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Canada Brent Sopel
#55 Chicago Wolves / AHL - 14/15
1-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1
Date of Birth
Jan 07, 1977
Position
D
Age
47
Height
6'2" / 187 cm
Place of Birth
Calgary, AB, CAN
Weight
218 lbs / 99 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1995 round 6 #144 overall by Vancouver Canucks
Team Staff profile of Brent Sopel also available

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Brent Sopel Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1992-93 Saskatoon Contacts U18 AAA SMAAAHL 36* 7* 17* 24* 95* -* |
1993-94 Saskatoon Contacts U18 AAA SMAAAHL 34* 9* 30* 39* 180* -* |
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* -* | Playoffs 3 0 3 3 0 -
1995-96 Swift Current Broncos WHL 71* 13* 48* 61* 87* -* | Playoffs 6 1 2 3 4 4
Syracuse Crunch AHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
1996-97 Swift Current Broncos WHL 62* 15* 41* 56* 109* 39* | Playoffs 10 5 11 16 32 6
Syracuse Crunch AHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 1
1997-98 Syracuse Crunch AHL 76* 10* 33* 43* 70* -4* | Playoffs 5 0 7 7 12 5
1998-99 Vancouver Canucks NHL 5* 1* 0* 1* 4* -1* |
Syracuse Crunch AHL 53* 10* 21* 31* 59* -33* |
1999-00 Vancouver Canucks NHL 18* 2* 4* 6* 12* 9* |
Syracuse Crunch AHL 50* 6* 25* 31* 67* 11* | Playoffs 4 0 2 2 8 2
2000-01 Vancouver Canucks NHL 52* 4* 10* 14* 10* 4* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 -1
Kansas City Blades IHL 4* 0* 1* 1* 0* 0* |
2001-02 Vancouver Canucks NHL 66* 8* 17* 25* 44* 21* | Playoffs 6 0 2 2 2 -1
2002-03 Vancouver Canucks NHL 81* 7* 30* 37* 23* -15* | Playoffs 14 2 6 8 4 -2
2003-04 Vancouver Canucks NHL 80* 10* 32* 42* 36* 11* | Playoffs 7 0 1 1 0 -4
2004-05 Did not play * * * * * * |
2005-06 New York Islanders NHL 57* 2* 25* 27* 64* -9* |
Los Angeles Kings NHL 11* 0* 1* 1* 6* -4* |
2006-07 Los Angeles Kings NHL 44* 4* 19* 23* 14* 2* |
Vancouver Canucks NHL 19* 1* 4* 5* 10* 0* | Playoffs 11 0 0 0 2 1
2007-08 Chicago Blackhawks “A” NHL 58* 1* 19* 20* 28* 9* |
2008-09 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 23* 1* 1* 2* 8* -4* |
2009-10 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 73* 1* 7* 8* 34* 3* | Playoffs 22 1 5 6 8 7
2010-11 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 59* 2* 5* 7* 16* 7* |
Montréal Canadiens NHL 12* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* | Playoffs 7 1 0 1 2 -2
2011-12 Metallurg Novokuznetsk KHL 47* 2* 6* 8* 33* -9* |
2012-13 Metallurg Novokuznetsk KHL 47* 4* 6* 10* 12* 2* |
Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 4* 0* 2* 2* 0* 0* | Playoffs 14 4 1 5 6 4
2013-14 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 38* 1* 9* 10* 14* 2* | Playoffs 18 0 1 1 19 4
2014-15 Chicago Wolves AHL 29* 1* 7* 8* 46* -3* |

Brent Sopel Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2009-10 Chicago Blackhawks Victoria Cup 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 1* |

Brent Sopel Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 6 211* 27* 86* 113* 0.54* 242* -31* | 3 12 0 * 9 * 9 * 0.75 * 20 * 8 *
IHL 1 4* 0* 1* 1* 0.25* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 3 136* 7* 23* 30* 0.22* 59* -5* | 2 32 4 * 2 * 6 * 0.19 * 25 * 8 *
NHL 12 658* 44* 174* 218* 0.33* 309* 32* | 7 71 4 * 14 * 18 * 0.25 * 20 * -2 *
SMAAAHL 2 70* 16* 47* 63* 0.90* 275* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Victoria Cup 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
WHL 4 207* 35* 120* 155* 0.75* 279* 39* | 3 19 6 * 16 * 22 * 1.16 * 36 * 10 *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Brent Sopel Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
02/27/2015
02/27/2015 Confirmed Chicago Wolves Retired
10/11/2014
10/11/2014 Confirmed Salavat Yulaev Ufa Chicago Wolves
01/31/2013
01/31/2013 Confirmed Metallurg Novokuznetsk Salavat Yulaev Ufa
07/29/2011
07/29/2011 Confirmed Montréal Canadiens Metallurg Novokuznetsk
02/24/2011
02/24/2011 Confirmed Atlanta Thrashers Montréal Canadiens
06/23/2010
06/23/2010 Confirmed Chicago Blackhawks Atlanta Thrashers
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Saskatoon Legionnaires U18 AAA

Career transactions
- 2010-06-23 • Traded to the Atlanta Thrashers w/ Ben Eager, Akim Aliu & Dustin Byfuglien for Marty Reasoner, Jeremy Morin, Joey Crabb & 2010 1st & 2nd round picks
- 2008-01-10 • Signed to a three-year contract extension by the Chicago Blackhawks
- 2007-10-03 • Signed to a one-year contract by the Chicago Blackhawks
- 2007-02-26 • Traded to the Vancouver Canucks for a 2007 2nd round pick (Wayne Simmonds) & a 2008 4th round pick (later traded to Buffalo - Justin Jokinen)
- 2006-03-08 • Traded to the Los Angeles Kings w/ Mark Parrish for Denis Grebeshkov, Jeff Tambellini & a 2006 3rd round pick (Robin Figren)
- 2005-08-16 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the New York Islanders
- 2005-08-03 • Traded to the New York Islanders for a 2006 conditional pick
- 2004-06-30 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Vancouver Canucks
- 2001-09-18 • Re-signed to a three-year contract by the Vancouver Canucks