Stay-at-home defenceman

In ice hockey, a stay-at-home defenceman is one who plays a very defensive-minded game. The player is generally more concerned with guarding his team's end of the ice and preventing the opposing players from getting shots on his goal. The stay-at-home defenceman is less concerned about scoring goals and playing an offensive minded hockey game. These players usually play with a more physical style and are often used to neutralize the opposing team's offensive players.

These defencemen normally are put in penalty kill situations, and are usually partnered with offensive-minded (and possibly two-way-playing) defencemen. Typically, effective stay-at-home defensemen have high plus/minus ratings.

Notable stay-at-home defencemen

 * Rod Langway, Two-time James Norris Memorial Trophy winner.
 * Scott Stevens, NHL Hall of Fame defenceman, known for his big body checks.
 * Ken Daneyko, known for spending his entire career with the New Jersey Devils.
 * Chris Chelios, oldest defenceman in NHL history when he retired in 2010.
 * Adam Foote, Over 1000 NHL games and 2 Stanley Cups with the Colorado Avalanche.
 * Chris Phillips, NHL's first overall draft pick of 1996.
 * Mike Komisarek, delivers hard body checks and is one of the NHL's leaders in blocked shots.
 * Darius Kasparaitis, former superstar defenceman, known for his explosive checking prowess.
 * Willie Mitchell, heart and soul character type player