Born	September 26, 1980 (1980-09-26) (age 29), San Francisco, CA
Height Weight	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 219 lb (99 kg; 15 st 9 lb)
Position	Defense
Shoots	Left
NHL team	Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL Draft	18th overall, 2000 Pittsburgh Penguins
Career	2002 – present

Richard Brooks Orpik (born September 26, 1980) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). His brother, Andrew, was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres organization and is currently in the Phoenix Coyotes organization.

Contents 1 Playing career 2 Career statistics 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Playing career

Orpik attended the Nichols School in Buffalo, NY and Thayer Academy in Braintree, Massachusetts.^[1] 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.

He was the first round pick of the Pittsburgh Penguins, 18th overall, in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft.

Orpik began playing professionally 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, but recording no points. After earning a permanent roster spot on the team next year, Orpik contributed in 79 games, tallying 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.^[2] 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.^[3]

Later in 2009 he was invited to the U.S. Hockey orientation camp (Aug. 17-19), for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.^[4] On January 1, 2010, Brooks Orpik was selected to the 2010 USA Hockey Olympic team. Orpik will play at the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, BC, Canada.^[5]

[edit] Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1998–99	Boston College	NCAA		41	1	10	11	96		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	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
NHL totals				376	6	49	55	465		49	0	6	6	48

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Brooks Orpik

• Brooks Orpik's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Brooks Orpik's biography at Legends of Hockey

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