Brooks Orpik

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  • Brooks Orpik is a National Hockey League player, currently playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins.
  • Early Years

    Prior to his NHL career, Orpik attended and played for Boston College for three seasons, winning the NCAA Championships in 2001. He was drafted 18th overall in the 2000 NHL draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins. He spent the majority of his first two seasons with the Penguins' American Hockey League affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins. He made his NHL debut with the Penguins during the 2002-03 regular season.
  • Recent Years

    Orpik was suspended by the NHL for three games on March 4, 2006. During a game against the Carolina Hurricanes, Orpik checked Erik Cole into the boards, causing Cole to fracture a vertebra in his spine and miss the rest of the regular season. Orpick returned to the Penguins after the suspension, making his first post season appearance in 2007.

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