Smooth-skating Paul Coffey embodied everything an offensive defenseman could be - lightning fast, a skilled playmaker, a booming shot and savvy, yet still able to defend his team's zone employing blinding speed. Through twenty-one NHL seasons, Paul Coffey won the Norris Trophy winner on three occasions and appeared in fourteen NHL All-Star Games and represented Canada at four Canada/World Cup tournaments. Paul retired as the highest scoring defenseman in NHL playoff history and the second most proficient defenseman in NHL regular season history. He finished his career with an outstanding 1531 points. Paul Coffey was voted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2004 and the Edmonton Oilers retired his uniform number 7 in 2005.

Born in Concord, Massachusetts, Hal Gill was drafted by the Boston Bruins in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. The hulking defenceman split his first pro season with the Bruins and their AHL affiliate in Providence and after eight seasons with the Bruins, Gill was signed as a free agent by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the summer of 2006, only to be traded in second season at trade deadline to the Pittsburgh Penguins where in in 2009, after an epic 7-game epic Stanley Cup Final, the Penguins dethroned the Red Wings and earned the franchise's third Stanley Cup title.

Gill's strong defensive play was a key contributor to the Penguins success. His plus 8 rating was tops among Pittsburgh defensemen and he was frequently used to shut down opponent's top scorers. Gill finished up his career with strong stints with the Montreal Canadiens and Nashville Predators playing over 1100 NHL games.

Marty McSorley is one of the toughest players to ever play in the NHL. During the mid-80’s he was best known around the hockey world as “Wayne Gretzky’s Bodyguard”. His physical play would play a prominent role in Edmonton capturing back-to-back Stanley Cups in 1987 and 1988. In just 961 career games, he amassed over 3000 penalty minutes. Over the course of his career, he has made several television and film appearances, including Bad Boys & Con Air.

Nicknamed "Trots," Trottier was drafted in the second round, 22nd overall, by the New York Islanders in the 1974 NHL Entry Draft, the team he played his first 15 out of 18 seasons in the NHL with. In 1976 he set a new record for most points by an NHL rookie player with 96 points when he won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL's rookie of the year. Bryan holds an NHL record with most points in a period with an incredible 6 points. Trottier won the Stanley Cup 6 times as a player and once as an assistant coach. Over the course of his brilliant NHL career Trottier recorded over 1400 points. Trottier is currently the 16th highest scorer in NHL history. Trottier was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility in 1997.