Jeff Halpern
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Halpern with the Coyotes
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| Born |
May 3, 1976 Potomac, Maryland, USA |
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Washington Capitals Dallas Stars Tampa Bay Lightning Los Angeles Kings New York Rangers Montreal Canadiens Phoenix Coyotes |
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| National team |
 United States
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| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1999–2014 | ||
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| Representing United States
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
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2004 Prague | |
Jeffrey Craig Halpern (born May 3, 1976) is an American former professional ice hockey player.
He previously played for the Washington Capitals twice, Dallas Stars, Tampa Bay Lightning, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers, Montreal Canadiens and Phoenix Coyotes. He was also captain of the United States national team for the 2008 World Championships.
He is currently an assistant coach for the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL.
In 14 NHL seasons, he had 152 goals and 221 assists (373 points) in 976 regular-season games. He also had seven goals and 14 points in 39 Stanley Cup Playoff games.
Halpern was born in Potomac, Maryland, to Gloria (née Klein) and Melvin Halpern. Halpern attended Winston Churchill High School in Potomac, which did not have a hockey team. In order to pursue his dreams as a hockey player, Halpern transferred to and later graduated from St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire where he was roommates with future The Bachelorette winner Ian McKee. He then attended and graduated from Princeton University.
Undrafted, 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.
The 2003–04 NHL season was his highest-scoring season to date as he finished with 19 goals and 27 assists in 79 games.
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