Top 50 NHL Fantasy Hockey Defensemen Rankings - December 2022 1.0

December 2022 NHL fantasy hockey defensemen rankings update number one.

Our fantasy hockey defensemen rankings project value for the next 1 to 2 seasons, and consider each player's track record, upside, age, team and injury history. Because fantasy league categories vary widely, these rankings focus on point production. Notes made in previous rankings may carry over to new rankings if they remain relevant.

Rk	Player	Trend	Min/Max	Notes	Age
1	Cale Makar, COL	-	50/95		24.1
2	Adam Fox, NYR	-	45/85		24.8
3	Roman Josi, NAS	-	45/90		32.5
4	Quinn Hughes, VAN	-	45/85		23.1
5	John Carlson, WAS	-	45/85		32.9
6	Victor Hedman, TB	-	45/85	Sergachev cutting into offensive role	32.0
7	Morgan Rielly, TOR	-	40/85		28.7
8	Rasmus Dahlin, BUF	-	30/80		22.6
9	Charlie McAvoy, BOS	⟰	35/75		25.0
10	Erik Karlsson, SJ	⟰	30/80	Injury risk well worth the reward right now	32.5

11	Dougie Hamilton, NJ	-	35/65	Rising back into the top 15, where he belongs	29.5
12	Aaron Ekblad, FLA	-	40/75		26.8
13	Kris Letang, PIT	-	40/75		35.6
14	Shea Theodore, VGK	-	40/75		27.3
15	Brent Burns, CAR	-	30/70		37.8
16	Alex Pietrangelo, VGK	-	30/65		32.9
17	Miro Heiskanen, DAL	-	30/65		23.4
18	Devon Toews, COL	-	30/65		28.8
19	Drew Doughty, LA	-	35/70		33.0
20	Noah Dobson, NYI	-	20/60		22.9

21	Thomas Chabot, OTT	-	30/65		25.8
22	Mikhail Sergachev, TB	⟰	30/70		24.4
23	Torey Krug, STL	-	35/70		31.7
24	Moritz Seider, DET	-	30/75		21.7
25	Josh Morrissey, WPG	⟰	25/55	On pace to destroy career high of 37 points	27.7
26	Justin Faulk, STL	-	20/60		30.7
27	Tony DeAngelo, PHI	⟱	25/70		27.1
28	Tyson Barrie, EDM	-	30/70	No defensive stalwart, but still a PP threat	31.4
29	Shayne Gostisbehere, AZ	-	15/55		29.6
30	Rasmus Andersson, CGY	-	20/50		26.1

31	Hampus Lindholm, BOS	⟱	25/55	Bruins putting him in position to produce	28.9
32	Seth Jones, CHI	-	35/65		28.2
33	Evan Bouchard, EDM	-	20/65		23.1
34	Filip Hronek, DET	⟰	25/55		25.1
35	John Klingberg, ANH	-	30/70	Prime trade deadline target	30.3
36	Darnell Nurse, EDM	-	30/55		27.8
37	Bowen Byram, COL	-	25/70		21.5
38	Neal Pionk, WPG	-	25/50		27.4
39	Brandon Montour, FLA	⟰	20/50	Should have role even with Ekblad back	28.7
40	Mackenzie Weegar, CGY	⟱	30/60	Rough start in Calgary, but the talent is there	28.9
41	Vince Dunn, SEA	-	25/55		26.1
42	Jared Spurgeon, MIN	-	30/55		33.0
43	Ivan Provorov, PHI	-	20/55		25.9
44	Noah Hanifin, CGY	-	20/50		25.9
45	Jeff Petry, PIT	-	25/60		35.0
46	Jake Sanderson, OTT	⟰	20/60	Blue chip rookie makes his debut in the top 50	20.4
47	Cam Fowler, ANH	-	15/50		31.0
48	Calen Addison, MIN	-	15/55		22.7
49	Jakob Chychrun, AZ	-	25/60	On the trade block - keep an eye out	24.7
50	Sean Durzi, LA	-	15/50		24.1

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