Brooks Orpik was not the first 2008-09 Penguin to retire. That honor — if it’s an honor — went to Phillippe Boucher later that summer. He was 35 at the time, and a healthy scratch for the ...

According to NHL Player Safety, defenseman Brooks Orpik was suspended Sunday for three games because of interference on the Penguins’ Olli Maatta. Orpik’s hit came during Saturday’s Game 2 a ...

Prior to the 2020–21 season, York added another proven winner to his coaching staff: former Eagle Brooks Orpik. Orpik was a key stalwart on the BC blueline for three seasons from 1998 to 2001. He ...

ARLINGTON, Va. --Brooks Orpik prefers to avoid the spotlight. But the 38-year-old defenseman grudgingly accepts that it will shine brightly on him when he plays in his 1,000th NHL game with the ...

WASHINGTON -- Washington Capitals defenseman Brooks Orpik was suspended three games for his late hit to the head of Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Olli Maatta. Orpik will miss Game 3 on Monday ...

PITTSBURGH -- Brooks Orpik accepted his three-game suspension in a manner that's rare among NHL players in his situation, saying Monday the league's decision for his Game 2 hit on the Penguins ...

So it's a good thing they have an in-locker room father figure in Brooks Orpik. After 15 NHL seasons, including the past four in Washington, the defenseman has seen pretty much everything.

The answer to those two problems is Brooks Orpik. The New York Post has already made it known that the Rangers are sizing up a jersey to fit Orpik because the Rangers will be in hot pursuit of him.

Rob Gronkowski, the former Williamsville North tight end who went on to win three Super Bowls with the New England Patriots and another with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, along with Brooks Orpik ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — During their back-to-back Stanley Cup final runs in 2008 and 2009, the Pittsburgh Penguins knew all about what Brooks Orpik can do. The rugged, bruising defenseman's ability to ...