most goals by rookie defenseman alltime

Brian Leetch has put up the most goals by a rookie defenseman, with 23 scored in 1988-89.

NAMEGSEASONTMGPAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Brian Leetch
B. Leetch
23
1988-89
NYR NYR
68
48
71
+8
50
8
23
3
1
1
0
268
8.6
2Barry Beck
B. Beck
22
1977-78
CLR CLR
75
38
60
-14
89
6
18
0
1
4
271
8.1
3Dion Phaneuf
D. Phaneuf
20
2005-06
CGY CGY
82
29
49
+5
93
16
17
0
1
7
1
242
8.3
0
0
203
97
35
51
21:44
4Phil Housley
P. Housley
19
1982-83
BUF BUF
77
47
66
-4
39
11
23
0
0
2
183
10.4
5Reed Larson
R. Larson
19
1977-78
DET DET
75
41
60
-8
95
7
23
1
2
4
240
7.9
6Gary Suter
G. Suter
18
1985-86
CGY CGY
80
50
68
+11
141
9
30
0
1
4
0
195
9.2
7Reijo Ruotsalainen
R. Ruotsalainen
18
1981-82
NYR NYR
78
38
56
+18
27
7
14
0
0
3
247
7.3
8Brad Maxwell
B. Maxwell
18
1977-78
MNS MNS
75
29
47
-56
100
12
13
0
0
0
207
8.7
9Shayne Gostisbehere
S. Gostisbehere
17
2015-16
PHI PHI
64
29
46
+8
24
8
14
0
0
5
4
152
11.2
1
1
100.0
27
59
28
51
20:05
10Ray Bourque
R. Bourque
17
1979-80
BOS BOS
80
48
65
+52
73
3
24
2
0
1
185
9.2
11Denis Potvin
D. Potvin
17
1973-74
NYI NYI
77
37
54
-17
175
6
13
0
1
3
209
8.1
12Harry Cameron
H. Cameron
17
1917-18
TAN TAN
21
10
27
28
1
0
13Matthew Schaefer
M. Schaefer
16
2025-26
NYI NYI
58
23
39
+9
28
6
8
0
0
4
2
137
11.7
0
0
26
76
27
67
24:05
14Greg Hawgood
G. Hawgood
16
1988-89
BOS BOS
56
24
40
+4
84
5
12
0
1
0
0
132
12.1
15Larry Murphy
L. Murphy
16
1980-81
LAK LAK
80
60
76
+16
79
5
27
1
3
0
153
10.5
16Guy Lapointe
G. Lapointe
15
1970-71
MTL MTL
78
29
44
+27
107
5
9
0
0
1
228
6.6
17Torey Krug
T. Krug
14
2013-14
BOS BOS
79
26
40
+18
28
6
13
0
0
2
1
183
7.7
1
2
50.0
50
77
24
35
17:31
18P.K. Subban
P.K. Subban
14
2010-11
MTL MTL
77
24
38
-8
124
9
9
0
0
3
2
197
7.1
0
0
110
106
37
56
22:16
19Vladimir Malakhov
V. Malakhov
14
1992-93
NYI NYI
64
38
52
+14
59
7
15
0
0
0
0
178
7.9
20Craig Hartsburg
C. Hartsburg
14
1979-80
MNS MNS
79
30
44
-1
81
7
15
0
0
1
202
6.9
21Doug Wilson
D. Wilson
14
1977-78
CHI CHI
77
20
34
+12
72
5
7
0
1
2
204
6.9
22Mike McEwen
M. McEwen
14
1976-77
NYR NYR
80
29
43
-24
38
5
15
0
0
0
203
6.9
23Dale Tallon
D. Tallon
14
1970-71
VAN VAN
78
42
56
-25
58
5
12
0
0
1
232
6.0
24Gord Fraser
G. Fraser
14
1926-27
CHI CHI
44
6
20
93
5
1
25Tom Gilbert
T. Gilbert
13
2007-08
EDM EDM
82
20
33
-6
20
3
6
0
2
1
0
98
13.3
0
0
27
159
33
74
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