"Review of Literature Found in my Basement" Volume 1: "Hockey Now!", Part 2 & 3: Rearguards & Blueline Attack

Part 1 here. 


Rearguards: Today's crop of "stay at home" defensive specialists are big, mobile, and mean.

Blueline Attack!: Leading the rush and pushing the powerplay to new - and dangerous - expertise, today's offensive defensemen take the style of Bobby Orr and add speed.

Try to guess them first!

Rearguards

• Rob Blake, Los Angeles Kings
• In 1998-99, became first LA King defenseman to score 100 career goals. 
• Norris Trophy: 1998
• Chris Chelios, Detroit Red Wings
• Stanley Cup: Montreal, 1986; Red Wings, 2002, 2008
• Norris Trophy: 1989, 1993, 1996
• Eric Desjardins, Philadelphia Flyers
• Stanley Cup: Montreal, 1993
• Scored a hat trick and all 3 of Montreal's goals in a 3-2 win over Kings in Game 2 of 1993 Finals
• Adam Foote, Colorado Avalanche
• Stanley Cup: Colorado, 1996, 2001
• Sylvain Lefebvre, Colorado Avalanche
• Stanley Cup: Colorado, 1996
• Chris Pronger, St. Louis Blues
• 2nd overall pick (Hartford, 1993)
• Norris Trophy: 2000
• Hart Trophy: 2000
• Stanley Cup: Anaheim, 2007
• Scott Stevens, New Jersey Devils
• Stanley Cup: Devils, 1995, 2000, 2003
• Conn Smythe: 2000
• 13 NHL All-Star Games

Blueline Attack

• Al MacInnis, St. Louis Blues
• Stanley Cup: Flames, 1989
• Conn Smythe: 1989
• Norris: 1999
• Brian Leetch, New York Rangers
• Stanley Cup: Rangers, 1994
• Conn Smythe: 1994
• 1st American-born player to win Conn Smythe
• Norris Trophy: 1992, 1997
• 1991-92: Set Rangers record with 80 assists in a season
• Calder: 1989
• NHL record for most goals by rookie defenseman (23)
• Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit Red Wings
• Stanley Cup: 1997, 1998, 2002, 2008
• Conn Smythe: 2002
• Norris: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011 (everything in italics happened after this book was published)
• Scott Niedermeyer, New Jersey Devils
• Stanley Cup: Devils, 1995, 2000, 2002; Anaheim, 2007
• Conn Smythe: 2007
• Norris: 2004
• 3rd overall draft pick by New Jersey, 1991
• Larry Murphy, Detroit Red Wings
• Stanley Cup: Penguins, 1991, 1992; Red Wings, 1997, 1998
• Ray Bourque, Boston Bruins
• Calder Trophy: 1980
• Norris Trophy: 1987, 88, 90, 91, 94
• King Clancy Trophy: 1994
• Lester Patrick Trophy: 2003
• Stanley Cup: Colorado, 2001
• 19 Straight All-Star Games; MVP in 1996 (Game in Boston)
• 1984: 6th defensemen to score 30 goals in a season
• 1992: 3rd defensemen to reach 1,000 points
• Info as of 2012:
• 1,612 all-time games played: currently 4th for defensemen, 8th all-time 
• 1,169 career assists: 1st for defensemen, 4th overall
• 1,579 career points: 1st for defensemen, 11th overall
• 410 career goals: 1st for defensemen
• 6,206 career shots: 1st all-time
• Leads Bruins all-time: games played (1,518), assists (1,111) and points (1,506)
• Sergei Zubov, Dallas Stars
• Stanley Cup: Rangers, 1994; Stars, 1999