Brooks Orpik

Brooks Orpik
Orpik with the Capitals in 2016
Born (1980-09-26) September 26, 1980
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 219 lb (99 kg; 15 st 9 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Washington Capitals
Pittsburgh Penguins
National team  United States
NHL Draft 18th overall, 2000
Pittsburgh Penguins[1]
Playing career 2001–present

Richard Brooks Orpik (born September 26, 1980) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who is an alternate captain for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has played with the Pittsburgh Penguins, with whom he won the Stanley Cup in 2009, and won his second Stanley Cup with Washington nearly a decade later in 2018. As the oldest player on the team, his Russian teammates fondly refer to him as "Batya"[2] ("father" or "dad")[3] and is one of the most respected players on the team.[2]

Personal life

Orpik was born in San Francisco, California a few months after the U.S. "Miracle on Ice" win over the Soviet Union in Lake Placid in 1980. Due to this, he was named after Team USA Olympic Head Coach Herb Brooks.[4] Orpik, and his brother Andrew, grew up in Amherst, New York. Orpik attended the Nichols School in Buffalo and Thayer Academy in Braintree, Massachusetts.[5]

He is married to Erin Orpik and has two daughters.[6]

Playing career

Collegiate

Orpik played three seasons for Boston College, winning the Hockey East post-season championship in 1999 and 2001, as well as the NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship in 2001. His younger brother Andrew was also a hockey player, playing for Boston College and having a brief minor-league career.

Professional

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 season. He made his NHL debut during the 2002–03 season, playing in six games and recording no points. After earning a permanent roster spot on the team the next year, Orpik played in 79 games, registering one goal, nine assists and 127 penalty minutes.

Orpik during the 2009 Stanley Cup Finals.

Orpik signed a six-year, $22.5 million contract extension in the summer of 2008 with the Penguins.[7] In October 2008, he was named an alternate captain (interim while Sergei Gonchar was injured) of the Penguins, along with Evgeni Malkin, behind captain Sidney Crosby.

Orpik with the Penguins in 2012.

On June 12, 2009, Orpik and the Penguins became Stanley Cup champions by defeating the Detroit Red Wings in Game 7 of the 2009 Stanley Cup Finals.[8] He was the first native of California to win the Stanley Cup.

On December 17, 2011, Orpik recorded his 100th career point by earning an assist on Evgeni Malkin's goal on Ryan Miller at Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh.[9]

On May 11, 2013, Orpik scored the game-winning goal in overtime of Game 6 to eliminate the New York Islanders and advance Pittsburgh to the second round of the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs; it was his first career Stanley Cup playoff goal.[10]

On December 7, 2013, Orpik hit Boston Bruins forward Loui Eriksson, resulting in a concussion to the latter. While Orpik lay on the ice due to a confrontation with a Bruins player, Shawn Thornton delivered a punch, resulting in a concussion for Orpik. Thornton was suspended for 15 games for the incident. [11]

On July 1, 2014, the Washington Capitals signed Orpik to a five-year, $27.5 million deal as an unrestricted free agent.[12]

In game two of the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Orpik delivered an illegal and late hit to Pittsburgh defenseman Olli Maata's head. Orpik was suspended three games for the late hit and Määttä returned a few games later to finish, and help win, the series.[13]

During his fourth year with the Capitals in the 2017–18 season, Orpik was Washington's nomination for the King Clancy Memorial Trophy as a player who best exemplifies leadership qualities and gives back to his community on April 23, 2018.[14] In the post-season, on May 30, 2018, Orpik scored the game-winning goal in game two of the 2018 Stanley Cup Finals.[15] On June 7, 2018, Orpik and the Washington Capitals went on to win the Stanley Cup against the Vegas Golden Knights in five games. This was the first Stanley Cup for the Capitals and the second finals victory for Orpik.

