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By Andrew Phillip Chernoff | CanucksBanter
August 21, 2023
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NHL Network names the best defensemen in the league at present.
Pacific Division had 4 in top 20, led by Alex Pietrangelo of Vegas at 9th, Quinn Hughes of Vancouver at 10th, Drew Doughty at 18th, and Shea Theodore at 20th.
Western Conference had 8 in the top 20 and Eastern Conference 12.
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Source: NHL Network