As always, the stats are only as good as the information but here are the DITRy Dozen defense that are statistically the players to watch.
| Name | Team | CLASS | Year | POS | GP | G | A | PTS | SOT | DITRS | Team Tweet | Tweet | Fall League 2016 | Junior Rights | College Committ | |
| Jack Rathbone | Dexter | Jr | 1999 | D | 20 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 2.01 | 11.588 | @DexterSports | @jrathbone15 | #CapeCodWhalers | @YtownPhantoms | @Harvard_Hockey | |
| Bradley Ingersoll | Exeter | Sr | 1998 | D | 29 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 2.01 | 7.792 |
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@hockeybrad14 | @nefphl | @bowdoinhockey | ||
| Cade Webber | Rivers | Fr | 2001 | D | 28 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 2.02 | 7.483 | @RiversAthletics | @TerrierHockey | ||||
| Braden Doyle | Lawrence | So | 2001 | D | 26 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 2.01 | 7.387 | @LAHOCKEYISL | @bdoyle07 | @juniorbruins | @TerrierHockey | ||
| Jack Cameron | Lawrence | Jr | 1999 | D | 26 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 2.01 | 7.326 | @LAHOCKEYISL | @Jack_Cameron9 | @NVRiverRats | @TigresVicto | @Dartmouth_MIH | |
| Jordan Harris | KUA | So | 2000 | D | 36 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 2.03 | 7.114 | @kimballunion | @jharris004 | @YtownPhantoms | @GoNUmhockey | ||
| Sean Thomson | KUA | Sr | 1998 | D | 36 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 2.03 | 7.056 | @KUAHockey | @Boston_JrBruins | @PhoenixSherbroo | |||
| Michael Young | Rivers | Sr | 1998 | D | 28 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 2.02 | 6.748 | @RiversAthletics | @nefphl | @RidertownUSA | @UConnMHOC | ||
| Bryce Dolan | KUA | Jr | 1999 | D | 34 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 2.03 | 6.585 | @KUAHockey | @Bdoles99 | @Boston_JrBruins | |||
| Graham Rutledge | Exeter | Sr | 1998 | D | 28 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 2.01 | 6.375 | @PEAboyshockey12 | @GramboJones | ||||
| Drew Bavaro | Lawrence | So | 2000 | D | 26 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 2.01 | 6.271 | @LAHOCKEYISL | @BavaroDrew | @NVRiverRats | @Musketeerhockey | ||
| Ryan Verrier | Salisbury | Sr | 1998 | D | 29 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 2.00 | 6.235 | @sarumhockey | @Ryan_Verrier | @MFYHAMidgets | @UNHHockey | ||
| Jayson Dobay | Thayer | Jr | 1999 | D | 28 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 1.21 | 5.983 | @ThayerAthletics | @jdobay5 | #CapeCodWhalers | @RidertownUSA | @UMassHockey |
