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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brooks Orpik has received more than 491,738 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Brooks Orpik is the 525th most popular hockey player (down from 414th in 2019), the 19,281st most popular biography from United States (down from 17,286th in 2019) and the 31st most popular American Hockey Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 490k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 24.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.03

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Brooks Orpik ranks 525 out of 676. Before him are Marty Turco, Sven Andrighetto, Alexander Burmistrov, Jason Spezza, Jamie Benn, and Chris Kunitz. After him are Pedro Ibarra, Ryan Smyth, Igor Shestyorkin, Danny aus den Birken, Yannick Weber, and Niklas Hjalmarsson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Brooks Orpik ranks 1,258. Before him are Kentaro Suzuki, Mathias Boe, Shohei Kamada, Jaime Jiménez, Konnor, and Kohei Hiramatsu. After him are Catharine Pendrel, Shintaro Harada, Takenori Hayashi, Jennifer Shahade, Maya Lawrence, and Daniel Quaye.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Brooks Orpik ranks 19,281 out of 20,380. Before him are Dorian Electra (1992), Malik Rose (1974), Ronnie Baker (1993), Tony Snell (1991), Lauren Holiday (1987), and Christina McHale (1992). After him are Brittany Bowe (1988), Charlie Davies (1986), AleXa (1996), Darcy Rose Byrnes (1998), Monique Henderson (1983), and Allie DeBerry (1994).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In United States

Among hockey players born in United States, Brooks Orpik ranks 31. Before him are Phil Kessel (1987), Chris Drury (1976), Bill Guerin (1970), Auston Matthews (1997), Jonathan Quick (1986), and Brian Rolston (1973). After him are Zach Parise (1984), Ryne Sanborn (1989), T. J. Oshie (1986), Blake Wheeler (1986), Matthew Tkachuk (1997), and Dustin Brown (1984).

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