After missing 20 games due to a knee injury, defenseman Brooks Orpik is finally back on the ice.
Orpik skated before the team took to the ice for practice Wednesday morning. It’s his first time skating since undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery three weeks ago.
Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson, out since December 4, has missed the last two games since suffering a concussion against the Vegas Golden Knights. Wilson was hit late and from the blindside by self-professed “king of the jungle,” Ryan Reeves, after making a pass to a teammate in the defensive zone.
Monday, after the Capitals morning skate, head coach Todd Reirden gave an update on Wilson’s condition.
Back in October, it was reported that Brooks Orpik missed practice for what was deemed a “maintenance day,” and was expected to return to play against the Montreal Canadiens.
Since then, Orpik missed two games with a lower-body injury, then was placed on long term injured reserve, and Madison Bowey and Christian Djoos have held down the third defensive pairing.
It appears the reason Orpik was placed on LTIR was due to the need for arthroscopic knee surgery on his right knee.
With all the injuries the Capitals have racked up the last few days, their lineup is once again scrambled for their bout Monday night in Montreal.
Thanks to the inimitable Isabelle Khurshudyan from the Washington Post, we know that Pheonix Copley starts his fourth straight game and that TJ Oshie and Evgeny Kuznetsov are still out. They’re also unlikely to start on Wednesday against the Chicago Blackhawks
The Washington Capitals made several rosters moves Friday morning with two of their veteran defensemen out with injuries.
The Capitals announced that John Carlson, the team’s leading point-getter on the blueline, is out day-to-day with a lower-body injury. Brooks Orpik, who has missed the last four games with a lower-body injury, has been moved to long-term injured reserve.
The team has recalled Aaron Ness and Jonas Siegenthaler from Hershey in their place.
Washington Capitals head coach Todd Reirden announced some news during his press conference with reporters, Wednesday.
Capitals defenseman Brooks Orpik is being held out of Thursday’s game against the Montreal Canadiens and will not make the trip up north due to a lower-body injury. Orpik has not practiced since the Capitals 4-3 shootout victory over the Calgary Flames.
Tuesday morning, the Washington Capitals took to the ice for the first time since Sunday, and they did so without one of their regular players.
Brooks Orpik missed practice with what the team is terming a lower-body injury.
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to one of the greatest nights of the season. The Washington Capitals are holding their annual Halloween Party at the Russian restaurant Mari Vanna.
Technically, Halloween is this Wednesday, but since the Capitals will conclude their four-game road trip in Montreal Thursday night, they decided to hold the jamboree this evening. The team, perhaps strategically, also made Monday an off day.
This year’s costumes are awesome once again. Let’s review!
On the heels of Canada’s decriminalization of recreational marijuana, the largest country to do so, more companies are popping up and providing legal weed.
Monday morning, Capitals defenseman Brooks Orpik explained in an interview with the Washington Post’s Samantha Pell that he became an investor in an Alberta medical cannabis producer and distributor, Aurora Cannabis.
“If that can help guys that are addicted to opioids or maybe going down that avenue, then I am all for it,” Orpik said.
On October 13, Capitals defenseman Brooks Orpik was inducted into the Thayer Academy Hall of Fame. The news was first reported by Wicked Local Cohasset.
Orpik graduated from Thayer, a private school in Massachusetts, in 1998 after spending two years there. The defenseman earned All-League honors his junior and senior year, All-New England honors his senior year, and was chosen for the US U16 and U18 teams in 1996 and 1997 respectively.
