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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Brooks Orpik is the 552nd most popular hockey player (down from 530th in 2019), the 19,223rd most popular biography from United States (up from 19,349th in 2019) and the 36th most popular American Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Brooks Orpik ranks 552 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, Dominik Kubalík, Alexander Vasyunov, and Jamie Benn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Brooks Orpik ranks 1,318. Before him are Justin Amash, Yuji Miyahara, Ádám Steinmetz, Yasutaka Kobayashi, Jaime Jiménez, and Hidehito Shirao. After him are Sérgio Pinto, Kim Sharma, Tommi Evilä, Victoria Pendleton, Collette Wolfe, and Gracy Singh.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Brooks Orpik ranks 19,231 out of 20,380. Before him are Nathan Adrian (1988), D. J. Augustin (1987), Krystal Meyers (1988), Cristina Teuscher (1978), Ty Lawson (1987), and Maren Morris (1990). After him are James Posey (1977), Danielle Carruthers (1979), Evan Turner (1988), Jacob Wukie (null), Lauren Daigle (1991), and Lisa Klein (null).

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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 John Carlson (1990), Jamie Langenbrunner (1975), Matthew Tkachuk (1997), Brian Rolston (1973), Zach Parise (1984), and Ryne Sanborn (1989).

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