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#44 Washington Capitals / NHL - 18/19

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Brooks Orpik Facts

Date of Birth
Sep 26, 1980
Position
D
Age
43
Height
6'2" / 189 cm
Place of Birth
San Francisco, CA, USA
Weight
220 lbs / 100 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
2000 round 1 #18 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins
Highlights
1-time Olympic Silver Medal 1
1-time NCAA (Championship) Winner 1
2-time NCAA (Hockey East) Champion 2
2-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 2

Brooks Orpik was a defenseman known for his shutdown ability. A big guy, he played a very physical game and was a quality option on the penalty kill. Put his body on the line every game and blocked a ton of shots.
- Erik K. Piri, Elite Prospects

Brother: Andrew Orpik

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Brooks Orpik Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1995-96 Nichols School CISAA -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1996-97 Thayer Academy USHS-Prep 20* 4* 1* 5* -* -* |
USA U17 WHC-17 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1997-98 Thayer Academy USHS-Prep 22* 0* 7* 7* -* -* |
1998-99 Boston College NCAA 41* 1* 10* 11* 96* -* |
1999-00 Boston College NCAA 38* 1* 9* 10* 102* 0* |
USA U20 WJC-20 7* 1* 1* 2* 6* 3* |
2000-01 Boston College NCAA 40* 0* 20* 20* 124* 9* |
2001-02 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 78* 2* 18* 20* 99* 2* |
2002-03 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 6* 0* 0* 0* 2* -5* |
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 71* 4* 14* 18* 105* 5* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 14 3
2003-04 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 79* 1* 9* 10* 127* -36* |
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* 1* | Playoffs 24 0 4 4 53 -2
2004-05 Did not play * * * * * * |
2005-06 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 64* 2* 7* 9* 124* -3* |
USA WC 7* 0* 0* 0* 10* 0* |
2006-07 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 70* 0* 6* 6* 82* 4* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 8 -2
2007-08 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 78* 1* 10* 11* 57* 11* | Playoffs 20 0 2 2 18 -3
2008-09 Pittsburgh Penguins “A” NHL 79* 2* 17* 19* 73* 10* | Playoffs 24 0 4 4 22 -1
2009-10 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 73* 2* 23* 25* 64* 6* | Playoffs 13 0 2 2 12 3
USA OG 6* 0* 0* 0* 0* 2* |
2010-11 Pittsburgh Penguins “A” NHL 63* 1* 12* 13* 66* 12* | Playoffs 7 0 3 3 14 -2
2011-12 Pittsburgh Penguins “A” NHL 73* 2* 16* 18* 61* 19* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 4 -2
2012-13 Pittsburgh Penguins “A” NHL 46* 0* 8* 8* 32* 17* | Playoffs 12 1 1 2 10 2
2013-14 Pittsburgh Penguins “A” NHL 72* 2* 11* 13* 46* -3* | Playoffs 5 1 1 2 0 6
USA OG 6* 0* 0* 0* 2* 2* |
2014-15 Washington Capitals “A” NHL 78* 0* 19* 19* 66* 5* | Playoffs 14 0 2 2 8 5
2015-16 Washington Capitals “A” NHL 41* 3* 7* 10* 24* 11* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 10 -3
2016-17 Washington Capitals “A” NHL 79* 0* 14* 14* 48* 32* | Playoffs 13 0 2 2 11 -7
2017-18 Washington Capitals “A” NHL 81* 0* 10* 10* 68* -9* | Playoffs 24 1 4 5 15 17
2018-19 Washington Capitals “A” NHL 53* 2* 7* 9* 32* 8* | Playoffs 7 1 1 2 0 -1
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2019-20 Washington Capitals NHL Development Coach
2020-21 Washington Capitals NHL Development Coach
Boston College NCAA Asst. Coach
2021-22 Washington Capitals NHL Development Coach
Boston College NCAA Asst. Coach
2022-23 Washington Capitals NHL Development Coach
Boston College NCAA Asst. Coach
2023-24 Washington Capitals NHL Development Coach
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Brooks Orpik Game Log

Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
NHL
2019-04-24T19:30:00-0400 Washington Capitals vs Carolina Hurricanes
2019-04-22T19:00:00-0400 Washington Capitals @ Carolina Hurricanes
2019-04-20T20:00:00-0400 Washington Capitals vs Carolina Hurricanes
2019-04-18T19:00:00-0400 Washington Capitals @ Carolina Hurricanes
2019-04-15T19:00:00-0400 Washington Capitals @ Carolina Hurricanes
2019-04-13T15:00:00-0400 Washington Capitals vs Carolina Hurricanes
2019-04-11T19:30:00-0400 Washington Capitals vs Carolina Hurricanes
2019-04-06T19:00:00-0400 Washington Capitals vs New York Islanders
2019-04-04T19:00:00-0400 Washington Capitals vs Montréal Canadiens
2019-04-01T19:00:00-0400 Washington Capitals @ Florida Panthers
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Brooks Orpik Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 152* 6* 32* 38* 0.25* 206* 8* | 2 30 0 * 4 * 4 * 0.13 * 67 * 1 *
CISAA 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 3 119* 2* 39* 41* 0.34* 322* 9* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 16 1 035* 18* 176* 194* 0.19* 972* 79* | 13 156 4 * 22 * 26 * 0.17 * 132 * 12 *
OG 2 12* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
USHS-Prep 2 42* 4* 8* 12* 0.29* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 1 7* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 10* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 7* 1* 1* 2* 0.29* 6* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
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Brooks Orpik Connections

Player Period Teams
Rob Scuderi (D) 1998-2014 11 Boston College, Pittsburgh Penguins, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Marc-André Fleury (G) 2003-2014 10 Pittsburgh Penguins, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Matt Niskanen (D) 2010-2019 9 Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals
Sidney Crosby (F) 2005-2014 9 Pittsburgh Penguins
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
06/25/2019
06/25/2019 Confirmed Washington Capitals Retired
07/24/2018
07/24/2018 Confirmed Colorado Avalanche Washington Capitals
06/23/2018
06/23/2018 Confirmed Colorado Avalanche Unknown
06/23/2018 Confirmed Washington Capitals Colorado Avalanche
07/01/2014
07/01/2014 Confirmed Pittsburgh Penguins Washington Capitals

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Brooks Orpik Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1997, 7 #124 overall by London Knights in the OHL Priority Selection

Cult/Star player for Boston College

Cult/Star player for Pittsburgh Penguins

Cult/Star player for Thayer Academy

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