Brooks Orpik
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| Born | September 26, 1980 San Francisco, CA, USA |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 219 lb (99 kg; 15 st 9 lb) |
| Position | Defenseman |
| Shoots | Left |
| NHL team | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| National team |  United States |
| NHL Draft | 18th overall, 2000 Pittsburgh Penguins[1] |
| Playing career | 2002–present |
Brooks Richard Orpik (born September 26, 1980) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman, an alternate captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). His brother, Andrew, was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres organization and is also currently in the Pittsburgh Penguins organization. Orpik grew up in Amherst, New York.
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Playing career [edit]
Orpik attended the Nichols School in Buffalo, NY and Thayer Academy in Braintree, Massachusetts.[2] He played three seasons for Boston College, winning the Hockey East post-season championship in 1999 and 2001, and the NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship in 2001.
Orpik was drafted in the first round (18th overall) of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins. He began his professional career with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League (AHL) during the 2001–02 AHL season. He made his NHL debut during the 2002–03 season, playing in 6 games and recording no points. After earning a permanent roster spot on the team next year, Orpik played in 79 games, registering 1 goal, 9 assists, and 127 penalty minutes.
Orpik signed a six-year contract in the summer of 2008 with the Pittsburgh Penguins worth $22.5 million.[3] In October 2008, he was named an alternate captain (interim while Sergei Gonchar was injured) of the Penguins along with Evgeni Malkin behind Sidney Crosby.
On June 12, 2009, Orpik and the Pittsburgh Penguins became Stanley Cup champions by defeating the Detroit Red Wings in Game 7.[4]
On December 17, 2011, Orpik recorded his 100th career point by earning an assist on Evgeni Malkin's goal on Ryan Miller at Pittsburgh's own CONSOL Energy Center.[5]
On May 11, 2013, Brooks Orpik scored the winning goal in overtime of Game 6 to eliminate the New York Islanders and advance the Pittsburgh Penguins to the second round of the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs.[6]
Off the ice [edit]
Orpik has appeared in a video supporting You Can Play, a campaign dedicated to fighting homophobia in sports.[7]
International play [edit]
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's ice hockey | ||
| Competitor for the United States |
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| Olympic Games | ||
| Silver | 2010 Vancouver | |
In 1999, Orpik competed in the World Junior Hockey Championships in Stockholm, Sweden. [8]
In 2009, Orpik was invited to the U.S. Hockey orientation camp (Aug. 17-19), for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.[9] Orpik represented the United States of America at the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Team USA earned a silver medal.[10]
Awards [edit]
- (Pittsburgh Penguins) Defensive Player of the Year 2009-10
Career statistics [edit]
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 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 | 20 | 20 | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 78 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 71 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 105 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 2002–03 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 79 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 2005–06 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 64 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 70 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 82 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2007–08 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 78 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | ||
| 2008–09 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 79 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 73 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 22 | ||
| 2009–10 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 73 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 64 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 2010–11 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 63 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 66 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | ||
| 2011–12 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 73 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 61 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| NHL totals | 585 | 11 | 100 | 111 | 656 | 75 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 78 | ||||
References [edit]
- ^ "NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". National Hockey League.
- ^ "Boston College player profile". Retrieved 2008-04-02.
- ^ Cook, Ron (2008-10-10). "Orpik-Therrien relationship takes strange turns". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
- ^ http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008030417
- ^ http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=606971&navid=DL%7CPIT%7Chome
- ^ http://online.wsj.com/article/APa1ada9445b30464da4296de79e5c554a.html
- ^ "Brooks Orpik, Pittsburgh Penguins". You Can Play Project. Retrieved 6/22/2012.
- ^ "U.S. Loses Leads and Settles for Tie". New York Times. 27 December 1999.
- ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/olyhockey/news/story?id=4296975
- ^ http://www.usahockey.com/Template_Usahockey.aspx?NAV=TU_01_01_05&id=277214
External links [edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Brooks Orpik |
- Brooks Orpik's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Brooks Orpik's biography at Legends of Hockey
| Preceded by Konstantin Koltsov |
Pittsburgh Penguins first round draft pick 2000 |
Succeeded by Colby Armstrong |
- 1980 births
- Living people
- American ice hockey defencemen
- Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey players
- Ice hockey people from New York
- Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- National Hockey League first round draft picks
- Olympic ice hockey players of the United States
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States
- People from Buffalo, New York
- Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks
- Pittsburgh Penguins players
- Stanley Cup champions
- Thayer Academy alumni
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players
- Medalists at the 2010 Winter Olympics
