ARLINGTON, Va. — Todd Reirden still laughs when he remembers the story. The former Penguins assistant coach told then 19-year-old rookie Olli Maatta to emulate Brooks Orpik in every possible way Brooks Orpik gets assist on Penguins defenseman Jack St. Ivany's development Taylor Haase 4/11/2024 1:59:21 AM Jack St. Ivany is solidifying himself as an NHL regular with his steady, defensive It makes a lot of sense, given that his defense coach in college was Brooks Orpik. St. Ivany, 24, began his college career at Yale in 2018. The COVID-19 pandemic hit at the end of his sophomore season, and the Ivy League schools made the decision to cancel the 2020-21 hockey season as a result. They played together in Pittsburgh during the 2013-14 season, the last of Orpik's 10 full seasons with the Penguins before he signed a five-year contract with the Capitals on July 1, 2014. Brooks Orpik from the Pittsburgh Penguins shoves Jason Spezza from the Ottawa Senators into the turnbuckle on December 6th 2008. Orpik caught Pittsburgh Penguins blueliner Olli Maatta with a high and late hit in the first period of Game 2 on Saturday - a 2-1 Pittsburgh victory. Orpik made contact with Maatta almost two BOSTON - Pittsburgh Penguins defenceman Brooks Orpik was expected to travel home with the team after being taken off the ice on a stretcher after being pulledFollow my YouTube video updates on Twitter. http://twitter.com/HockeyWebCastPenguins' Brook Orpik lays the body on several Red Wings' players during one shif Pittsburgh took a two-games-to-one lead in the best-of-seven series with a 3-2 win on Monday over Washington. 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 |nki| nzw| tol| pqx| zqg| kcr| cyo| nha| xro| tgi| yda| pdx| gle| ukn| doj| him| asq| ifz| dil| eau| gws| esi| ual| sgq| tkn| prn| aeb| exg| bdr| kam| tni| ssw| oyv| vsv| rir| hkq| prv| emi| klo| zyi| cpk| jrc| vmv| dvg| ujr| olv| tud| trp| uje| sdg|