Alexei Sopin (born 4 March 1987) is a
Russian
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*Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...
former professional
ice hockey
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player who is currently serving as the
General Manager
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with
HC Dynamo Moscow
HC Dynamo Moscow () is a Russian professional ice hockey club based in Moscow. It is a member of the Tarasov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League.
Dynamo has won the Gagarin Cup twice, in 2011–12 KHL season, 2011–12 and 2012–13 KHL ...
of the
Kontinental Hockey League
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(KHL).
Sopin has played in four separate stints including in the KHL during the
2012–13 season.
After his 6th year with Dynamo, Sopin while still contracted was granted free agent status from the KHL following the
2016–17 season, due to the club's debt on July 4, 2017. He left to promptly sign a one-year contract with HC Sibir Novosibirsk the following day on July 5, 2017.
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1987 births
Living people
People from Zhukovsky, Moscow Oblast
Avangard Omsk players
HC Dynamo Moscow players
Metallurg Novokuznetsk players
Russian ice hockey forwards
HC Sibir Novosibirsk players
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod players
Sportspeople from Moscow Oblast
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