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AUGUST 2019 USAHOCKEYMAGAZINE.COM // 11 PHOTOS BY Getty Images Accredited. College-Prep. Online. Protect Your NCAA Eligibility highschool.nebraska.edu/usah (402) 472-3388 NCAA-approved courses online. e University of Nebraska does not discriminate based upon any protected status. Please see go.unl.edu/nondiscrimination. k Months after the U.S. shocked the world at the 1980 Olympics, Brooks Orpik was born in San Francisco. With much of the nation still buzzing, Rick Orpik decided to name his son after the architect of the "Miracle on Ice," Team USA head coach Herb Brooks. Much like his namesake, Brooks Orpik left his mark on the game during his 15 seasons in the NHL, winning two Stanley Cups and an Olympic silver medal. The 38-year-old defenseman decided to hang up the skates earlier this summer, looking to spend more time with his wife Erin and their two daughters, Harlow and Brooklyn. "I've been extremely lucky to have the best job in the world for many years, but my body is telling me it is time to move on to something new," Orpik said. "I'm excited for more family time and to experience a lot of the things that being a professional athlete forces you to miss out on. I'll be forever grateful for the memories and relationships that hockey has given me." Selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins with the No. 18 pick in the 2000 NHL Draft, the Boston College alum played in 1,035 regular season games and another 156 playoff contests, helping the Penguins win the Cup in 2009 and the Washington Capitals hoist hockey's holy grail in 2018. Orpik, who grew up in Amherst, N.Y., represented the United States in international competition on several occasions, including the IIHF World Junior Championship in 2000, the 2006 IIHF Men's World Championship, and in two Olympics, including the 2010 Vancouver Games where he helped the U.S. capture the silver medal. Orpik Created His Own 'Miracle' On NHL Ice NHL Over the course of his 48 years in college hockey, Jerry York has always been known as a players' coach. So it shouldn't come as a surprise that he thought the call he received from the Hockey Hall of Fame was about one of his players. "I was really taken back by it,'' said college hockey's all-time winningest coach with 1,067 victories. "It never crossed my mind. I thought they were calling me about a player." The legendary Boston College men's coach was elected under the "Builders'' category along with long-time NHL general manager Jim Rutherford as well as players Guy Carbonneau, Vaclav Nedomansky, Sergei Zubov and four-time Canadian Olympian Hayley Wickenheiser. The ceremony will be held Nov. 18 at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto. York began his head coaching career at Clarkson University in 1972 before launching a 15-year run at Bowling Green State University, where he won an NCAA title in 1984. Ten years later the Watertown, Mass., native would join his alma mater for the start of a historic run. Under his direction the Eagles have won four national championships, multiple Hockey East and Beanpot tournament titles, and sent countless players into the NHL as well as coaching at the highest levels of the game. "Nothing equals winning a national championship. That's what my staff, myself and my players strive for," said York, who signed a contract extension that will see him reach age 76 at the end of the deal. "This is more a personal accolade. I appreciate it and I'm excited by it, but I love the coaching part of taking a team and molding it, trying to chase those trophies, so it's a completely different feeling. It's a milestone that I'm very, very proud of." Hall Induction Pads York's Impressive Hockey Resume COLLEGE