Editing Defenceman (section)

==Distinguished defencemen==
After a finished season the NHL, the premier ice hockey league in the world, presents the [[James Norris Memorial Trophy]] to the best defenceman in the league. [[Bobby Orr]] of the [[Boston Bruins]] – an eight-time Norris Trophy recipient<ref>{{cite web|title=Bobby Orr – Legends of Hockey |url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMember.jsp?mem=p197902&type=Player&page=bio&list=#photo |access-date=2008-09-27 |publisher=[[Hockey Hall of Fame]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090316025744/http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMember.jsp?mem=p197902&type=Player&page=bio&list= |archive-date=March 16, 2009 |df=mdy }}</ref> – is often considered to be the greatest defenceman in NHL and ice hockey history. In addition to his Norris Trophy honours, he is the only defenceman in NHL history to capture the [[Art Ross Trophy]] as the league's leading scorer.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bobby Orr Biography|url=http://www.hockey-fans.com/players/orr.php|access-date=2008-09-27}}</ref> In 1998, Orr was selected as the best defenceman of all-time (second overall player behind [[Wayne Gretzky]]) in ''[[The Hockey News]]''' [[List of 100 greatest hockey players by The Hockey News|Top 100 NHL Players of all-time]].

Conversely, according to the [[IIHF Centennial All-Star Team]] (also chosen by ''The Hockey News''), the greatest defencemen to play in [[International Ice Hockey Federation|IIHF]]-sanctioned international competition are [[Vyacheslav Fetisov]] and [[Börje Salming]].<ref>[http://www.iihf.com/channels/iihf-world-championship/news/news-singleview-world-championship/article/iihf-centennial-all-star-team.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=552&cHash=3a26b76f60 IIHF Centennial All-Star Team<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>