Brooks Orpik

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Brooks Orpik is a retired American professional ice hockey defenseman best known for his long NHL career with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals, during which he won multiple Stanley Cups and earned a reputation as a physical, stay-at-home blueliner.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
ice hockey player
captaincyRole alternate captain for the Washington Capitals
careerEnd 2019
careerStart 2001
collegeAttended Boston College NERFINISHED
competitionParticipatedIn 2010 Winter Olympics NERFINISHED
2014 Winter Olympics NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1980-09-26
draftedBy Pittsburgh Penguins NERFINISHED
draftLeague NHL Entry Draft
draftPosition 18th overall
draftYear 2000
familyName Orpik NERFINISHED
fullName Richard Brooks Orpik NERFINISHED
givenName Brooks NERFINISHED
Richard
handedness left-handed shot
height 188 cm
jerseyNumber 44
leaguePlayedIn NCAA NERFINISHED
National Hockey League NERFINISHED
medal silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics men's ice hockey tournament
namedAfter Herb Brooks NERFINISHED
nationalTeam United States of America NERFINISHED
NHLDebutSeason 2002–03
NHLDebutTeam Pittsburgh Penguins NERFINISHED
notableReputation hard-hitting blueliner
shot-blocking defenceman
placeOfBirth San Francisco, California, United States NERFINISHED
playedFor Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey NERFINISHED
Pittsburgh Penguins NERFINISHED
Washington Capitals NERFINISHED
positionPlayed defence
postRetirementEmployer Washington Capitals NERFINISHED
postRetirementRole player development coach
retired true
shoots left
sport ice hockey
StanleyCupChampionWith Pittsburgh Penguins NERFINISHED
Washington Capitals NERFINISHED
StanleyCupChampionYear 2009
2018
styleOfPlay physical defenceman
stay-at-home defenceman
weight 219 lb
youthRaisedIn Amherst, New York NERFINISHED

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