CFL: 6th season

Stamps: 4th season

Games played through 2024

Regular season: 71

Playoffs: 4

Grey Cup: 1

Acquired

Signed on Feb. 11, 2025.

Acquired

Selected in the fourth round (31st overall) of the 2019 CFL draft and signed on May 13, 2019.

Pro path

• 2019 – Drafted by the Calgary Stampeders (CFL) in the fourth round (31st overall)
• 2023 – Signed by Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL) on Feb. 15
• 2024 – Signed by Toronto Argonauts (CFL) on Feb. 13

2024

(Toronto) Sopik played 15 games and made 12 starts for the Argonauts. He established a new career high with 57 defensive tackles and also had three tackles for loss, six special-teams stops, one sack, one forced fumble and three knockdowns. Sopik had eight defensive tackles and a forced fumble in Week 8 against Winnipeg. In Week 5 at Saskatchewan, he had six defensive tackles, one special-teams tackle and one knockdown. Sopik was in uniform for the Eastern Final and had one special-teams tackle and one forced fumble in the Grey Cup victory over Winnipeg.

2023

(Hamilton) Sopik played 12 games for the Tiger-Cats and accumulated two defensive tackles, nine special-teams stops and one fumble recovery. The fumble recovery, the first of his CFL career, occurred in the season-opener at Winnipeg. He had two defensive tackles and a defensive stop at Montreal in the regular-season finale. Sopik also dressed for the Eastern Semi-Final.

2022

(Calgary) In his third season with the Stampeders, Sopik played 12 regular-season games as a special-teamer and reserve linebacker. He made 14 defensive tackles including one tackle for loss and also had two sacks, one forced fumble and one knockdown. Sopik had two defensive tackles, one special-teams stop, one sack and a forced fumble against BC in Week 10. He had five total tackles – four on defence and one special teams – as well as a sack at Saskatchewan in Week 20. Sopik had two defensive tackles against BC in the Western Semi-Final.

2021

(Calgary) Sopik played all 14 regular-season games for the Stampeders and registered four defensive tackles and 13 special-teams tackles. Four of the special-teams stops came in a Week 4 contest at Winnipeg. In the Western Semi-Final, Sopik made one special-teams tackle.

2020

(Calgary) Sopik was under contract with the Stampeders but the season was cancelled because of the global pandemic.

2019

(Calgary) Sopik was in uniform for all 18 regular-season games during his rookie season with the Red and White. He recorded 13 defensive tackles and 10 special-teams stops while adding two sacks, two forced fumbles and a blocked punt. He had a season-high four tackles and his first career sack in a Week 4 game at Saskatchewan. Sopik suffered an injury in the regular-season finale at BC and was sidelined for the Western Semi-Final.

Notable

First game: June 15, 2019, vs Ottawa

First defensive tackle: June 15, 2019, vs Ottawa

First special-teams tackle: June 15, 2019, vs Ottawa

First sack: July 6, 2019, at Saskatchewan

College

Sopik was the Ontario University Athletics’ first-team all-star at SAM linebacker after recording 38 tackles, one sack and one interception in eight games for the Mustangs in 2018. In 26 career games at Western, Sopik accumulated 107.5 tackles including 11 tackles for loss, one sack, four forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and two interceptions. He was presented the Bruce Coulter Award as the most outstanding defensive player in Western’s 2017 Vanier Cup victory.

Personal

In addition to serving as a team captain on the football team, Sopik played basketball and rugby for the Saints at St. Andrew’s College in Aurora, Ont.