Jan Popiel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jan Popiel

Canadian ice hockey player

Date of Birth: 09-Oct-1947

Place of Birth: Virum, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

Profession: ice hockey player

Nationality: Canada, Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Libra

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, Ottawa Civics, 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.