Brent Sopel
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| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Right |
| Nickname | Sopes |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) |
| NHL Team F. Teams |
Vancouver Canucks Los Angeles Kings New York Islanders |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | January 7, 1977, Saskatoon, SK, CAN |
| NHL Draft | 144th overall, 1995 Vancouver Canucks |
| Pro Career | 1998 – present |
Brent Sopel (b. January 7, 1977 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan [1]) is a Canadian professional hockey defenceman in the NHL for the Vancouver Canucks. Some media guides incorrectly list his birthplace as Calgary when his actual birthplace is Saskatoon. He is married with children to wife Kelly. On February 26th, 2007 Sopel was traded to the Vancouver Canucks from the Los Angeles Kings for a 2nd and 4th round draft pick.
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[edit] Playing Career
Sopel currently plays for the National Hockey League's Vancouver Canucks. He was drafted in the 6th round, 144th overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. He has played for the Saskatoon Blades (WHL), Swift Current Broncos (WHL), Syracuse Crunch (AHL), Kansas City Blades (IHL), New York Islanders (NHL), and Los Angeles Kings (NHL).
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | ||
| 1993-94 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1994-95 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 22 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 31 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 41 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1995-96 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 71 | 13 | 48 | 61 | 87 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1995-96 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1996-97 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 62 | 15 | 41 | 56 | 109 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 32 | ||
| 1996-97 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1997-98 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 76 | 10 | 33 | 43 | 70 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 12 | ||
| 1998-99 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 53 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 59 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1998-99 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1999-00 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 50 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1999-00 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000-01 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000-01 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 52 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2001-02 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 66 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2002-03 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 81 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 2003-04 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 80 | 10 | 32 | 42 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2004-05 | DID NOT PLAY (NHL Lockout) | NHL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005-06 | New York Islanders | NHL | 57 | 2 | 25 | 27 | 64 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| 2006-07 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 44 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 14 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| 4 Seasons | Totals | WHL | 210 | 35 | 120 | 155 | 279 | 19 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 36 | ||
| 1 Season | Totals | IHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 5 Seasons | Totals | AHL | 182 | 26 | 79 | 105 | 196 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 20 | ||
| 8 Seasons | Totals | NHL | 415 | 38 | 139 | 177 | 213 | 31 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | ||
[edit] Transactions
| Date | Transaction |
|---|---|
| June 8th, 1995 | Drafted in the 6th round, 144th overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft |
| August 3rd, 2005 | Traded by the Vancouver Canucks to the New York Islanders for a conditional draft pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft |
| March 8, 2006 | Traded by the New York Islanders with Mark Parrish to the Los Angeles Kings for Denis Grebeshkov, Jeff Tambellini, and a 3rd round draft pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft |
| February 26th, 2007 | Traded by the Los Angeles Kings to the Vancouver Canucks for a 2nd and 4th round draft pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. |
[edit] External links
- TSN Profile
- [2] Canucks.com article regarding Brent Sopel's return to Vancouver
