Noun
d-man (plural d-men)
(sports, informal) Abbreviation of defenceman/defenseman.
At the same time, I’m not expecting anything too huge either out of him, just a smaller move similar to former Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli picking up fourth line centre David Desharnais for depth d-man Brandon Davidson at the 2017 trade deadline. Source: Internet
For this coming season, if the Oilers are keen for another d-man, could free agent Tyson Barrie, ranked 32nd here, be a better bet? Source: Internet
“They’ve got arguably the best D-man in the league with Loch Morrison, they’ve got good goaltending with (Evan) Plotnik and they just got (Tyler) Heidt back and they got (Kayle) Tosh. Source: Internet
They used it wisely, selecting promising d-man Erik Brannstrom, who was subsequently a key piece of the big trade with Ottawa for Mark Stone. Source: Internet