JEFF HALPERN RUMORS & GOSSIP

Rangers' short-handed goal proved 'critical' for Caps

NEW YORK — A third-period penalty on Artem Anisimov looked to be just what the Washington Capitals needed. "To be down by a goal and get a power play in the third, you at least want to create momentum, if you're not going to score," forward Jeff Halpern said. Instead, ...
Via Washington Times  |  3 hours ago
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Possible Kings Trade Targets

Let’s be honest, as Kings fans we all want to be buyers at the deadline, and not Fredrik Modin/Jeff Halpern buyers.  We want to be big time buyers.  Like, what-we-all-expected-Dustin-Penner-to-be buyers.  We all know the Kings could use some offense, yet it’s not always so easy to tell what Lombardi is going to do when it comes to acquiring players.  However, if you...
Via Pro Sports Blogging  |  11 days ago
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John Jaeckel: More Details On Washington Rumor

Follow me @jaeckel WASHINGTON RUMOR: Late breaking, Hawks have (I’m hearing this morning) discussed a deal for big Cap defenseman John Erskine. There also has been a discussion of a larger deal involving Jeff Halpern (as I predicted on the message board thread this AM) and a number of Hawk prospects. As reported by al Cimaglia yesterday, a contingent of Cap scouts has been...
Via HockeyBuzz  |  23 days ago
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Halpern Article in B'nai B'rith

In the recent addition of the B'nai B'rith magazine there is a great article on Jeff Halpern, his Judaism, and decision to sit out on Yom Kippur. There is no link to the exact page, but here is the link to the online magazine. If you scroll through you can find it. hockey fans will love it. http://www.bnaibrith.org/magazines/index.cfm
Via The Great Rabbino  |  December 12, 2011
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Halpern returns to Caps, signs 1-yr deal for $825K

The Washington Capitals have opened free agency by bringing back a familiar face, signing former captain Jeff Halpern to a one-year deal worth $825,000. Halpern was signed Friday in a move that adds needed depth to the center position. The 35-year-old forward is a native of nearby Potomac, Md., who made the Capitals as an undrafted free agent out of Princeton in 1999. He played...
Via Fox Sports  |  July 01, 2011
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Jeff Halpern Returns to Washington

Former Washington Capitals captain Jeff Halpern has been signed to a one-year deal, reportedly worth $825,000. The center, a native of Potomac, Md., originally signed with the team as an undrafted free agent on March 29, 1999.Overall, Halpern played 438 games for the Caps and captained the team during the 2005-06 season. The 5'11", 198-pound center recorded 214 points (87...
Via Storming the Crease  |  July 01, 2011
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Jeff Halpern Expected to Return for Montreal, While Bruins Likely to Stick with Same Lineup for Game 4

MONTREAL -- The Canadiens are expecting to get a gritty role player back in their lineup for Thursday's Game 4 at the Bell Centre. The Bruins are happy not to have lost one of theirs. Veteran forward Jeff Halpern, who has yet to play in this series with a lower-body injury, is expected to play Thursday for Montreal. "There's probably a pretty good chance that Jeff will...
Via NESN.com  |  April 21, 2011
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Jeff Halpern: Why the Montreal Canadiens Need Him Back at Center

For the past month, Jeff Halpern has been playing wing on a line with Thomas Plekanec and Mike Cammalleri. After Andrei Kostitsyn and Lars Eller failed to produce next to the team’s best center and most talented sniper, Jacques Martin came to the conclusion that a defensive center would be the player most capable of igniting the team’s first line. Not surprisingly...
Via Habs Happenings  |  March 31, 2011
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Happy New Year, Jeff Halpern

(Getty Images via Yardbarker) There aren’t too many Jewish hockey players in the NHL, and the high holidays each year more than likely will not conflict with a regular season game (statistically speaking). So it’s not very often when a Jewish NHL player needs to decide whether to play a regular season game or spend time with family at a synagogue. While Rosh Hashanah...
Via Capitals Outsider  |  September 09, 2010
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Habs Sign Jeff Halpern to One Year Deal

Bob Gainey started it – Pierre Gauthier is finishing it… The Montreal Canadiens  announced on Tuesday the signing of free agent Jeff Halpern. The 6-foot, 203-pound veteran centerman adds more maturity to a team that has become one of the more solid cores of  veterans in the NHL. Halpern, the former Captain of Team USA -  spent last season on the beaches in Tampa and L.A, only...
Via A Winning Habit  |  September 07, 2010
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