Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 01/11/2008
Brent Sopel is going to be playing in tonight's game. Is it more important that he’s out there or that Zyuzin and Johansson are not? It really doesn't matter. We could use a few forwards back in the lineup now. I’m a bit surprised that David Koci isn't in the lineup tonight. If Derek Boogaard is out [...]
Chicago news (Free subscription) | 01/11/2008
Blackhawks defenseman Brent Sopel signed a $7 million, three-year contract extension Thursday.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 01/11/2008
The Chicago Blackhawks have given a three-year contract extension to defenseman Brent Sopel, who joined the team in September, the Blackhawks said Thursday. Brent has been a key addition to the Blackhawks because of his play on the ice and his leadership...
Fox News (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
Blackhawks defenseman Brent Sopel signed a three-year contract extension Thursday. Initially acquired by Chicago as a free agent in September, the 31-year-old Sopel has appeared in 33 games for the Blackhawks this season with 10 assists. He has a plus/minus rating of plus 10. "Brent has been a key addition to the Blackhawks because of his play on the ice and his leadership in the locker room," general...
ESPN (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
Blackhawks defenseman Brent Sopel signed a three-year contract extension Thursday.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
The Chicago Blackhawks Thursday signed defenseman Brent Sopel to a three-year contract extension. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
via the Daily Herald, The Blackhawks and Brent Sopel have agreed on a three-year contract extension that will keep the veteran defenseman from becoming an unrestricted free agent this summer. Financial terms of the deal were being finalized. Sopel is being paid $1.5 million this season.
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 12/27/2007
I’ll try to keep this brief because Blackhawkland is so crazy with news that I think I’m starting to wear myself out! 1. Magnus Johansson has been recalled to fill James Wisniewski’s roster spot. 2. Brent Sopel does have a broken finger but reports indicating that he’d miss time are false, at least so far. He’s going to [...]
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 10/06/2007
Bruce MacLeod has a blog. And he’s a beat writer who updates it frequently and uses it for its intended purpose: to give us up-to-the-minute information rather than making us wait until tomorrow morning. For instance, today: He gives us a few quotes from Brent Sopel regarding his abrupt departure from Detroit. “There was a lot of miscommunication, a lot of missed phone calls, a lot of things that happened...
SportsBlogs Nation (Free subscription) | 10/01/2007
Derek Meech has been given the final defensive roster spot after his competitors Brent Sopel signed a $1.3 million deal with Chicago and Kyle Quincey suffered a fractured hand. "All played very, very well, all can play in the NHL quickly as long as they continue to develop and work," coach Mike Babcock said. "We're real excited with Ritola's camp, Ericsson had a great camp and so did Howard. Ideally,...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 09/29/2007
Weird. Brent Sopel travels to Toronto with the Wings yesterday, only to tell them he’s signed a one-year deal with the Blackhawks. It makes sense, from a fashion standpoint. A2Y Reader, SRT good luck with your fellow giveaway partner with the equally dashing hair… Let's see what we can find on this one, eh?
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 09/29/2007
The Chicago Blackhawks Friday agreed to terms with defenseman Brent Sopel on a one-year contract.
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 09/29/2007
Brent Sopel took himself out of the running to be the Wings' seventh defenseman on Friday. TSN.ca reported that Sopel agreed to a one-year deal with the Chicago Blackhawks.
SportsBlogs Nation (Free subscription) | 09/29/2007
The big news of the day for Wings fans is that Brent Sopel has signed with Chicago for an alleged $1.5 million. He has been trying out with the team since training camp and even travelled to Toronto today to play in tonight's game. However, he was held out of the lineup leaving the Wings with only five defenseman because he had signed this deal with Chicago seemingly out of the blue. Sopel signed...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 09/29/2007
Brent Sopel took himself out of the running to be the Wings' seventh defenseman on Friday. TSN.ca reported that Sopel agreed to a one-year deal with the Chicago Blackhawks.
