Ben Halford

Photo by: Princeton Athletic Communications

Position:
Goaltender
Height:
6-3
Weight:
205
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Lenox, Mass.
High School:
Albany Academy

Senior Year (2017-18): Appeared in nine games and posted a 1-2 record ... made 92 saves and allowed 10 goals for a .902 save percentage and a 2.68 GAA ... came in on relief against Bemidji on Nov. 22 and made 13 saves on 15 shots in the final 38:03 ... saw 10 minutes of action against Dartmouth and stopped both shots he faced ... started against Arizona State on Dec. 9 and made 32 saves and allowed four goals ... played one period at No. 5 Cornell and stopped 10 of 12 ... earned the win on relief against St. Lawrence stopping all 16 shots he faced in the final 32:03 ... made two saves in 8 minutes at Brown and turned away 15 of 17 at Yale the next night ... played the final 8:02 in the home finale versus Brown, making two saves on two shots ... played 1:39 of the NCAA Regional semifinal against No. 5 Ohio State.
Awards
• ECAC All-Academic Team

Junior Year (2016-17): Played in three games ... earned a win at No. 7 Bemidji with 43 saves on 44 shots ... came in on relief against Union on Dec. 2 and stopped 12 shots ... stopped 12 of 13 in relief at Dartmouth on Jan. 6.
Awards
• ECAC All-Academic Team

Sophomore Year (2015-16): Appeared in four games and made one start ... finished with an .891 save percentage and a 4.59 goals against average with 41 saves on 46 shots ... made six saves on seven shots against No. 14 St. Lawrence on Nov. 20 ... made 35 saves on 39 shots a start at St. Lawrence on Feb. 13.
Awards
• ECAC All-Academic Team

Freshman Year (2014-15): Played in three games ... combined for an .889 save percentage and a 3.84 goals against average, with 56 saves on 63 shots ... allowed one goal on 15 shots, going in for the final 29:29 against Merrimack at the Prudential Center during the Liberty Hockey Invitational ... started and played the entire game at Union on Nov. 15, stopping 31 shots and allowing six ... played 19:56 against Yale on Jan. 30 and stopped all 11 shots.

Before Princeton: Spent three years with the Bay State Breakers (USPHL/EJHL) ... the Breakers reached the playoffs all three seasons ... named a 2011-12 EJHL Preseason All-Star ... tabbed a 2012-13 EJHL All-Star as he led the league in save percentage ... named USPHL All-Star in 2013-14 ... two-time Wall USA National Goalie of the Week ... left Bay State as the franchise leader in wins, minutes player, games played, shutouts and points scored by a goalie ... spent one month with the South Shore Kings before being traded to Bay State ... attended Albany Academy ... the Cadets were the 2011 New England Prep semifinalists and won two Empire Cups, a Rider Cup and a Sebastians School Tournament ... also played lacrosse.

Personal: Full name is Benjamin Andrew Halford ... born May 16, 1993 ... parents are Andrew and Lisa Halford ... Andrew (Vermont '78) played hockey at Vermont and in Germany and is currently an occupation financial services manager ... Lisa (Vermont '78) is a homemaker ... has a younger sister Emily (Bates '18).

Season	Team	GP-GS	Record	Minutes	GA	GAA	Saves	SV %	SHo
2010-11	Albany Academy	36-	-	-	-	3.43	-	.909	-
2011-12	South Shore (EJHL)	2-	-	-	-	3.91	-	.900	-
	Bay State (EJHL)	31-	-	-	-	2.85	-	.907	-
2012-13	Bay State (EJHL)	29-	-	-	-	2.59	-	932	-
2013-14	Bay State (USPHL)	36-	-	-	-	3.22	-	.901	-

	Career Highs	Career Firsts
Saves	35 at St. Lawrence (2/13/16)
Shutouts
Start	at No. 10 Bemidji (2/26/16)	at Union (11/15/14)
Win	at No. 10 Bemidji (2/26/16)	at Bemidji (11/26/16)