Brent Sopel

Brent Sopel
Sopel while playing for Metallurg Novokuznetsk
Born	7 January 1977 (aged 49) Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
Played for	Vancouver Canucks New York Islanders Los Angeles Kings Chicago Blackhawks Atlanta Thrashers Montreal Canadiens Metallurg Novokuznetsk Salavat Yulaev Ufa
NHL Draft	144th overall, 1995 Vancouver Canucks
Playing career	1997–2015

Brent Bernard Sopel (born January 7, 1977) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman. He played a parts of 15 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Vancouver Canucks, New York Islanders, Los Angeles Kings, Chicago Blackhawks, Atlanta Thrashers, and the Montreal Canadiens. He also played in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) for parts of 4 seasons with Metallurg Novokuznetsk and Salavat Yulaev Ufa.

He signed a 2-year contract with Metallurg Novokuznetsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) on July 29, 2011.

On February 27, 2015, Sopel retired from playing professional ice hockey.

Brent Sopel Media

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  Sopel (right) and Matt Cooke during warm-ups with the Vancouver Canucks in April 2007.

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  Sopel with the Chicago Wolves in January 2015

Other websites

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database