Former hockey player Brent Sopel has signed on as hockey analyst and show host with WGN’s The Beat, the station’s weekend sports program. Sopel spent 12 seasons in the NHL and won the Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2010. He will host alongside Mark Carman, Adam Hogem and Jarrett Payton, plus contribute regularly to weekday shows.
“With Brent Sopel joining our sports conversation, we can ramp up for more expanded Blackhawks coverage,” said Vice President of Programming and Content Todd Manley. “As a mentor to some of today’s biggest stars, Brent brings a depth of knowledge in the past, present, and future of this great game.”
The Beat airs on Saturdays from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Sundays from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
