Tampa, FL (My Sportsbook) - Tampa Bay Lightning center Jeff Halpern underwent successful surgery to repair damage suffered in his right knee on Thursday. Halpern suffered a complete rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament and a partial rupture of his medial collateral ligament in his right knee in Team USA's loss against Canada at the 2008 World Hockey Championships last month. The procedure was performed in Washington, DC by Dr. Benjamin Shaffer, who did a similar operation on Halpern's left knee in 2002 to repair a torn ACL. Halpern, a native of Silver Spring, Maryland, scored 20 goals and tallied 22 assists in 83 games for the Stars and Lightning last season. Dallas dealt the veteran forward to Tampa in February in the deal that sent Brad Richards to the Stars. Halpern has scored 115 goals and added 166 assists over eight seasons with the Lightning, Stars, and Capitals. |
