BRENT SOPEL


BORN: Saskatoon, Canada SHOOTS: Right Handed WEIGHT: 205 lbs
 
HEIGHT: 6'01"
 
POSITION: Defense STATUS: Player

PERSONAL: Brent, his wife Kelly and their son Jacob and new baby daughter Lyla Belle live in North Vancouver…As a prairie boy at heart, Brent says he would be a farmer if he wasn’t a hockey player…His best hockey memory is scoring his first NHL goal…Brent enjoys fishing and golfing during the off-season…His favourite T.V. show is Friends and his favourite movie is Best In Show.

LAST SEASON: Played a career high 81 games this season, finishing with a new career bset in assists and points (7-30-37)... Notched his 28th assist, finishing the game with a plus two, Mar. 27/03 vs. Phoenix... Scored his 7th goal and 27th assist, Mar. 23/03 vs. Washington... Recorded his 22nd assist, establishing a five game assist streak and a seven game point streak (1-7-8), Feb. 25/03 vs. Atlanta... Recorded his 16th and 17th assists of the season, Feb. 13/03 vs. Colorado... Was a plus two in over 21 minutes of ice-time, Feb. 7/03 at Buffalo... Recorded his 14th assist, Jan. 30/03 vs. Edmonton... Notched two assists and was named the game's 3rd star, Jan. 26/03 vs. Phoenix... Led all Canucks with almost 25 minutes of ice-time and was a plus one, Jan 24/03 vs. Detroit... Scored the game winning goal, logged nearly 24 minutes of ice-time, and was named the game's 1st star, Jan. 17/03 at Chicagoi... Tied a career high with three points in a game (1-2-3-) and was named the game's 1st star, Dec. 31/02 vs. Toronto... Notched his 6th and 7th assists of the season finishing the game with a plus two rating, Dec. 4/02 at New Jersey... Awarded the 3rd star of the game, notching two assists and finishing at plus twom, Nov. 27/02 at Carolina.