On June 22, 2018, less than three weeks after winning the Stanley Cup for the second time, and due to salary cap considerations, Orpik was traded by the Capitals to the Colorado Avalanche alongside goaltender Philipp Grubauer in exchange for Colorado's second-round pick in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.[16] He was immediately informed by the Avalanche's General Manager Joe Sakic, that he would be moved to a preferred destination or bought out from the remaining year of his original five-year contract with the Capitals. He was placed on unconditional waivers the following day and on June 24, 2018, he was released to free agency by the Avalanche. On July 24, the Capitals signed him to a 1-year contract worth $1 million, allowing him to return to the team he had just won the Stanley Cup with, after being bought out by Colorado.[17]

International play

Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
2010 Vancouver

In 1999, Orpik competed for the United States in the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Stockholm.[18]

In 2009, Orpik was invited to the USA Hockey orientation camp, from August 17 to 19, in preparation for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.[19] Orpik was selected to Team USA for the Olympic squad, which finished with a silver medal finish behind Canada.[20]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1998–99 Boston College HE 41 1 10 11 96 — — — — —
1999–00 Boston College HE 38 1 9 10 104 — — — — —
2000–01 Boston College HE 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
2012–13 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 46 0 8 8 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 19 19 66 14 0 2 2 8
2015–16 Washington Capitals NHL 41 3 7 10 24 6 0 0 0 10
2016–17 Washington Capitals NHL 79 0 14 14 48 13 0 2 2 11
2017–18 Washington Capitals NHL 81 0 10 10 68 24 1 4 5 15
NHL totals 982 16 169 185 940 149 3 21 24 132

International

Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2000 United States WJC 4th 7 1 1 2 6
2006 United States WC 7th 7 0 0 0 10
2010 United States Oly 2nd, silver medalist(s) 6 0 0 0 0
2014 United States Oly 4th 6 0 0 0 2
Junior totals 7 1 1 2 6
Senior totals 19 0 0 0 12

Awards and honors

Orpik receives the Penguins Defensive Player of the Year Award for 2009–10.
Award Year
NHL
Stanley Cup (Pittsburgh Penguins) 2009
Stanley Cup (Washington Capitals) 2018 [21]
Pittsburgh Penguins
Defensive Player of the Year 2010

References

  1. ↑ "NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". National Hockey League.
  2. 1 2 "Capitals bring back Brooks Orpik on one-year, $1 million deal". USA Today.com. July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  3. ↑ Brooks Orpik (May 11, 2018). ""Mama Lucia! Mama Lucia!"". The Players' Tribune.com. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Herb Brooks connection strong heading into gold medal game". ESPN. 2010-06-05. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
  5. ↑ "Boston College player profile". Archived from the original on June 17, 2008. Retrieved April 2, 2008.
  6. ↑ Prewitt, Alex (March 24, 2015). "Brooks Orpik on becoming a father: 'We're ready for it'". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  7. ↑ Cook, Ron (October 10, 2008). "Orpik-Therrien relationship takes strange turns". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  8. ↑ Final. "Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings - 06/12/2009". Nhl.com. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Pens-Sabres In-Game Blog - Pittsburgh Penguins - Features". Penguins.nhl.com. December 17, 2011. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  10. ↑ Kreiser, John (May 11, 2018). "May 11: Blake caps NHL career with 11th championship". NHL.com. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Orpik's OT goal sends Penguins to 2nd round - WSJ.com". Online.wsj.com. May 11, 2013. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Capitals add two Penguins defensemen in free agency". The Washington Post. 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
  13. ↑ The Associated Press (May 2, 2016). "Suspended Orpik admits hit on Maatta was a 'pretty bad mistake'". The Globe and Mail. Pittsburgh. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  14. ↑ "NHL announces 31 team nominees for King Clancy Trophy". NHL.com. April 23, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Brooks Orpik scored one of the unlikeliest game-winning goals in Cup Final history". NBC Sports. 2018-06-07. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
  16. ↑ Sadler, Emily (June 22, 2018). "Capitals trade Grubauer, Orpik to Avalanche for draft pick". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Avalanche buy-out Brooks Orpik three days after acquiring him". ESPN. 2018-06-24. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
  18. ↑ "U.S. Loses Leads and Settles for Tie". The New York Times. December 27, 1999.
  19. ↑ "U.S. orientation camp roster - olyhockey - ESPN". Sports.espn.go.com. June 30, 2009. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  20. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 1, 2011. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
  21. ↑ "The Washington Capitals, after years of frustration, win the Stanley Cup". The New York Times. 2018-06-07. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Konstantin Koltsov		 Pittsburgh Penguins first round draft pick
2000		 Succeeded by
Colby Armstrong
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