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Position: Defense / Shoots: RightHeight: 6–2 / Weight: 205Age: 29 (Turns 30 on January 7, 2007)Birthplace: Calgary, Alberta(January 7, 1977)ACQUIRED BY KINGS: From the New York Islanders with Mark Parrish for Jeff Tambellini, DenisGrebeshkov and a conditional third-round choice in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft on March 8, 2006.2005-06: Began the season with the New York Islanders before being acquired by the Kings…ranked thirdon the Islanders with 25 assists at the time of the trade…was sidelined for four games with a knee injuryafter his acquisition…made his Kings debut vs. Dallas (no points) on 3/16/06…missed the season’s finalthree games with knee problems…appeared in 11 games with the Kings and recorded one assist (at St. Louison 3/18/06)…averaged 23:34 of ice time/game with the Islanders and 22:20 with the Kings (his ice timewith the Kings ranked second on the club)…established a new career high with his overall average of23:19/game…finished the season with six multi-point games (all with the Islanders)…registered his 100thNHL assist vs. Boston on 11/12/05…had surgery on his right knee at the conclusion of the season (5/1/06).CAREER:2004-05: Did not play during the lockout.2003-04: Led all Vancouver Canuck defenders in scoring with 42 points while establishing career highs forgoals (10); assists (32); points (42); shots (173); and ice time/game (21:56)…six of his goals were scoredon the power play…also finished with 12 power play assists and a plus-11 rating…scored 21 points (7-14=21)at home and 21 points (3-18=21) on the road…registered his 100th NHL point with an assist at Calgary on12/26/03…tied a career high with two goals (and three points) vs. San Jose on 2/26/04…tied a career highwith three points (1-2=3) at Colorado on 3/3/04…played in his 300th NHL game at Anaheim on 3/31/04.2002-03: Appeared in a career high 81 games…finished second in scoring among defensemen on theCanucks with 37 points (7-30=37)…collected six of his seven goals on the power play…collected three points(1-2=3) vs. Toronto on 12/31/02…had a career high seven-game scoring streak (1-7=8 during the streak) thatlasted from 2/13-2/25/03…included in the scoring streak was a career best five-game assist streak (5 assistsduring the streak) that lasted from 2/18-2/25/03…averaged 21:42 of ice time/game…picked up an assist inhis 200th NHL game at St. Louis on 2/20/03.2001-02: Amassed 25 points (8-17=25) in 66 games with the Canucks…finished third in scoring amongCanuck defensemen…also finished with a plus-21 rating and a career high three game-winning goals…was aplus-6 with three points (2-1=3) including his first career two-goal game at Carolina on 1/21/02…named NHLPlayer of the Week for collecting seven points (4-3=7) and a plus-10 rating in four games from 1/21-1/27/02…picked up 20 points (8-12=20) in 20 games from 12/27-2/9/02…celebrated his 100th NHL gamewith a goal and an assist vs. New Jersey on 12/29/01.2000-01: Recorded 14 points (4-10=14) and a plus-4 rating in 52 games with the Canucks…spent all buttwo weeks in Vancouver…sent to Syracuse (AHL) for a conditioning assignment in October…also appeared infour games with the Kansas City Blades (IHL).1999-00: Split the season between Vancouver and Syracuse…was a plus-9 in 18 games with theCanucks…also collected six points (2-4=6) in the 18 contests…scored his two goals on only 11 shots (18.2percent)…notched his first NHL assist vs. Toronto on 3/6/00…had three points (1-2=3) at San Jose on4/9/00.1998-99: Made his NHL debut at Chicago on 4/5/99…scored his first NHL goal in his third NHL game vs.Edmonton on 4/10/99…finished with five NHL games and an additional 53 contests with Syracuse.1997-98: Scored 43 points (10-33=43) in 76 games in Syracuse during his first pro season...his 76 gamesled the club…led all club defensemen in assists (33) and points (43)…also led the club in playoff scoringwith