What is Brent Sopel?
{{Infobox ice hockey player | image = Brent Sopel 2012-11-21.jpeg | caption = Sopel while playing for [[Metallurg Novokuznetsk]] | image_size = 230px | position = [[Defenceman|Defence]] | shoots = Right | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lb = 220 | played_for = [[Vancouver Canucks]]<br>[[New York Islanders]]<br>[[Los Angeles Kings]]<br>[[Chicago Blackhawks]]<br>[[Atlanta Thrashers]]<br>[[Montreal Canadiens]]<br>[[Metallurg Novokuznetsk]]<br>[[Salavat Yulaev Ufa]] | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|1|7}} | birth_place = [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]], Canada | draft = 144th overall | draft_year = 1995 | draft_team = [[Vancouver Canucks]] | career_start = 1997 | career_end = 2015 }} '''Brent Bernard Sopel''' (born January 7, 1977) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] retired professional ice hockey [[Defenceman (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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/madhouse-enforcer/Former-Blackhawks-Defenseman-Brent-Sopel-Announces-Retirement-294371381.html|access-date=2015-05-14|title=Former Blackhawks Defenseman Brent Sopel Announces Retirement|date=27 February 2015 |publisher=NBC Chicago}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{icehockeystats}} {{multistub|sports-bio|Canada}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sopel, Brent}} [[Category:1977 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Atlanta Thrashers players]] [[Category:Canadian ice hockey defencemen]] [[Category:Chicago Blackhawks players]] [[Category:Chicago Wolves players]]