Jeff Halpern

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Position	Center
Shoots	Right
Height Weight	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 198 lb (90 kg/14 st 2 lb)
NHL Team F. teams	Tampa Bay Lightning Washington Capitals Dallas Stars
Nationality	United States
Born	May 3, 1976(1976-05-03), Potomac, Maryland
Pro career	1999 – present

Jeff Halpern (born May 3, 1976 in Potomac, Maryland) is an American professional ice hockey player with the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League.

Contents 1 Playing career 1.1 Miscellaneous 2 Awards 3 Career statistics 4 International play 4.1 International statistics 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Playing career

After graduating from Princeton University, Halpern began his NHL career in the 1999-2000 NHL season for the Washington Capitals; he played in 79 games, scoring 18 goals with 11 assists, and was +21. He was the first member of the Capitals to come from the Washington, D.C. area, as he hails from the suburb of Potomac, Maryland as an alum of Winston Churchill High School.

The 2003-04 NHL season was his highest-scoring season to date as he finished with 19 goals and 27 assists in 79 games.

During the 2004-05 NHL lockout, Halpern played for the Kloten Flyers and for HC Ajoie in Switzerland, and returned to the Capitals when the lockout ended. On September 23, 2005, the Washington Capitals named Halpern as their team captain. He became the 12th captain in the Capitals' franchise history.^[1] In the 2005-06 NHL season, he scored 11 goals, and added a career-high 33 assists.

On July 5, 2006, Halpern left the Capitals as a free agent and signed a 4-year deal with the Dallas Stars.

On February 26, 2008, Halpern was dealt to the Tampa Bay Lightning along with Mike Smith, Jussi Jokinen, and a 2009 4th-round draft pick in exchange for Brad Richards and Johan Holmqvist. Halpern scored a goal in his Lightning debut, and added an assist. After being acquired by the Lightning, Halpern went on a huge hot streak, scoring 10 goals and 18 points in 19 games. He also led the league during the 2007-08 NHL season in games played as one of only two players to appear in 83 games, or one more than a team's full schedule, as based on his trade to Tampa Bay (the other being Brian Campbell.)

Halpern was named as the captain of the United States national team for the 2008 World Championships in Canada. Playing in a 5-4 loss in the opening round against the Canadian team on May 6, 2008, he suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament and is expected to be out of action for 6-8 months, after leaving the team for Washington where a diagnosis was made. ^[2]. This occurred in the same game where USA goaltender Tim Thomas was also injured and had to leave the team.^[3]

[edit] Miscellaneous

As of 2005, Halpern is one of a handful of Jewish players in the NHL; some of the others include Mike Cammalleri, Brooks Orpik and Mathieu Schneider.^[4]

[edit] Awards

Halpern is a member of the Greater Washington (D.C.) Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.

[edit] Career statistics

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1994-95	Stratford	OHA-B		44	29	54	83	43
1995-96	Princeton University	ECAC		29	3	11	14	30
1996-97	Princeton University	ECAC		33	7	24	31	35
1997-98	Princeton University	ECAC		36	28	25	53	46
1998-99	Princeton University	ECAC		33	22	22	44	32
1998-99	Portland Pirates	AHL		6	2	1	3	4
1999-00	Washington Capitals	NHL		79	18	11	29	39		5	2	1	3	0
2000-01	Washington Capitals	NHL		80	21	21	42	60		6	2	3	5	17
2001-02	Washington Capitals	NHL		48	5	14	19	29
2002-03	Washington Capitals	NHL		82	13	21	34	88		6	0	1	1	2
2003-04	Washington Capitals	NHL		79	19	27	46	56
2004-05	HC Ajoie	NLB		15	5	12	17	52
2004-05	Kloten Flyers	NLA		9	7	4	11	6
2005-06	Washington Capitals	NHL		70	11	33	44	79
2006-07	Dallas Stars	NHL		76	8	17	25	78		7	2	1	3	4
2007-08	Dallas/Tampa Bay	NHL		83	20	22	42	54
NHL Totals				597	115	166	281	483		24	6	6	12	23

[edit] International play

Played for the United States in:

• 2000 World Championships
• 2001 World Championships
• 2004 World Championships
• 2004 World Cup of Hockey
• 2005 World Championships
• 2008 World Championships

[edit] International statistics

Year	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000	WC		7	1	1	2	4
2001	WC		9	1	1	2	8
2004	WC		9	2	2	4	4
2004	WCH		4	0	0	0	7
2005	WC		7	1	0	1	6
2008	WC		3	0	1	1	4
Senior Int'l Totals			39	5	5	10	33

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Jeff Halpern's NHL player profile
• Jeff Halpern's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Steve Konowalchuk

Washington Capitals captains 2005-06

Succeeded by Chris Clark