Canadiens D Sopel inks deal to play in Russia
Defenseman Brent Sopel will try his luck in Russia.
The 34-year-old defenseman signed a two-year deal to play with Metallurg Novokuznetsk of the Kontinental Hockey League.
Financial terms were not disclosed.
"Two years in the KHL! So excited for this new opportunity!" Sopel tweeted late Friday.
Sopel collected two goals, five assists and 16 penalty minutes in 71 games...
Via Pro Sports Daily
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July 30, 2011
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July 30, 2011
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Brent Sopel Could Be a Fit For Rangers
Although this is purely my own speculation, Brent Sopel may be a good player for the Rangers to target at the trade deadline. He could provide a needed veteran presence on the Rangers blue line and add the first hand know how of what it takes to win a Stanley Cup without sacrificing any significant assets. Sopel could be a fit on the bottom pair and would likely only cost a mid round...
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January 19, 2011
Brent Sopel to Play in Russia
From TSN:
Defenceman Brent Sopel is heading to Russia to play hockey.
The veteran NHL blueliner said through his Twitter account and blog on Friday that he’ll be playing for Metallurg Novokuznetsk of the KHL this fall after signing a two-year contract.
Sopel, 34, ended the 2010-11 season with Montreal after a trade from the Atlanta Thrashers.
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July 29, 2011
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July 29, 2011
Blackhawks to Attend Chicago Gay Pride Parade With Stanley Cup in Tow
Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
Talk about your open-mindedness–responding to an invitation from the Chicago Gay Hockey Association, Brent Sopel, defenseman for the Chicago Blackhawks, and his family, are planning to participate in the Chicago Gay Pride Parade…and they’re bringing Lord Stanley’s mug along for the ride.
Sopel said that he is...
Via The Last Angry Fan
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June 22, 2010
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June 22, 2010
Brent Sopel is Becoming Hawks’ Most Underrated Player
More and more I have come to love Blackhawks' defensemen Brent Sopel. Sopel doesn't put up big numbers, he doesn't score a lot of goals, he doesn't even get many assists. Yet, his presence is always felt on the ice.
Via Midwest Sports Fans
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February 10, 2010
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February 10, 2010
Sopel fits well in Montreal
The Brent Sopel acquisition may have cost more than people expected, but Sopel is exactly what the Montreal Canadiens need. A tough, hard-nosed defenseman with a Stanley Cup on his resumé, Sopel instantly makes the Montreal PK better. He’s an older, slower version of Josh Gorges, but he’s also got more offensive upside.
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Via Kuklas Korner
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February 25, 2011
Video: Sopel and Stanley's gay time at the Chicago Pride Parade
Brent Sopel(notes) is now an Atlanta Thrashers defenseman, but he'll
always be a member of the 2010 Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks. So
Sopel fulfilled his obligation to bring the Chalice to Chicago's Pride Parade
on Sunday, and Outworld caught up with him to ask about the experience and if he'll be a Stanley Cup
bottom ... er, on the bottom of the Stanley Cup...
Via Puck Daddy
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June 28, 2010
Could Brent Sopel Return to the Blackhawks?
Flickr Photo via BridgetDS
It’s hard to believe that given the caliber of talent that the Blackhawks unloaded last summer, one of the more missed players from the Stanley Cup-winning team of the 2009-10 season was Brent Sopel.
Sopel was sent to the Atlanta Thrashers last summer, along with Dustin Byfuglien and Ben Eager, as well as Andrew Ladd, eventually.
...
Via Hawkey Talk
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May 12, 2011
Blackhawks Shopping List: Brent Sopel
Bringing the former Hawk home would be a nice story. Brent Sopel's family is still here, and no one loved playing in Chicago more than Sopes. And after his acceptance of an invitation to be in the Gay Pride Parade, we Hawks fans love him too, or are at least appreciative of him doing what hadn't been done before. But does bringing Sopel back make that much sense?Sopel split...
Via NBC Chicago
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June 22, 2011
Ex-Hawk Sopel takes Stanley Cup to Pride Parade
Brent Sopel toasts the crowd while holding the Stanley Cup at Chicago's 41st annual Pride Parade. (REUTERS/Frank Polich)
Tribune News Services
Recently traded Blackhawk Brent Sopel took part in Sunday's Pride Parade to honor his friend, Toronto GM Brian Burke and Burke's late son, Brendan. 21-year-old Brendan was killed in an auto accident in Indiana on Feb. 5, three...
Via Chicago Breaking Sports
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June 27, 2010
Sopel will join Blackhawks at the White House
Staff report
Brent Sopel will be reuniting with his old Blackhawks teammates on March 11, according to canadiens.com.
"I got my invite and the team was nice enough to let me go since it's between games. I'm quite excited for that experience," shared Sopel, who is now with the Canadiens after being traded to the Thrashers in the offseason.
"I'll make...
