 1965 Birthday Dmitri Mironov, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL defenseman, Pitts Penguins, Anaheim 1965 Birthday Jeff Norton, Acton, NHL defenseman for the Edmonton Oilers 1965 Birthday Todd Gill, Cardinal, NHL defenseman for the Toronto Maple Leafs 1965 Birthday Robert Oberrrauch, hockey defenseman, Team Italy 1998 1965 Birthday J Daigneault, Montreal, NHL defenseman for the Pittsburgh Penguins 1965 Birthday Trent Yawney, Hudson Bay, NHL defenseman for the Calgary Flames 1965 Birthday Steve Duchesne, Sept-iles, NHL defenseman, Ottawa Senators 1965 Birthday Uwe Krupp, born in Cologne, Germany, NHL defenseman, Colorado Avalanche, Germany 98 1965 Birthday Denis Perez, hockey defenseman, Team France 1998 1965 Birthday Gerald Diduck, born in Edmonton, NHL defenseman, Hartford Whalers 1965 Birthday Jeff Beukeboom, Ajax, NHL defenseman for the New York Rangers 1965 Birthday Joe Reekie, Victoria, NHL defenseman for the Washington Capitals 1965 Birthday Jayson Meyer, Regina Saskatchewan, hockey defenseman, Team Germany 1965 Birthday Bobby Dollas, Montreal, NHL defenseman, Anaheim Mighty Ducks 1965 Birthday Igor Matoushkin, NHL defenseman, Belarus, 1998 Olympics 1965 Birthday Atsuo Kudo, hockey defenseman, Team Japan 1998 1965 Birthday Jergus Baca, born in Liptovsky Mikulas, Czechoslovakia, IHL defenseman, Team Slovakia 98 1964 Birthday Frank Musil, born in Pardubice, Czechoslovakia, NHL defenseman, Ottawa Senators 1964 Birthday Peter Laviolette, Norwood Massachusetts, U.S. hockey defenseman 1994 Olympics 1964 Birthday Jean-Phil LeMoine, hockey defenseman, Team France 1998 1964 Birthday Alexei Gusarov, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL defenseman for the Colorado Avalanche 1964 Birthday Gary Suter, born in Madison, Wisconsin, NHL defenseman, Chicago Blackhawks, USA 1964 Birthday David Shaw, St. Thomas, NHL defenseman, Tampa Bay Lightning 1964 Birthday Tommy Albelin, Stockholm, Sweden, NHL defenseman for the Calgary Flames 1964 Birthday Ken Daneyko, born in Windsor, NHL defenseman for the New Jersey Devils 1964 Birthday Scott Stevens, Kitchener, NHL defenseman, New Jersey Devils, Team Canada 1964 Birthday Dave Ellett, Cleveland, NHL defenseman for the Toronto Maple Leafs 1964 Birthday Ulf Samuelsson, born in Fagersta SWE, NHL defenseman, Team Sweden, New York Rangers 1964 Birthday Phil Housley, born in St. Paul, Minnesota, NHL defenseman, New Jersey Devils, Team USA 1998 Olympics 1964 Birthday Michel Petit, St. Malo, NHL defenseman, Tampa Bay Lightning 1963 Birthday Timo Jutila, Tampere FIN, hockey defenseman, Team Finland 1963 Birthday Michael Heidt, Calgary Alberta, hockey defenseman, Team Germany 1963 Birthday Michael Heidt, hockey defenseman, Team Germany 1998 1963 Birthday Al MacInnis, Inverness NS, NHL defenseman, Team Canada, St. Louis 1963 Birthday James Patrick, born in Winnipeg, NHL defenseman for the Calgary Flames 1963 Birthday Marty McSorley, Hamilton, NHL defenseman, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers 1963 Birthday Steve Smith, born in Glasgow, Scotland, NHL defenseman, Chicago Blackhawks 1963 Birthday Thomas Searle, hockey defenseman, Team Austria 1998 1963 Birthday Garry Galley, born in Montreal, NHL defenseman for the Buffalo Sabres 1963 Birthday Hannu Virta, born in Turku FIN, hockey defenseman, Team Finland 1963 Birthday Mike Lalor, Buffalo, NHL defenseman, Dallas Stars 1963 Birthday Magnus Svensson, Leksand Swe, NHL defenseman for the Florida Panthers 1962 Birthday Chris Dahlquist, Fridley, NHL defenseman, Ottawa Senators 1962 Birthday Jim Johnson, New Hope, NHL defenseman for the Washington Capitals 1962 Birthday Craig Muni, Toronto, NHL defenseman, Winnipeg Jets 1962 Birthday Engelbert Linder, hockey defenseman, Team Austria 1998 1962 Birthday Bruce Driver, born in Toronto, NHL defenseman for the New York Rangers 1962 Birthday Chris Chelios, Chicago, NHL defenseman, Chicago Blackhawks, Team USA 1961 Birthday Grant Ledyard, Winnipeg, NHL defenseman for the Dallas Stars 1961 Birthday Jamie Macoun, Newmarket, NHL defenseman for the Toronto Maple Leafs 1961 Birthday Dave Babych, Edmonton, NHL defenseman, Vancouver Canucks 1961 Birthday Craig Ludwig, Rhinelander, NHL defenseman for the Dallas Stars 1961 Birthday Larry Murphy, born in Scarborough, NHL defenseman for the Toronto Maple Leafs 1960 Birthday Raymond Bourque, Montreal, NHL defenseman, Team Canada, Boston 1960 Birthday Robert Pukalovic, hockey defenseman, Team Slovakia 1998 1960 Birthday Doug Lidster, Kamloops, NHL defenseman for the New York Rangers 1960 Birthday Randy Ladouceur, born in Brockville, NHL defenseman, Anaheim Mighty Ducks 1959 Birthday Charlie Huddy, Oshawa, NHL defenseman for the Buffalo Sabres 1959 Birthday Kevin Lowe, Lachute, NHL defenseman for the New York Rangers 1959 Birthday Brad McCrimmon, Dodsland, NHL defenseman, Hartford Whalers 1958 Birthday Kjell Samuelsson, Tyngsryd Swe, NHL defenseman for the Philadelphia Flyers 1958 Birthday Viacheslav Fetisov, born in Moscow, NHL defenseman, Team Russia, Detroit 1957 Birthday Rod Langway, Formosa, NHL defenseman, Mont Canadiens, Washington Caps 1953 Birthday Denis Potvin, Ottawa Ontario, New York Islander defenseman, Norris trophy 1951 Birthday Larry Clark Robinson, NHL defenseman, Mont Canadiens, Norris-77, 80 1949 Birthday Jean Potvin, born in Ottawa, Ontario, hockey player, National Hockey League, played defenseman for the Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota North Stars, Philadelphia Flyers 1948 Birthday Brad Park, born in Toronto, NHL defenseman, New York Rangers, Boston Bruins 1948 Birthday Bobby Orr, born in Parry Sound, Ontario, HOF NHL defenseman for the Boston Bruins 1904 Event Brandon's Lester Patrick becomes 1st hockey defenseman to score a goal
