Brooks Orpik
 Brooks Orpik 
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| Date of birth | September 26, 1980 |
| place of birth | San Francisco , California , USA |
| size | 188 cm |
| Weight | 99 kg |
| position | defender |
| number | # 44 |
| Shot hand | Left |
| Draft | |
| NHL Entry Draft |
2000 , 1st lap, 18th position Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Career stations | |
| 1998-2001 | Boston College |
| 2001-2003 | Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins |
| 2003-2014 | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 2014-2019 | Washington Capitals |
Richard Brooks Orpik (* 26. September 1980 in San Francisco , California ) is a retired American ice hockey player , who during his playing career from 1998 to 2019, among other 1191 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals in the National Hockey League on contested the position of defender . Orpik celebrated his greatest career success by winning the Stanley Cup twice , which he celebrated with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2009 and with the Washington Capitals in 2018 . With the US national team , he also won the silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics .
Career
The 1.88 m tall defender played during his student days in the Boston College team in Hockey East , a league in the game operations of the college organization National Collegiate Athletic Association , before he was 18th in the first round of the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft selected. With Boston College he won the Hockey East championship in 1999 and 2001, after the latter success the team was also able to win the championship of the entire NCAA.
The Pittsburgh Penguins first used Brooks Orpik, who claims to be named after the coach of the US Olympic ice hockey champions in 1980, Herb Brooks , on their farm team , the Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins , in the American Hockey League . In the 2002/03 season he also completed his first NHL missions for the Pittsburgh franchise . In the following season , the left-handed shooter finally made the jump into the regular squad of the Pittsburgh Penguins, with which he reached the final of the Stanley Cup , the North American ice hockey championship, in 2008 , but was defeated there in 2: 4 games by the Detroit Red Wings . The following year, however, the Penguins retaliated and won the Stanley Cup final against Detroit in seven games.
After the 2013/14 season , his contract in Pittsburgh was no longer renewed. On 1 July 2014, the first day of free agency period , he agreed with the Washington Capitals on a five-year contract for 27.5 million US dollars . In the 2018 playoffs , he won his second Stanley Cup with the caps and also the first in franchise history , while leading all players in the post-season with a plus / minus rating of +17.
In June 2018, Orpik and Philipp Grubauer were handed over to the Colorado Avalanche , which in return sent a second-round vote for the 2018 NHL Entry Draft to Washington. Just one day after the transfer, the Avalanche put him on the waiver in accordance with the regulations in order to be able to pay him the last year of his contract. Orpik then returned to the Capitals, where he signed a one-year deal in July 2018 and completed his final professional season. In June 2019, the American announced his retirement after 1191 NHL appearances at the age of 38.
International
With the US national team Orpik took part at junior level in the U20 World Junior Championship in 2000 . For the senior selection, the defender was on the ice for the first time at the 2006 World Cup , in which he remained without a scorer point in seven games . At the 2010 Winter Olympics , he won the silver medal with the USA. Four years later he took part in the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Achievements and Awards
- 2004 Participation in the NHL YoungStars Game
- 2009 Stanley Cup win with the Pittsburgh Penguins
- 2018 Stanley Cup win with the Washington Capitals
International
- 2010 silver medal at the Olympic Winter Games
Career statistics
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| season | team | league | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | ||
| 1998/99 | Boston College | NCAA | 41 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 96 | |||||||
| 1999/00 | Boston College | NCAA | 38 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 104 | |||||||
| 2000/01 | Boston College | NCAA | 40 | 0 | 20th | 20th | 124 | |||||||
| 2001/02 | Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins | AHL | 78 | 2 | 18th | 20th | 99 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2002/03 | Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins | AHL | 71 | 4th | 14th | 18th | 105 | 6th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14th | ||
| 2002/03 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 6th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2003/04 | Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 4th | 4th | 5 | ||
| 2003/04 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 79 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 127 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2004/05 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | not played because of lockout | |||||||||||
| 2005/06 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 64 | 2 | 7th | 9 | 124 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2006/07 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 70 | 0 | 6th | 6th | 82 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8th | ||
| 2007/08 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 78 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 20th | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18th | ||
| 2008/09 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 79 | 2 | 17th | 19th | 73 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22nd | ||
| 2009/10 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 73 | 2 | 23 | 25th | 64 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 2010/11 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 28 | 1 | 7th | 8th | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2011/12 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 73 | 2 | 16 | 18th | 61 | 6th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4th | ||
| 2012/13 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 46 | 0 | 8th | 8th | 32 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 2013/14 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 72 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2014/15 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 78 | 0 | 19th | 19th | 66 | 14th | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8th | ||
| 2015/16 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 41 | 3 | 7th | 10 | 24 | 6th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 2016/17 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 79 | 0 | 14th | 14th | 48 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | ||
| 2017/18 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 81 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 68 | 24 | 1 | 4th | 5 | 15th | ||
| 2018/19 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 53 | 2 | 7th | 9 | 32 | 7th | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| NCAA overall | 119 | 2 | 39 | 41 | 324 | |||||||||
| AHL total | 152 | 6th | 32 | 38 | 206 | 30th | 0 | 4th | 4th | 19th | ||||
| NHL overall | 1035 | 18th | 176 | 194 | 972 | 156 | 4th | 22nd | 26th | 132 | ||||
International
Represented the USA at:
- U20 Junior World Championship 2000
- World Championship 2006
- 2010 Winter Olympics
- 2014 Winter Olympics
| year | team | event | result | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | |
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| 2000 | United States | U20 World Cup | 4th Place | 7th | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6th | |
| 2006 | United States | WM | 7th place | 7th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| 2010 | United States | Olympia |
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6th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | United States | Olympia | 4th Place | 6th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Juniors overall | 7th | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6th | ||||
| Men overall | 19th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1 play-downs / relegation )
Personal
His younger brother Andrew Orpik was also a professional ice hockey player, but did not get beyond minor leagues and ended his active career early.
Web links
- Brooks Orpik in the database of the National Hockey League (English)
- Brooks Orpik at legendsofhockey.net (English)
- Brooks Orpik at eliteprospects.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Capitals Acquire Second Round Pick in the 2018 NHL Draft from Colorado. nhl.com, June 22, 2018, accessed June 22, 2018 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Orpik, Brooks |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Orpik, Richard Brooks (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American ice hockey player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 26, 1980 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Francisco , California , United States |