Brooks Orpik (2021) - Varsity Club Hall of Fame

Brooks Orpik

Induction:
2021
Class:
2002

Brooks Orpik left his mark on the Boston College men’s ice hockey team and in the NHL as a shutdown defenseman. He was an integral part of the Eagles’ 2001 National Championship team and also helped lead BC to a pair of Hockey East playoff titles in 1999 and 2001. Orpik played in 119 games across three seasons for the Eagles and amassed 39 career assists. He was drafted after his sophomore season as the 18^th overall pick in 2000 and signed a year later; embarking on a 17-year NHL career. Orpik won a pair of Stanley Cup titles; first with Pittsburgh in 2009 and later with Washington in 2018. In international competition, Orpik competed for the United States in the 2010 and 2014 Olympics; earning a silver medal in 2010.