Next up we have the Scott Stevens Award for Best Defenseman. What else is there to say other than that it is incredibly hard to combine the offensive and defensive contributions that are required to be one of the league's best Blueliners. But these players managed it, so here are your nominees…

Gabriel Johnson @Gwdjohnson

Out of a very strong duo of Inferno Defensemen, Gabriel Johnson managed to narrowly beat out teammate Michael Withecheck for a nomination. His 47 points are a bit lower than those of his competition, but his TA/GA ratio of +20 ranks among the best in the league. Add to that his very good possession numbers and you have yourself one of the best Defensemen in the league at keeping the puck away from the opponent.

Teddy Murphy @trashae

The Platoon’s defensive duo might have been even better than the Inferno’s, but once again only one of the two players could make it in and Teddy Murphy just edged out Adam Barron this time. His 55 points and 16 goals as well as his +57 rating are all among the top-3 in the league for Defensemen and some of his possession metrics place him near the top of the league as well.

Akira Ren @Velevra

Akira Ren led all Defensemen in Scoring this season as he was the only Blueliner able to break the 60-point mark. Ren was the most offensively-minded of our nominees but that doesn’t mean that he was a defensive slouch, as his possession numbers were amongst the best in the league as well. As an interesting sidenote, Ren also managed to lead the league in shorthanded points with 5 (all assists), despite playing less than a minute per game on the penalty kill.

And the Winner of the S63 Scott Stevens Award for Best Defenseman is…