Switzerland Kyen Sopa
#78 HC Ajoie / NL - 24/25
Date of Birth
Position
RW
Age
24
Height
5'10" / 177 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
183 lbs / 83 kg
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Contract
26/27
Agency

Sopa’s distribution of the puck was a standout theme of this game; he showed a great sense of teammate positioning, regularly completing no-look passes, and facilitating accurate puck movement on offensive zone entries. He was very physical, landing multiple shoulder-to-shoulder hits that felled his opponents. -EliteProspects 2020 NHL Draft Guide

Uncle: Tashi Sopa
Cousin: Liam Sopa

© Photo: Sandro Frei

Kyen Sopa Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 EHC Uzwil III U15 Mini B 2* 2* 2* 4* 0* -* |
2011-12 EHC Uzwil U15 Mini A 6* 1* 1* 2* 0* -* |
2012-13 EHC Uzwil U15 Mini B 10* 15* 5* 20* 12* -* |
2013-14 SC Herisau U15 Mini A 19* 24* 11* 35* 16* -* |
SC Herisau U17 Novizen A 1* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
2014-15 HC Davos U15 Mini Top 28* 25* 24* 49* 42* -* | Playoffs QC 2 0 3 3 0 -
Wil U17 Novizen A 6* 3* 4* 7* 18* -* |
2015-16 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers U17 Elite Novizen 40* 18* 19* 37* 52* -* | Relegation 6 3 6 9 8 -
SC Rapperswil U20 Elite Jr. A 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Relegation 1 0 0 0 0 -
2016-17 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers U17 “A” Elite Novizen 38* 25* 28* 53* 68* -* |
SC Rapperswil U20 Elite Jr. B 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 9 1 1 2 4 -
Switzerland U17 (all) International-Jr 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
2017-18 SC Bern Future U20 Elite Jr. A 41* 21* 35* 56* 63* -* | Playoffs 6 1 0 1 27 -
Switzerland U18 WJC-18 6* 2* 4* 6* 4* 0* |
Switzerland U18 (all) International-Jr 24* 9* 10* 19* 12* -* |
2018-19 Niagara IceDogs OHL 55* 19* 12* 31* 33* 11* | Playoffs 8 0 0 0 6 -1
Switzerland U20 (all) International-Jr 5* 0* 0* 0* 8* -* |
2019-20 Niagara IceDogs OHL 30* 14* 17* 31* 32* -9* |
Erie Otters OHL 22* 5* 10* 15* 18* -7* |
Switzerland U20 WJC-20 5* 0* 1* 1* 6* 0* |
Switzerland U20 (all) “A” International-Jr 11* 2* 2* 4* 8* -* |
2020-21 SC Bern NL 26* 1* 4* 5* 10* -2* | Playoffs 9 0 1 1 4 -1
HC La Chaux-de-Fonds SL 27* 9* 12* 21* 4* 7* |
2021-22 GC Küsnacht Lions SL 14* 5* 9* 14* 6* -4* |
ZSC Lions NL 41* 4* 7* 11* 14* 10* | Playoffs 15 0 0 0 6 1
2022-23 ZSC Lions NL 41* 2* 1* 3* 8* 0* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 0
GC Küsnacht Lions SL 10* 3* 4* 7* 8* 3* |
2023-24 GC Küsnacht Lions SL 17* 10* 8* 18* 8* 10* |
HC Ajoie NL 33* 5* 9* 14* 2* -8* |
2024-25 HC Ajoie NL 29* 3* 3* 6* 4* -8* |
Projected NL 51* 5* 5* 10* 7* -14* |

Kyen Sopa Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2017-18 Switzerland U18 WJAC-19 4* 1* 1* 2* 0* -* |
2020-21 SC Bern Swiss Cup 3* 0* 2* 2* 2* -* |
2021-22 ZSC Lions Champions HL 7* 0* 1* 1* 0* 0* |
2022-23 ZSC Lions Champions HL 5* 0* 0* 0* 5* 0* |
2023-24 GC Küsnacht Lions National Cup 2* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |

Kyen Sopa Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Champions HL 2 12* 0* 1* 1* 0.08* 5* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 4 43* 11* 13* 24* 0.56* 28* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Mini B 2 12* 17* 7* 24* 2.00* 12* -* | 0 * * * * * *
National Cup 1 2* 0* 1* 1* 0.50* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NL 5 170* 15* 24* 39* 0.23* 38* -8* | 3 26 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.04 * 10 * 0 *
OHL 2 107* 38* 39* 77* 0.72* 83* -5* | 1 8 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 6 * -1 *
SL 4 68* 27* 33* 60* 0.88* 26* 16* | 0 * * * * * *
Swiss Cup 1 3* 0* 2* 2* 0.67* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Mini Top (U15-Elit) 1 28* 25* 24* 49* 1.75* 42* -* | 1 2 0 * 3 * 3 * 1.50 * 0 * - *
Mini A (U15-Top) 2 25* 25* 12* 37* 1.48* 16* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Novizen A (U17-A) 2 7* 3* 5* 8* 1.14* 18* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Elite Novizen (U17-Elit) 2 78* 43* 47* 90* 1.15* 120* -* | 1 6 3 * 6 * 9 * 1.50 * 8 * - *
Elite Jr. A (U20-Elit) 2 41* 21* 35* 56* 1.37* 63* -* | 2 7 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.14 * 27 * - *
Elite Jr. B (U20-Top) 1 0* 0* 0* 0* -* 0* -* | 1 9 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.22 * 4 * - *
WJAC-19 1 4* 1* 1* 2* 0.50* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 6* 2* 4* 6* 1.00* 4* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 5* 0* 1* 1* 0.20* 6* 0* | 0 * * * * * *

Kyen Sopa Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
12/17/2024
12/17/2024 Extension HC Ajoie HC Ajoie
04/04/2024
04/04/2024 Confirmed ZSC Lions HC Ajoie
11/03/2023
11/03/2023 Loan ZSC Lions HC Ajoie
09/23/2022
09/23/2022 Extension ZSC Lions ZSC Lions
05/14/2021
05/14/2021 Confirmed SC Bern GC Küsnacht Lions
10/13/2020
10/13/2020 Loan SC Bern HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
07/06/2020
07/06/2020 Confirmed Erie Otters SC Bern
01/06/2020
01/06/2020 Confirmed Niagara IceDogs Erie Otters
07/31/2018
07/31/2018 Confirmed SC Bern Future U20 Niagara IceDogs
10/05/2017
10/05/2017 Confirmed SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers U17 SC Bern Future U20
08/12/2015
08/12/2015 Confirmed HC Davos U15 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers U17
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2018, 1 #36 overall by Niagara IceDogs in the CHL Import Draft

2019 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #248 by FCHockey

Son of an Italian mother. His grandparents and father are Tibetan. Grandparents moved from China to Switzerland before raising family there.