2
Seconds by which the Princeton Training Center men’s four crew team — which includes Potomac resident Kevin Baum — qualified for the 2006 World Rowing Under 23 Championships. The Princeton Training Center stroked to a time of 6 minutes, 24. 7 seconds in the U.S. Rowing U-23 Team Trials on Carnegie Lake in Princeton, N.J. last Thursday. The World Championships will be held July 20-23 in Hazewinkel, Belgium.
13
Miles between Potomac and the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., home to the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League. From 1999 through the 2005-06 season, Potomac native Jeff Halpern played forward for the Capitals, and he was the team captain last season.
1,330
Miles between Potomac and the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, home to the Dallas Stars. Halpern became an unrestricted free agent on July 1, and signed a four-year contract with the Stars last week.
29-41-12
Washington Capitals’ record last year.
53-23-6
Dallas Stars’ record last year. "I feel that who [the Stars] have and what the management said about the direction of the team and where they want to go, it brought a lot of excitement to me as far as winning a Stanley Cup," said the 30-year-old Halpern in a press release from the Dallas Stars. "In Washington, we had a few real good years, but my goal right now is to win a Cup and be part of a team that is trying to move forward constantly."
1
Stanley Cup championship the Stars have won since they moved to Dallas for the 1993-94 season. Dallas won the 1999 Stanley Cup with a 4-2 victory over Buffalo in the finals. The Stars also reached the Stanley Cup finals in 2000.
214
Total points (87 goals, 127 assists) Halpern had through the seven years he played for the Capitals.
44
Points Halpern had last season (11 goals, 33 assists). His assist total was the fourth highest on the team.