Capitals trade Philipp Grubauer and Brooks Orpik to Avalanche for a second-round pick
The Washington Capitals have traded goaltender Philipp Grubauer and defenseman Brooks Orpik to the Colorado Avalanche for a second round pick, 47th-overall,…
Redditor loses bet, writes 25 page essay on why Brooks Orpik should be first ballot Hall of Famer
Redditor /u/A_huge_waffle posted an innocent comment in a game day thread of the subreddit /r/hockey. The user said "If Brooks Orpik scores…
A closer look at Christian Djoos, Madison Bowey, and a troubled Caps blue line
Hockey Graphs' Ryan Stimson and Corey Sznajder have done an upsetting amount of manual data collection over the last few years. Building off…
After winning the Stanley Cup, the Capitals were all smiles during Breakdown Day (Photos)
Fresh off the franchise's first Stanley Cup and and a day after a Championship Parade, the Capitals cleaned out their lockers and…
Brooks Orpik leaves game after hit from James Neal
Brooks Orpik did not finish Game Three after a massive counter-hit from Vegas forward James Neal.
Brooks Orpik scored wtf is even happening
Okay. Y'all. Get this. Before the game, I hit up twitter to say I was feeling a Vrana goal tonight. Then, outta…
Physical first period features big Tom Wilson hit, Brooks Orpik fight
The Washington Capitals are facing their first potential elimination game of the 2018 postseason and they came out in... ALL CAPS. The…
Best of three: How the Capitals are optimistically turning the page for Game Five
Following the Capitals Game Four loss to the Lightning at home, which tied the series 2-2, it felt to some to be…
Alex Ovechkin’s eats chicken parm from Mamma Lucia before every home game. Brooks Orpik finds his diet ‘borderline inspiring.’
In a new Players’ Tribune article, Brooks Orpik described the differences between playing with Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin. Orpik made it…
Brooks Orpik named King Clancy Memorial Trophy nominee
Monday evening, the NHL announced that Capitals defenseman Brooks Orpik was named a King Clancy Memorial Trophy nominee for the 2017-18 season.…
During 1,000 NHL games ceremony, Caps players gave Alex Ovechkin a paid vacation to Barcelona to see Messi play
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Thursday night at Capital One Arena, Alex Ovechkin was honored pregame for playing in his 1,000th career game. Already…
Brooks Orpik is day-to-day with lower-body injury, will miss Flyers game
Sunday afternoon, Capitals PR announced that Brooks Orpik will not suit up against the Flyers and "is listed as day-to-day" with a…
How’s the US men’s Olympic team doing? Don’t ask Brooks Orpik; he’s watching the women’s team.
The Pyeongchang Winter Olympics are in full swing. With the NHL sitting this year out, everyone is curious about whether the players…
Brooks Orpik high sticks Cory Schneider in the head while skating by Devils bench
New Jersey Devils starting goaltender Cory Schneider may not have played Thursday against the Capitals, but he unwittingly found himself a part…
Alex Ovechkin gets obscure penalty for tossing stick to Tom Wilson from bench
Hockey has so many abstruse rules that you seemingly learn something new every day. This apparently goes for future Hall of Fame…
Brooks Orpik kabongs Bruins player into Andre Burakovsky, fights Sean Kuraly
The Capitals have lost three straight games and haven't scored in the last two. Thursday night, in their second straight national game…
Brooks Orpik used to binge on Frostys and chicken wings as a younger player
37-year-old defenseman Brooks Orpik is a polarizing player among Capitals fans, but there's one thing we can all agree upon: his durability…
Brooks Orpik appears to have injured his left hand during last night’s Bruins game
Brooks Orpik did not participate in Capitals practice Friday morning, with coach Barry Trotz citing an... uh, body injury of some sort.…
Barry Trotz mistakes which half of Brooks Orpik’s body is injured
37-year-old Brooks Orpik missed Friday's Capitals practice due to an upper-body injury. Taylor Chorney took Orpik's spot in the lineup and the…
The Capitals spent Monday visiting children at a local hospital. We’re not sure who had bigger smiles.
On Monday, the Capitals made their annual visit to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. The visit coincides with Hockey Fights Cancer month, an…
