worst plus minus in nhl defensemen single season

Bill Mikkelson has the lowest plus/minus by a defenseman in a season, at -82 in 1974-75.

	NAME	+/-	SEASON	TM	GP	G	A	P	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%
1	Bill Mikkelson B. Mikkelson	-82	1974-75	WSH	59	3	7	10	52	3	1	0	0	0		47	6.4
2	Greg Joly G. Joly	-69	1974-75	WSH	44	1	7	8	44	1	3	0	0	0		73	1.4
3	Jack Lynch J. Lynch	-69	1974-75	TOT	70	3	20	23	62	0	9	0	1	0		78	3.8
4	Larry Johnston L. Johnston	-65	1975-76	KCS	72	2	10	12	112	1	5	0	0	0		77	2.6
5	Dave Babych D. Babych	-62	1980-81	WIN	69	6	38	44	90	3	17	0	2	0		209	2.9
6	Doug Mohns D. Mohns	-62	1961-62	BOS	69	16	29	45	74	7	14	0	0	1		166	9.6
7	Dennis Owchar D. Owchar	-61	1977-78	TOT	82	10	31	41	48	2	4	0	2	0		171	5.8
8	Gord Smith G. Smith	-60	1974-75	WSH	63	3	8	11	56	2	1	0	0	0		58	5.2
9	Arnie Brown A. Brown	-58	1972-73	TOT	63	5	8	13	44	1	2	0	1	0		62	8.1
10	Pat Stapleton P. Stapleton	-58	1961-62	BOS	69	2	5	7	42	0	0	0	0	0		98	2.0
11	Doug Roberts D. Roberts	-57	1970-71	CGS	78	4	13	17	94	1	1	0	0	0		128	3.1
12	Bruce Affleck B. Affleck	-56	1977-78	STL	75	4	14	18	26	0	3	0	0	1		93	4.3
13	Brad Maxwell B. Maxwell	-56	1977-78	MNS	75	18	29	47	100	12	13	0	0	0		207	8.7
14	Dennis Patterson D. Patterson	-56	1974-75	KCS	66	1	5	6	39	0	0	0	0	0		53	1.9
15	Randy Ladouceur R. Ladouceur	-55	1985-86	DET	78	5	13	18	196	0	1	0	0	1	0	92	5.4
16	Yvon Labre Y. Labre	-54	1974-75	WSH	76	4	23	27	182	0	7	0	0	0		71	5.6
17	Doug Mohns D. Mohns	-54	1974-75	WSH	75	2	19	21	54	1	7	0	1	0		82	2.4
18	Bill Mikkelson B. Mikkelson	-53	1972-73	NYI	72	1	10	11	45	0	0	0	0	0		39	2.6
19	Gord Dineen G. Dineen	-52	1993-94	OTT	77	0	21	21	89	0	6	0	2	0	0	62	0.0
20	Gary Bergman G. Bergman	-52	1975-76	KCS	75	5	33	38	82	1	14	0	0	1		125	4.0
21	Jack Lynch J. Lynch	-52	1975-76	WSH	79	9	13	22	78	5	5	0	0	1		126	7.1
22	Brent Hughes B. Hughes	-52	1974-75	KCS	66	1	18	19	43	0	5	0	0	0		80	1.3
23	Paul Baxter P. Baxter	-51	1982-83	PIT	75	11	21	32	238	5	9	0	0	0		157	7.0
24	Darren Rumble D. Rumble	-50	1993-94	OTT	70	6	9	15	116	0	3	0	0	0	0	95	6.3
25	Neil Wilkinson N. Wilkinson	-50	1992-93	SJS	59	1	7	8	96	0	2	1	1	0	0	51	2.0

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