Via Chicago Breaking Sports
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March 05, 2011
The Stanley Cup -- Full of Pride ... Gay Pride
With rainbow flags leading their path, Chicago Blackhawks Brent Sopel and the Stanley Cup had a gay ol' time this weekend ... at Chicago's Gay Pride festival on Sunday. While it was the Stanley Cup's first appearance at a gay pride event, Sopel wanted to…
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June 28, 2010
Sopel Off to Russia
With things slowing down, it's a good time to see what a popular, former Hawk is up to. Brent Sopel signed with the KHL's (Russian League) Mettalurg Novokuznetsk last week (and that's the last time I'll be typing that team name, for fear of brain bubble). We all make jokes about sending someone off to Siberia, but Sopes is literally doing it. That's where the...
Via NBC Chicago
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August 02, 2011
Habs add some muscle in the form of Brent Sopel
The Montreal Canadiens have finally entered the trade market.
GM Pierre Gauthier has traded prospect Ben Maxwell and a 4th round pick to the Atlanta Thrashers for veteran defenseman Brent Sopel and Nigel Dawes. Brent is a solid right-handed defensive defenseman who won a cup with the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2010 playoffs. His cap hit of just over $2 million leaves Montreal with...
Via Pro Sports Blogging
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February 24, 2011
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February 24, 2011
Kamal Panesar: Montreal Canadiens Trade Analysis: Brent Sopel for Ben Maxwell
Montreal Canadiens' GM Pierre Gauthier continued retooling his injury depleted team today, trading prospect Ben Maxwell and a fourth round pick in the 2011 draft to the Atlanta Thrashers for Brent Sopel and Nigel Dawes.
With Jaroslav Spacek on the sidelines with an undisclosed injury and rumours circulating that he could be done for the season, Sopel represents insurance on...
Via HockeyBuzz
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February 24, 2011
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February 24, 2011
Brent Sopel to join Canadiens on Saturday
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Via SportingNews.com
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February 25, 2011
Canadiens Acquire Sopel, Dawes From Thrashers.
The Montreal Canadiens made a deal today in hopes of bolstering an injury-ravaged blueline corps well as provide more grit to their checking lines, acquiring defenseman Brent Sopel and forward Nigel Dawes from the Atlanta Thrashers.
Heading to Atlanta is prospect forward Ben Maxwell and the Habs fourth round pick in 2011.
The 34-year-old Sopel was dealt to the Thrashers last summer...
Via Spector Blog
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February 24, 2011
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February 24, 2011
Thrashers deal D Sopel to Canadiens (AP)
The Atlanta Thrashers have traded defenseman Brent Sopel and right wing Nigel Dawes to the Montreal Canadiens for center Ben Maxwell and a fourth-round pick in this year's draft. The 34-year-old Sopel was acquired by Atlanta last summer from the Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks. He has two goals and five assists in 59 games.
Via Yahoo! Sports
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February 24, 2011
Sopel a model of perseverance
When Brent Sopel bolted Detroit Red Wings training camp in 2007 to sign with the Chicago Blackhawks, the move didn't quite evoke shock, but it was a stunning turn of events.
Via Forecaster
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June 08, 2010
Video: Champagne adventures of Blackhawks' Sopel, Versteeg
PHILADELPHIA -- As the party continued on the ice at
Wachovia Center, and the Chicago Blackhawks posed for photos and hoisted the
Stanley Cup, bottles of champagne gradually made their way into the fray.
Here's what defenseman Brent Sopel(notes) and winger Kris Versteeg(notes)
did with their bubbly. Video: Champagne adventures of Blackhawks' Sopel, Versteeg @ Yahoo! VideoBe
sure...
Via Puck Daddy
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June 10, 2010
Canadiens Acquire Sopel, Dawes From Thrashers.
The Montreal Canadiens made a deal today in hopes of bolstering an injury-ravaged blueline corps well as provide more grit to their checking lines, acquiring defenseman Brent Sopel and forward Nigel Dawes from the Atlanta Thrashers.
Heading to Atlanta is prospect forward Ben Maxwell and the Habs fourth round pick in 2011.
The 34-year-old Sopel was dealt to the Thrashers last summer...
Via Spector blog
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February 24, 2011
Source: Atlanta Thrashers send Brent Sopel to Montreal Canadiens
The Canadiens have aquired veteran defenseman Brent Sopel and forward Nigel Dawes from the Thrashers in exchange for minor-league prospect Ben Maxwell and a fourth-round pick in the 2011 NHL draft.
Via ESPN
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February 24, 2011
Brent Sopel signs with KHL team
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Via SportingNews.com
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July 30, 2011
Sopel joins Habs
MONTREAL – With his first game in a Canadiens jersey only a few hours away, Brent Sopel, the Habs’ newest defenseman, took to the ice Saturday morning for his first practice with the Montreal squad.
Sopel will find himself playing ...
Via nhl.com
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February 26, 2011
Byfuglien, Eager, Sopel traded to Atlanta for picks
Per Jesse Rogers, n the first of what may be many salary cap-related trades, Stan Bowman sent Dustin Byfuglien, Brent Sopel and Ben Eager to the Atlanta Thrashers for a first- and second-round pick.
More details later as they come in, along with analysis.
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June 23, 2010
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