defenseman

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This defenseman, whose given name was John Francis Hughes, was among the final cuts made by Coach Herb Brooks to the 1980 U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

Like a humble laborer who, in the poet’s words, “hoisted hewn rock into heaven” but didn’t live to see his life’s work completed, the defenseman didn’t make the 1980 hockey team—his cathedral—that won gold in Lake Placid.

From The Wall Street Journal

"If you know the relationships that we have... with the women's team and how we've supported them, it's certainly not reflective of how we feel," said McAvoy, a defenseman for the Boston Bruins.

From Barron's

Defenseman Jake Sanderson described what he had just witnessed as “hands down the best goalie performance I’ve ever seen in my life.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Defenseman Quinn Hughes simply called him an “absolute maniac.”

From The Wall Street Journal