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(Redirected from Chris Higgins (ice hockey b. 1983)) Christopher Higgins (born June 2, 1983) is an American professional ice hockey winger with the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). While playing college hockey, he was selected 14th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the first round of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He finished a two-year career with the Yale Bulldogs, earning ECAC Hockey Player of the Year honors as a sophomore, before turning professional for the 200304 season. After two seasons with the Canadiens' minor league affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League (AHL), he joined the NHL in 200506. He recorded three consecutive 20-goal seasons to begin his NHL career before being traded to the New York Rangers in June 2009. After brief stints with the Rangers, Calgary Flames and Florida Panthers, he joined the Canucks in February 2011. Internationally, Higgins has competed for the United States in two World Junior Championships (2002 and 2003) and one World Championship (2009).
Chris Higgins
Contents
Born
1 Playing career 1.1 Amateur career (19982003) 1.2 Montreal Canadiens (200309) 1.3 Rangers, Flames and Panthers (200911) 1.4 Vancouver Canucks (from 2011) 2 International play 3 Playing style 4 Personal 5 Career statistics 5.1 Regular season and playoffs 5.2 International 6 Notes 7 Awards and honors 8 References 9 External links
June 2, 1983 Smithtown, NY, USA 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb) Left Wing Left Vancouver Canucks Montreal Canadiens New York Rangers Calgary Flames Florida Panthers United States 14th overall, 2002 Montreal Canadiens 2003present
Playing career
Amateur career (19982003)
Playing career
Higgins played four years of high school hockey for Avon Old Farms, a preparatory school in Avon, Connecticut, graduating in 2001.[1] He then opted to play in the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) with the Yale Bulldogs. Higgins also considered offers from Boston College and Harvard University.[2] In 200102, Higgins began a two-year stint with the Yale Bulldogs of the ECAC Hockey Conference. After recording a team-leading 31 points (14 goals and 17 assists) over 27 games as a freshman,[3] he was named the ECAC Rookie of the Year. He additionally received ECAC All-Rookie and Second All-Star Team honors.[1] In the off-season, Higgins was selected 14th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He became the first ECAC Hockey player to be selected in the first round of the NHL Entry Draft since Normand Lacombe in 1983 (the Buffalo Sabres selected him 10th overall).[2] Returning to Yale for one more season, he improved to 41 points over 28 games, leading his team in scoring for the second consecutive year.[3] Higgins earned ECAC Player of the Year (co-recipient with Cornell Big Red goaltender David LeNeveu)[4] and First AllStar Team honors; he was also recognized regionally on the NCAA East All-American Team.[1]
A month into the 200607 season, Higgins suffered a sprained left ankle during a game against the New Jersey Devils. At the time of the injury, on November 4, 2006, he was leading the Canadiens with eight goals.[10] Sidelined for 6 weeks,[1] Higgins was limited to 61 games, though still managed to match his previous season's points total with 22 goals and 16 assists.[1] Set to become a restricted free agent in the offseason, Montreal re-signed Higgins to a two-year, US$3.4 million deal on June 25, 2007.[11] Prior to the start of the 200708 season, Higgins was named an alternate captain for the Canadiens.[12] He went on to have a career season with personal bests of 27 goals, 25 assists and 52 points.[1] On November 11, 2008, Higgins recorded his first NHL hat trick in a 40 win over the Ottawa Senators.[13] However, his points total decreased in his fourth NHL campaign with 23 points over 57 games.[1]
International play
