Jeff paid his hockey dues playing with Artie's Sam Southern All-stars (hockey’s equivalent to the Harlem Globetrotters). He made the jump to the Red Army in 1984, where he faced his first real international competition. His lightning quick reflexes put him into an intense competition for the top spot with then number one goalie - Len Krulicki.

After Len suffered a suspicious knee injury in practice, (ala Tonya Harding) Jeff became the undisputed number one goal-tender for the Red Army. Lenny retired shortly afterwards, citing “personal reasons”. Jeff took advantage of the extra ice time and his on ice acrobatics made him a fan favorite and earned him several game stars.

Jeff retired from full time play in 1997 to try his hand at professional baseball. Although he had a promising start in AAA, he quickly dropped to A and then ultimately down to T-Ball. In 2003 Jeff gave up baseball and announced his hockey comeback, returning as the #3 goalie on the Red Army depth chart. After only two months there were some mysterious threats to #1 starter John Becker, who dropped out of sight and is rumored to be under police protection. As #2, Jeff is claiming to be content, but has hinted that he has his eyes on the #1 spot, currently held by Kip Alexander.

In 1984, Jeff co-founded Artie's Hockey School and became the original goaltending coach.

“Hey Kip, those are nice pads. It would be a shame if they was to break.” Jeff Prociuk, September 2003.