Shot Left Height 1.83 m Role Ice hockey player Career end 2003 | Name Jeff Farkas Career start 1999 Playing career Weight 84 kg Position Centerman | |
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Born January 24, 1978 (age 46) Williamsville, NY, USA ( 1978-01-24 ) Played for Toronto Maple LeafsAtlanta Thrashers NHL Draft 57th overall, 1997Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
Jeff farkas first nhl goal with toronto maple leafs
Jeffrey Thomas Farkas (born January 24, 1978 in Williamsville, New York) is a retired American professional ice hockey center. He was drafted in the third round, 57th overall, by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft.
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After playing four seasons of college hockey for Boston College, Farkas joined the Maple Leafs' roster for the 2000 Stanley Cup Playoffs. He appeared in three games during that postseason, recording one goal. Despite his playoff success, Farkas appeared in only eight games for the Maple Leafs over the next two seasons, and three more for the Atlanta Thrashers during the 2002–03 season.
While playing for the American Hockey League's Chicago Wolves in 2003, Farkas fell headfirst into the boards during a game against the Rochester Americans. He suffered a fractured fifth cervical vertebra and, according to medical reports, came within millimeters of being rendered quadriplegic. The injury forced Farkas' early retirement from the sport.
In 2014 Farkas was inducted into the Boston College Varsity Club Hall of Fame.