Higgins played in back-to-back World Junior Championships during his college career. First appearing in 2002, he recorded four goals and two assists over seven games.[1] He helped the United States qualify for the quarterfinal, where they were eliminated by Russia 61.[34] The following year, Higgins matched his points total with three goals and three assists.[1] After losing their semifinal to Canada 32, the United States lost by the same score to Finland in the bronze medal game.[35] Higgins made his first international appearance for the American men's team at the 2009 IIHF World Championship. He scored his only goal of the tournament in a 43 overtime loss to Switzerland in the qualifying round.[36] After losing their semifinal game to Russia, the United States lost the bronze medal to Sweden by a 42 score.[37]
Playing style
Listed at 6 feet (1.83 meters) tall and 203 pounds (92 kilograms), Higgins plays mostly in the style of a power forward.[2] He is known as a two-way player with good skating, capable of contributing offensively while remaining defensively responsible.[2][38] He has alternated between playing the wing and center positions.[38] Early in his career, he was compared to Dallas Stars forward Brendan Morrow.[38]
Personal
Higgins grew up in Smithtown, New York, the second eldest among five siblings.[39] His father, Robert,[40] is a New York City firefighter and his younger brother is a New York City police officer.[39] Higgins played on minor hockey teams with former Canadiens teammate Mike Komisarek and former Flames teammate Eric Nystrom, both of whom he remains close friends with.[41][42] He was a student of Lithuanian hockey coach Aleksey Nikiforov at hockey camps in his teenage years.[40] Though he grew up on Long Island, Higgins was a Montreal Canadiens fan as a child, following after his father; his favorite players on the team were goaltender Patrick Roy and captain Kirk Muller.[38] Higgins left home to join the high school hockey program of Avon Old Farms in Connecticut.[43] Following his high school graduation, Higgins was enrolled in Yale University for two years, majoring in political science while playing on the school's hockey team.[38]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Season 199900 200001 200102 200203 200304 200304 200405 200506 200607 200708 200809 200910 200910 201011 201011 201112 201213 Team Avon Old Farms Avon Old Farms Yale University Yale University Hamilton Bulldogs Montreal Canadiens Hamilton Bulldogs Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens New York Rangers Calgary Flames Florida Panthers Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks NHL totals League USHS USHS ECAC ECAC AHL NHL AHL NHL NHL NHL NHL NHL NHL NHL NHL NHL NHL GP 27 24 27 28 67 2 76 80 61 82 57 55 12 48 14 71 41 523 Regular season G A Pts PIM 19 20 39 10 22 13 35 12 14 17 31 32 20 21 41 41 21 27 48 18 0 0 0 0 28 23 51 33 23 15 38 26 22 16 38 26 27 25 52 22 12 11 23 22 6 8 14 32 2 1 3 0 11 12 23 10 2 3 5 6 18 25 43 16 10 5 15 10 133 121 254 170 GP 10 4 6 12 4 25 5 4 56 Playoffs G A Pts PIM 3 2 5 0 3 3 6 4 1 3 4 0 3 2 5 2 2 0 2 2 4 4 8 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 10 9 19 8
International
Team United States U20 United States U20 United States Junior int'l totals Senior int'l totals
GP 7 7 6 14 6
G 4 3 1 7 1
A 2 3 0 5 0
Pts 6 6 1 12 1
PIM 6 4 2 10 2
Notes
1. ^ A colloquial term describing symptoms that include pain and swelling around the ankle as a result of excessively tight or stiff skates.[19]
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External links
Chris Higgins's career stats (http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=9051&lang=en) at Eliteprospects.com (http://Eliteprospects.com) Chris Higgins's player profile (http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8470274) at NHL.com (http://nhl.com) Christopher Higgins's biography (http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=20525) at Legends of Hockey (http://www.legendsofhockey.net/) Chris Higgins's career statistics (http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=62984) at The Internet Hockey Database (http://www.hockeydb.com/) Christopher Higgins on TSN.ca (http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/players/bio/?id=2883)
Awards and achievements Preceded by Rob McFeeters Preceded by Marc Cavosie ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year 200102 ECAC Hockey Player of the Year 200203 Shared With David LeNeveu Sporting positions Preceded by Alexander Perezhogin Montreal Canadiens first round draft pick 2002 Succeeded by Andrei Kostitsyn Succeeded by Hugh Jessiman Succeeded by Yann Danis
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