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Brent Sopel
BSopel
Born January 7, 1977 (1977-01-07) (age 47)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
KHL team
Former teams
Salavat Yulaev Ufa
Vancouver Canucks
New York Islanders
Los Angeles Kings
Chicago Blackhawks
Atlanta Thrashers
Montreal Canadiens
Metallurg Novokuznetsk
NHL Draft 144th overall, 1995
Vancouver Canucks
Playing career 1997–present

Brent Sopel (born Brent Bernard Sopel on January 7, 1977) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

He has previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Vancouver Canucks, New York Islanders, Chicago Blackhawks (whom he won the Stanley Cup with in 2010), Atlanta Thrashers and the Montreal Canadiens.

Playing Career

Vancouver Canucks

New York Islanders

Chicago Blackhawks

Atlanta Thrashers

Montreal Canadiens

Kontinental Hockey League (KHL)

Awards & Achievements

Personal Life

Brent grew up in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in the city's Silverwood Heights neighborhood where he attended Sister O'Brien School and Marion M. Graham Collegiate. He has dyslexia and dysgraphia.

Brent and his ex-wife Kelly have four children: sons Paul & Jake and daughters Lyla & Jayla.

Lyla has dyslexia and dysgraphia like her father. Paul was adopted in 2007 when he was 17 years old after his parents (who were the Sopels' family friends) passed away in a short period of time.

His ex-wife & children live in Hinsdale.

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