Washington Capitals Star Defenseman Brooks Orpik Retires from the NHL after 15 Great Professional Hockey Seasons
Introduction
Reports surfaced on Tuesday, June 25th, 2019 that the Washington Capitals star defenseman, Brooks Orpik, has retired from playing in the NHL. He played 16 professional hockey seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Washington Capitals.
It was apparent that playing hard in the National Hockey League for over 15 years takes a toll on your body. Orpik also played international hockey for team USA as well. He won the Silver Medal in 2010 with team USA in the Olympics. It is his time to walk away from the game and find another line of work if he so chooses.
The US-born tough guy won two Stanley Cups. The first Stanley Cup championship was won with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2009 and the second with the Washington Capitals in 2018. He also won NHL Defensive Player of the Year Award in 2010. The James Norris Trophy is awarded to the defensive player of the year at the post season NHL Award Ceremony.
| Career NHL Regular Season Statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Tm | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | EV | PP | SH | S | S% | TSA | TOI | ATOI | FOW | FOL | FO% | BLK | HIT | TK | GV |
| 2002-03 | PIT | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 110 | 18:19 | ||||||||
| 2003-04 | PIT | 79 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -36 | 127 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 56 | 1.8 | 1455 | 18:25 | ||||||||
| 2005-06 | PIT | 64 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 124 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 6.3 | 1206 | 18:50 | ||||||||
| 2006-07 | PIT | 70 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 1163 | 16:37 | ||||||||
| 2007-08 | PIT | 78 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 2 | 132 | 1323 | 16:58 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 239 | 10 | 25 | |
| 2008-09 | PIT | 79 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 73 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 5.1 | 116 | 1606 | 20:20 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 309 | 12 | 37 | |
| 2009-10 | PIT | 73 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 6 | 64 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 3.3 | 124 | 1467 | 20:06 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 254 | 11 | 32 | |
| 2010-11 | PIT | 63 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 1.8 | 129 | 1316 | 20:53 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 94 | 194 | 17 | 20 |
| 2011-12 | PIT | 73 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 4.5 | 120 | 1646 | 22:33 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 259 | 13 | 25 | |
| 2012-13 | PIT | 46 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 72 | 1025 | 22:17 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 119 | 5 | 19 | |
| 2013-14 | PIT | 72 | 2 | 11 | 13 | -3 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 4 | 127 | 1526 | 21:12 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 221 | 11 | 32 | |
| 2014-15 | WSH | 78 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 168 | 1700 | 21:48 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 306 | 11 | 37 | |
| 2015-16 | WSH | 41 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 9.7 | 81 | 812 | 19:49 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 125 | 7 | 24 | |
| 2016-17 | WSH | 79 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 32 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 181 | 1405 | 17:47 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 181 | 12 | 36 | |
| 2017-18 | WSH | 81 | 0 | 10 | 10 | -9 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 133 | 1569 | 19:22 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 218 | 17 | 44 | |
| 2018-19 | WSH | 53 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 4.7 | 100 | 830 | 15:40 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 131 | 5 | 31 | |
| 11 yrs | PIT | 703 | 13 | 119 | 132 | 32 | 734 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 6 | 9 | 481 | 2.7 | 969 | 13844 | 19:42 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 879 | 1595 | 79 | 190 |
| 5 yrs | WSH | 332 | 5 | 57 | 62 | 47 | 238 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 287 | 1.7 | 663 | 6316 | 19:01 | 0 | 0 | 672 | 961 | 52 | 172 | |
| Career | 16 yrs | 1035 | 18 | 176 | 194 | 79 | 972 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 161 | 6 | 9 | 768 | 2.3 | 1632 | 20159 | 19:29 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 1551 | 2556 | 131 | 362 |
| Career Playoff Statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Tm | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TSA | TOI | ATOI | FOW | FOL | FO% | BLK | HIT | TK | GV | |||
| 2006-07 | PIT | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 15:43 | ||||||||||||
| 2007-08 | PIT | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 24 | 416 | 20:47 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 102 | 3 | 11 | ||||
| 2008-09 | PIT | 24 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 28 | 482 | 20:04 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 112 | 3 | 11 | ||||
| 2009-10 | PIT | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 33 | 282 | 21:40 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 50 | 2 | 5 | ||||
| 2010-11 | PIT | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 169 | 24:11:00 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 2011-12 | PIT | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 134 | 22:17 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 2012-13 | PIT | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 14.3 | 18 | 302 | 25:08:00 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 37 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| 2013-14 | PIT | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 | 14 | 100 | 19:55 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 2014-15 | WSH | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 31 | 312 | 22:17 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 74 | 3 | 7 | ||||
| 2015-16 | WSH | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 127 | 21:05 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 2016-17 | WSH | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 34 | 207 | 15:56 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 40 | 2 | 5 | ||||
| 2017-18 | WSH | 24 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5.9 | 36 | 404 | 16:49 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 88 | 2 | 5 | ||||
| 2018-19 | WSH | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11.1 | 15 | 127 | 18:12 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 24 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 8 yrs | PIT | 92 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 88 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 3.2 | 142 | 1962 | 21:19 | 0 | 0 | 207 | 353 | 11 | 38 | ||||
Media Statements
"I've been extremely lucky to have the best job in the world for many years, but my body is telling me it is time to move on to something new," s
Comments
we are going to miss this guy
yep, "we", I'm a Caps fan
