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Brooks Orpik

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Richard Brooks Orpik (born September 26, 1980) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played for the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). A stay-at-home defenseman and locker room leader, Orpik is a two-time Stanley Cup champion, winning with the Penguins in 2009 and with the Capitals in 2018 (the only player to win with both teams). He served as an assistant coach of the Boston College Eagles under Jerry York in the NCAA. Orpik is also a member in the player development department for the Washington Capitals, where his role is to work with defensive prospects playing for the Hershey Bears. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Brooks Orpik is the 643rd most popular hockey player (down from 540th in 2024), the 20,266th most popular biography from United States (down from 19,344th in 2019) and the 36th most popular American Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Brooks Orpik ranks 643 out of 676. Before him are Nikita Nesterov, Alexander Steen, Philip Larsen, Jiří Sekáč, Sergei Plotnikov, and Linus Ullmark. After him are Danny aus den Birken, Patrik Berglund, Iiro Pakarinen, Rick DiPietro, Dominik Kubalík, and Alexander Vasyunov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Brooks Orpik ranks 1,530. Before him are Ádám Steinmetz, Yasutaka Kobayashi, Shi Zhiyong, Jaime Jiménez, Hidehito Shirao, and Serik Yeleuov. After him are Sérgio Pinto, Kim Sharma, Alexis Thorpe, Tommi Evilä, Victoria Pendleton, and Collette Wolfe.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Brooks Orpik ranks 20,274 out of 20,380. Before him are Krystal Meyers (1988), Cristina Teuscher (1978), Cooper Flagg (2006), Angela Alsobrooks (1971), Ty Lawson (1987), and Maren Morris (1990). After him are Melanie Paxson (1972), James Posey (1977), Danielle Carruthers (1979), Evan Turner (1988), Jacob Wukie (null), and Lauren Daigle (1991).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In United States

Among hockey players born in United States, Brooks Orpik ranks 36. Before him are Bill Guerin (1970), Chris Drury (1976), Doug Weight (1971), Joe Pavelski (1984), Phil Kessel (1987), and Jonathan Quick (1986). After him are Rick DiPietro (1981), John Carlson (1990), Bryan Berard (1977), Robert Esche (1978), Jamie Langenbrunner (1975), and Matthew Tkachuk (1997).

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