Career highlights… Captain of 2008 United States national team at the World Championships in Canada | Named the 12th team captain in Washington Capitals history in 2005 | Has appeared on the USA national team roster six times over his 15-season career | Scored 11 goals and career-high 33 assists during the 2005-06 season | Won bronze medal at 2004 hockey World Championships as member of Team USA | Played in career-high 79 games in first season as an NHL player |

Hockey around the globe… Played for the Kloten Flyers and HC Ajoie in Switzerland during the 2004-05 NHL lockout | Spent a year playing for Finnish Elite League team PTS and scored four goals in eight games |

Off the ice… Halpern is the first Maryland native to play in the NHL | Inducted into the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2000

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