January 14, 2010

NCAA PRO-file with Jeff Halpern

The following article featuring former Princeton standout Jeff Halpern appeared January 14 on the National Hockey League (NHL) Web site.

 

By Bob Snow
NHL.com Correspondent

The Princeton hockey team's nickname is the Tigers. Call the Tampa Bay Lightning's Jeff Halpern a Princeton Tiger "pioneer."

In the long history of the prestigious Ivy League university and ECACHL hockey program, only eight Tigers alums have played at the NHL level, including three currently -- Philadelphia's Darroll Powe, Anaheim's George Parros in Anaheim, and Halpern.

While Parros became the only Princeton alum to win the Stanley Cup in 2007, no other former Princeton player comes close Halpern's 10-year career on the big stage.

Complete article can be accessed via the NHL Web site by clicking here.