seven points (0-7=7) in five post-season contests.1996-97: Closed his Western Hockey League career with 56 points (15-41=56) and 109 penalty minutes in62 regular games with the Swift Current Broncos…tied for the club lead in playoff scoring with 16 points (5-11=16) in 10 games…his 11 post-season assists led the club…also skated with Syracuse appearing in tworegular season contests and three post-season games.1993-97: Recorded 155 points (35-120=155) and 279 penalty minutes in 207 regular season games over fourseasons with Saskatoon and Swift Current of the Western Hockey League…recorded WHL highs in gamesplayed (71), assists (48) and points (61) while skating withSwift Current in 1995-96…his 61 points tied for fourth on theclub and ranked second among defensemen…had a WHLcareer high 15 goals with Swift Current in 1996-97…also collected16 points (5-11=16) in 10 post season games that year.TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Vancouver Canucks inthe sixth-round (144th overall) in the 1995 NHL EntryDraft…acquired from the Canucks by the New York Islandersfor a conditional draft pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft onAugust 3, 2005.PERSONAL: Lives with his wife Kelly, daughters Lyla andJayla, and son Jacob in Syracuse during the summer…nicknameis Sopes…has a German Shepard named Grit…favoritemovie is The Notebook…favorite actress is Jennifer Aniston…favorite actor is Johnny Depp…favorite band is Metallica…enjoys playing baseball and watching soccer…favorite professionalathlete is David Beckham…favorite NHL city other thanLA is Phoenix…favorite website is CNN.com…favorite vacationspot is Monarch Beach…best hockey moment was his firstNHL game…favorite place to eat is Taco Bell…favorite type ofcar is an Aston Martin…favorite cereal is Lucky Charms…biggest pet peeve is people who drive slow in the fast lane…first job was working in a shoe store…wears the number 5because his favorite number 3 was gone when he arrived in LA.SOPEL –vs– NHLGP G A PTS PIMGP G A PTS PIMANA 18 0 3 3 6ATL 5 0 1 1 4BOS 9 0 2 2 4BUF 10 1 4 5 4CGY 22 5 5 10 10CAR 8 2 5 7 0CHI 15 2 6 8 2COL 19 2 10 12 10CBJ 15 0 7 7 10DAL 15 0 5 5 14DET 16 1 1 2 4EDM 21 2 9 11 12FLA 6 0 0 0 2LA 18 3 3 6 11MIN 21 1 5 6 7MTL 10 1 4 5 0NSH 14 2 4 6 7NJ 11 2 5 7 4NYI 5 0 1 1 2NYR 8 0 4 4 6OTT 10 0 2 2 4PHI 10 0 4 4 12PHX 16 1 4 5 12PIT 8 0 5 5 4SJ 17 4 3 7 20STL 16 1 7 8 12TB 6 0 2 2 10TOR 10 2 5 7 2VAN 3 0 0 0 0WSH 8 2 3 5 4CAREER RECORDCAREERHIGHLIGHTSMOST POINTS, Game: 3 (6 times)Last: March 3, 2004 atColorado (1-2=3)MOST GOALS, Game: 2 (3 times)Last: February 26, 2004 vs.San JoseMOST ASSISTS, Game: 2 (17 times)Last: February 28, 2006 vs.MontrealCAREER PENALTY SHOTS: NoneCAREER OVERTIME GOALS: 1February 24, 2004 vs.San Jose (3-2)REGULAR SEASONPLAYOFFSSEASON CLUB LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM1993-94 Saskatoon Blades WHL 11 2 2 4 2 – – – – –1994-95 Saskatoon Blades WHL 22 1 10 11 31 – – – – –1994-95 Swift Current Broncos WHL 41 4 19 23 50 3 0 3 3 01995-96 Swift Current Broncos WHL 71 13 48 61 87 6 1 2 3 41995-96 Syracuse Crunch AHL 1 0 0 0 0 – – – – –1996-97 Swift Current Broncos WHL 62 15 41 56 109 10 5 11 16 321996-97 Syracuse Crunch AHL 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 01997-98 Syracuse Crunch AHL 76 10 33 43 70 5 0 7 7 121998-99 Vancouver Canucks NHL 5 1 0 1 4 – – – – –1998-99 Syracuse Crunch AHL 53 10 21 31 59 – – – – –1999-00 Syracuse Crunch AHL 50 6 25 31 67 4 0 2 2 81999-00 Vancouver Canucks NHL 18 2 4 6 12 – – – – –2000-01 Kansas City Blades IHL 4 0 1 1 0 – – – – –2000-01 Vancouver Canucks NHL 52 4 10 14 10 4 0 0 0 22001-02 Vancouver Canucks NHL 66 8 17 25 44 6 0 2 2 22002-03 Vancouver Canucks NHL 81 7 30 37 23 14 2 6 8 42003-04 Vancouver Canucks NHL 80 10 32 42 36 7 0 1 1 02005-06 New York Islanders NHL 57 2 25 27 64 – – – – –2005-06 Los Angeles Kings NHL 11 0 1 1 6 – – – – –NHL Totals 370 34 119 153 199 31 2 9 11 8KINGS Totals 11 0 1 1 6 – – – – –THE PLAYERS6061