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1998-99 to 2010-11 TOP CHEDDAR HOCKEY #55 BRENT SOPEL Vancouver Canucks · Defense
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Brent Sopel in action
55 D Defense
89 OVR
Brent Sopel Vancouver Canucks
15 NHL seasons · 1998-99 to 2010-11
2010-11

Career Report

8 Near Mint–Mint 8

Graded on the Game Score of their best 5 seasons, ranked among retired defense.

Season Team GP P OVR Grade
2001-02 VAN 66 25 96 8
2003-04 VAN 80 42 91 9
2007-08 CHI 58 20 90 7
2000-01 VAN 52 14 85 7
2006-07 VAN 64 28 84 8

Trophy case

  • Stanley Cup 2009-10

Connections

Every goal of his career he scored or set up, from the play-by-play.

Set up most by

L 97OVR Markus Naslund Canucks 8 of his goals D 90OVR Mattias Ohlund Canucks 7 of his goals C 97OVR Henrik Sedin Canucks 7 of his goals L 98OVR Daniel Sedin Canucks 5 of his goals

Set up most

L 97OVR Markus Naslund Canucks Set up 16 goals R 91OVR Todd Bertuzzi Canucks Set up 16 goals C 88OVR Trevor Linden Canucks Set up 13 goals C 89OVR Brendan Morrison Canucks Set up 9 goals

Most time together

D 77OVR Ron Hainsey Hurricanes 515 min together C 63OVR Alexander Burmistrov Jets 226 min together R 54OVR Chris Thorburn Jets 209 min together C 91OVR Nik Antropov Maple Leafs 187 min together

Best with

C 63OVR Alexander Burmistrov Jets 10–5 in goals together D 77OVR Ron Hainsey Hurricanes 22–16 in goals together R 54OVR Chris Thorburn Jets 8–6 in goals together
Scored on most
Roman Turek 4 goals Tom Barrasso 2 goals Martin Brodeur 2 goals
Best game
January 21, 2002 vs CAR: 2G · 1A

Rivals

His fights, hit rivals, and faceoff duels across his career, from the play-by-play (hits and faceoffs from 2009-10 on).

Hit most

C 57OVR Matt Hendricks Oilers Hit him 2 times C 87OVR Valtteri Filppula Red Wings Hit him 2 times L 72OVR Sean Bergenheim Islanders Hit him 2 times L 62OVR Eric Nystrom Flames Hit him 2 times

Hit most by

L 53OVR Brad Winchester Blues Hit by him 6 times C 44OVR Rod Pelley Devils Hit by him 5 times L 84OVR Tuomo Ruutu Hurricanes Hit by him 4 times L 61OVR Brandon Prust Rangers Hit by him 4 times
7 fights with 5 opponents
Brenden Morrow 2 fights Mark Smith 2 fights Ian Laperriere 1 fight Matt Johnson 1 fight Scott Hartnell 1 fight