1995 NHL Draft
Brent Sopel in the 1995 NHL Draft
Vancouver Canucks selected Brent Sopel 144th overall in the 1995 NHL Draft, with the 14th pick of round 6.
It was the sixth of the 9 picks Vancouver Canucks made in the draft. Of the 234 players selected in 1995, 112 have played in the NHL regular season. His 659 games put him 18th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 144
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 14
- Drafting team
- VANVancouver Canucks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 141–147 in the 1995 draft
- 141Dominic MarleauDDALDallas Stars
- 142Jaroslav KudrnaLSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 143Peter SlamiarRNYRNew York Rangers
- 144Brent SopelD659 GP · 218 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 145Yannick TremblayD390 GP · 125 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 146Marc MagliarditiGCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 147Frederick JobinDWSHWashington Capitals
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1995 class
144th
of 234 players selected
46th
of 79 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Bryan BerardD619 GP · 323 POTTOttawa Senators
- 2Wade ReddenD1023 GP · 457 PNYINew York Islanders
- 3Aki BergD606 GP · 85 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 4Chad KilgerL714 GP · 218 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 5Daymond LangkowC1090 GP · 672 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 6Steve KellyC149 GP · 21 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 7Shane DoanR1540 GP · 972 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 8Terry RyanL8 GP · 0 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 9Kyle McLarenD719 GP · 207 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 10Radek DvorakR1260 GP · 590 PFLAFlorida Panthers
+ 224 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Brent Sopel made his NHL debut on April 5, 1999, 3 years and 271 days after the draft.
659
Games
44
Goals
174
Assists
218
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Vancouver Canucks picks in the 1995 draft
- 40Chris McAllisterL301 GP · 21 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 61Larry CourvilleL33 GP · 3 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 66Peter SchaeferL572 GP · 261 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 92Lloyd ShawDVANVancouver Canucks
- 120Todd NormanLVANVancouver Canucks
- 144Brent SopelD659 GP · 218 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 170Stewart BodtkerCVANVancouver Canucks
- 196Tyler WillisRVANVancouver Canucks
- 222Jason CugnetGVANVancouver Canucks