Jan Popiel

Jan Popiel
Born	(1947-10-09) October 9, 1947 Virum, Denmark
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Left wing
Played for	Chicago Cougars Denver Spurs Houston Aeros Phoenix Roadrunners
NHL draft	10th overall, 1964 Chicago Black Hawks
Playing career	1968–1977

Jan Popiel (born October 9, 1947) is a Danish-Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 296 games in the World Hockey Association. He played for the Chicago Cougars, Denver Spurs, Houston Aeros and Phoenix Roadrunners. He is the younger brother of former NHL player Poul Popiel.

Popiel was drafted 10th overall in the 1964 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Black Hawks making him the highest drafted Danish-born player in NHL history until Mikkel Bødker was drafted in 2008 as number 8. Popiel, however, was raised in Canada (his family moved to St. Catharines, Ontario in 1951 when he was a child ) and is a Canadian citizen.

Popiel also played professional lacrosse, scoring five goals in six games for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Lacrosse Association of 1968.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database