Halpern Always Hoped to Return to Washington
The following article featuring former Princeton standout Jeff Halpern appeared July 6 on the Washington Post Web site.
By Katie Carrera
When Jeff Halpern last donned a Washington Capitals sweater, in 2005-06, Alex Ovechkin and Brooks Laich were rookies and defensemen Mike Green was trying to dent the NHL roster each time he was called up from Hershey.
Now Halpern, 35, returns to a Capitals team that has grown out of the rebuilding process and is led by those players.
“I’ve always kind of hoped to come back to Washington and the fact that they called, I was ecstatic,” Halpern said on Wednesday at Kettler Capitals Iceplex. “I have great memories playing here, I jumped on the opportunity to come back.”
Complete article can be accessed via the Post Web site by clicking here.
