After announcing his retirement from the NHL late in June, Brooks Orpik will be joining the Washington Capitals as Senior Vice President and General Manager of player development. He will be working with the organization's defensive prospects, mainly with the Capitals AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears.
Drafted 18th overall in the 2000 NHL entry draft, Orpik went on to have a lengthy NHL career. Over 15 seasons he scored 18 goals, 194 points, and also racked up 972 penalty minutes in 1035 games, along with 26 points in 156 postseason games. Since he made his NHL debut in 2002, Orpik leads all players in hits with 3148 and is third in blocked shots with 1914.
The 38 year old was able to be apart of two Stanley cup winning teams, his first was in 2009 with the Pittsburgh Penguins followed by another one in 2018 as part of the Washington Capitals. On top of NHL success, Orpik also had the honor of representing the United States in international play on four separate occasions. He was part of Team USA which was awarded a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
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