Brent Sopel Joins Forester Men’s Hockey Coaching Staff

Lake Forest College Head Men’s Hockey Coach Sean O’Malley recently announced the addition of former NHL defenseman and 2010 Stanley Cup champion Brent Sopel to the Forester coaching staff. “We are pleased to announce the addition of Brent to our coaching staff,” said coach O’Malley. Following time in the Western Hockey League with the Saskatoon Blades and Swift Current Broncos, Sopel was selected with the 144th pick in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. He spent three seasons with the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch before making his NHL debut in 1999 with the Vancouver Canucks. In the early stages of his career,…