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Best hockey player from each state

By Dave Stevenson

Jan 26, 2014; New York City, NY, USA; NHL former player Jeremy Roenick skates with youngsters on a miniature rink before the Stadium Series hockey game between the New Jersey Devils and the New York Rangers at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 26, 2014; New York City, NY, USA; NHL former player Jeremy Roenick skates with youngsters on a miniature rink before the Stadium Series hockey game between the New Jersey Devils and the New York Rangers at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports /
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Maryland – Jeff Halpern

Very few hockey players can say they’ve played in the NHL for their local team. Jeff Halpern is an exception to this rule, as he starred for the Washington Capitals from 1999 to 2006 and during the 2011-12 season. Maryland has only produced four NHL players and Halpern is by a significant margin the best. A native of Potomac, he played in 976 games. Moreover, he spent time with the Caps, Dallas Stars, Tampa Bay Lightning, Los Angeles Kings, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, and Arizona Coyotes.

In 976 career hockey games, Halpern has 373 points. During his career, he was known as a face-off specialist, winning 54 percent of his career face-offs. Halpern spent 507 games with the Capitals with 230 points. However, other than his time with the Caps, he was a bit of a journeyman, splitting the rest of his 469 games split between six teams. In fact, the Stars and the Lightning were his only other two tenures of more than 100 games.

Halpern served as the Capitals captain during the 2005-06 season. He has the unique distinction of being on the same forward line as two future Washington captains in Chris Clark and Alex Ovechkin. Always known as being friendly to the media, Halpern constantly provided the DC media with donuts.

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