Brooks Orpik
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| Position | Defense |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 228 lb (103 kg/16 st 4 lb) |
| NHL Team | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Born | September 26, 1980 , San Francisco, CA |
| NHL Draft | 18th overall, 2000 Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Pro career | 2002 – present |
Brooks Orpik (b. September 26, 1980 in San Francisco, California) is an American ice-hockey defenseman.
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[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 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.
On March 4, 2006, Orpik roughly checked Erik Cole of the Carolina Hurricanes from behind and into the boards during the third period. Cole suffered a fractured C5 vertebra in his neck and was out for the rest of the season. Orpik was suspended for 3 games.[2]
[edit] Trivia
Orpik played with current teammate Ryan Whitney at Thayer Academy.
Orpik was named after the head coach of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team, Herb Brooks.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Brooks Orpik's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Brooks Orpik's biography at Legends of Hockey
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