October 4, 2011
Halpern Gains a Step
Photo by Toni L. Sandys / Washington Post
The following article featuring former Princeton standout Jeff Halpern appeared in the October 4 issue of the Washington Post.
By Tarik El-Bashir
Before going to sleep, Jeff Halpern would lay his workout clothes next to his bed, pack his hockey bag and sticks into the trunk of his BMW and put a bowl of cereal on the passenger seat.
It was summer 2010, and the veteran center was in search of the step he had lost after a decade in the NHL and, along the way, surgery on both knees.
Halpern went wherever, and whenever, he could rent ice time. Often that meant a pre-dawn drive to Ashburn Ice House, a 35-minute commute from his Bethesda home.
Complete article can be accessed via the Post Web site by clicking here.
