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USA Brooks Orpik

#44 Washington Capitals / NHL - 18/19
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Sep 26, 1980
Position
D
Age
42
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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Player 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
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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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Player 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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Player 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 Washington Capitals Colorado Avalanche
06/23/2018 Confirmed Colorado Avalanche Unknown
07/01/2014
07/01/2014 Confirmed Pittsburgh Penguins Washington Capitals
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Date Article Website
05/12/2018 "Mama Lucia! Mama Lucia!" The Player's Tribune
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Drafted 1997, 7 #124 overall by London Knights in the OHL Priority Selection

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