EA Sports NHL 26 continues its Team of the Year celebration, shining a spotlight on the best-of-the-best across hockey. Following last week’s reveal of the offensive winners, EA Sports has now announced its defensive TOTY winners, highlighting the players who lock down the blue line.

Below are the defensive Team of the Year winners for NHL and PWHL respectively:

• Cale Makar, Defender, Colorado Avalanche
• Lane Hutson, Defender, Montreal Canadiens
• Connor Hellebuyck, Goalie, Winnipeg Jets
• Renata Fast, Defender, Toronto Sceptres
• Sophie Jacques, Defender, Vancouver Goldeneyes
• Ann-Renée Desbiens, Goalie, Montreal Victoire

As with the offensive players, fans can also weigh in on defensive Honorary Mention selections by voting in-game now through January 12. Honorary Mention winner cards will be live in-game from January 13–16.

NHL Defense Nominees:

• Quinn Hughes – Minnesota Wild
• Zach Werenski – Columbus Blue Jackets
• Jake Sanderson – Ottawa Senators
• Adam Fox – New York Rangers

PWHL Defense Nominees:

• Claire Thompson – Vancouver Goldeneyes
• Lee Stecklein – Minnesota Frost
• Ella Shelton – Toronto Sceptres
• Megan Keller – Boston Fleet

NHL26 is now available on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.