DefenseRetired·Stay-at-Home Defenseman
Brent Sopel
Born January 7, 1977 · Calgary, CAN
Draft 1995 · VAN round 6 #144
71
GP
2
G
5
A
7
PTS
Career
44G 174A 218P
Fringe
Stay-at-Home Defenseman
Points per game vs. elite D ceiling
Assists per game vs. elite D
Average ice time per game
Power play points per game
Skating speed and stamina
Shots on goal per game
Season projections
71 GP played · paced to 82 GPProj. Goals
2
at 82 GP
Proj. Assists
6
at 82 GP
Proj. Points
8
at 82 GP
Proj. Shots
51
at 82 GP
Proj. PPG
0
at 82 GP
Proj. PPP
1
at 82 GP
Points/Game
0.10
current rate
Goals/Game
0.03
current rate
TOI/Game
—
avg ice time
Shooting %
4.5%
current season
Points/game trend (last 5 seasons)
0.00
2010–11
0.17
2011–12
0.21
2012–13
0.26
2013–14
0.28
2014–15
Recent games
GS = Luszczyszyn game score · 5-game avg 0.17
Click date for box score · opponent for team
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | S | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-04-27 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.15 |
| 2011-04-26 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| 2011-04-23 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2011-04-21 | BOS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0.52 |
| 2011-04-18 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
Tendencies
Full profileArchetype
Bottom-six contributor
Source: NHL API (volume only)
Sample: 71 GP · confidence 50%
Limited view. Scores below are volume-only production indices, not population percentiles. Connect a warehouse with on-ice 5v5 data to see true possession, chance-creation, and zone-deployment percentiles.
- Goal-scoring index0.03 · 5 index
Volume-only: goals per game from NHL API. Not adjusted for ice time, deployment, or quality of competition.
- Playmaking index0.07 · 9 index
Volume-only: assists per game from NHL API. Not on-ice; doesn't separate primary vs secondary.
- Point-production index0.10 · 8 index
Volume-only: points per game from NHL API. Treat as a star-power proxy, not a process measure.
Career totals (regular season)
- Games
- 659
- Goals
- 44
- Assists
- 174
- Points
- 218
- +/-
- 32
- PIM
- 309
- Shots
- 956
Career totals (playoffs)
- Games
- 71
- Goals
- 4
- Assists
- 14
- Points
- 18
- +/-
- -2
- PIM
- 20
- Shots
- 97
Season history
NHL regular season · click team for franchise profile
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | Chicago | 29 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -3 |
| 2013–14 | Ufa | 38 | 1 | 9 | 10 | |
| 2012–13 | Novokuznetsk | 47 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| 2012–13 | Ufa | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2011–12 | Novokuznetsk | 47 | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
| 2010–11 | Atlanta Thrashers | 59 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| 2010–11 | Montréal Canadiens | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| 2009–10 | Chicago Blackhawks | 73 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 |
| 2008–09 | Chicago Blackhawks | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 |
| 2007–08 | Chicago Blackhawks | 58 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 9 |
| 2006–07 | Los Angeles Kings | 44 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 2 |
| 2006–07 | Vancouver Canucks | 20 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 2005–06 | New York Islanders | 57 | 2 | 25 | 27 | -9 |
| 2005–06 | Los Angeles Kings | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 |
| 2003–04 | Vancouver Canucks | 80 | 10 | 32 | 42 | 11 |
| 2002–03 | Vancouver Canucks | 81 | 7 | 30 | 37 | -15 |
| 2001–02 | Vancouver Canucks | 66 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 21 |
| 2000–01 | Vancouver Canucks | 52 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 |
| 2000–01 | Kansas City | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999–00 | Vancouver Canucks | 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| 1999–00 | Syracuse | 50 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 11 |
| 1998–99 | Vancouver Canucks | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| 1998–99 | Syracuse | 53 | 10 | 21 | 31 | -33 |
| 1997–98 | Syracuse | 76 | 10 | 33 | 43 | -4 |
| 1996–97 | Swift Current | 62 | 15 | 41 | 56 | |
| 1996–97 | Syracuse | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1995–96 | Swift Current | 71 | 13 | 48 | 61 | |
| 1995–96 | Syracuse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1994–95 | Saskatoon | 22 | 1 | 10 | 11 | |
| 1994–95 | Swift Current | 41 | 4 | 19 | 23 | |
| 1993–94 | Sask. Blazers | 34 | 9 | 30 | 39 | |
| 1993–94 | Saskatoon | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1992–93 | Sask. Legion | 36 | 7 | 17 | 24 |