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Brooks Orpik Announces Retirement After 15 NHL Seasons
June 25, 2019 | Men's Hockey
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – 2001 national champion and two-time Stanley Cup champion defenseman Brooks Orpik announced his retirement on Tuesday after more than 1,000 games over a 15-year NHL career.
"On behalf of the Boston College hockey family, we'd like to congratulate Brooks on an incredible career," said head coach Jerry York. "Not many players can say they've lifted both the NCAA and Stanley Cup trophies. It's been a pleasure to watch him grow over the years, and we wish him and his family all the best."
In his final collegiate season, Orpik helped lead Boston College to its first NCAA title since 1949 and also won two Hockey East Tournament titles (1998 and 2001) on the Heights. The 18th overall pick by the Penguins in the 2000 NHL Draft, he won the 2009 Stanley Cup with Pittsburgh and hoisted the 2018 trophy with Washington.
Orpik is one of seven Eagles to win more than one Stanley Cup, and he is one of only 10 players all-time to win an NCAA title and multiple Cups. The Amherst, New York native skated for the United States at two Winter Olympics, winning silver in Vancouver during the 2010 Games.Â
The defenseman finished his BC career with 41 points in 119 games over three seasons. Orpik totaled 194 points in his NHL career while skating in 1,035 regular season contests.
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"On behalf of the Boston College hockey family, we'd like to congratulate Brooks on an incredible career," said head coach Jerry York. "Not many players can say they've lifted both the NCAA and Stanley Cup trophies. It's been a pleasure to watch him grow over the years, and we wish him and his family all the best."
In his final collegiate season, Orpik helped lead Boston College to its first NCAA title since 1949 and also won two Hockey East Tournament titles (1998 and 2001) on the Heights. The 18th overall pick by the Penguins in the 2000 NHL Draft, he won the 2009 Stanley Cup with Pittsburgh and hoisted the 2018 trophy with Washington.
Orpik is one of seven Eagles to win more than one Stanley Cup, and he is one of only 10 players all-time to win an NCAA title and multiple Cups. The Amherst, New York native skated for the United States at two Winter Olympics, winning silver in Vancouver during the 2010 Games.Â
The defenseman finished his BC career with 41 points in 119 games over three seasons. Orpik totaled 194 points in his NHL career while skating in 1,035 regular season contests.
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