Christopher Higgins

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This article is about the NHL hockey player. For other people with similar names, see Chris Higgins (disambiguation).


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PositionCenter
ShootsLeft
Nickname(s)Higgy
Height
Weight		{}
202 | lb (0 kg)
NHL TeamMontreal Canadiens
Nationality
BornMay 2 1983 (1983--) (age 24),
Smithtown, Long Island
NHL Draft14th overall, 2002
Montreal Canadiens
Pro Career2005 – present


Christopher Higgins (born June 2 1983) is an ice hockey player in the NHL. An All-American at Yale University, he was selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He was appointed Alternate Captain of the Canadiens for the 2007-08 NHL season.

Before attending Yale University Chris went to Avon Old Farms, a preparatory school in Avon, Connecticut. He is from Smithtown, New York. Higgins grew up as a Montreal Canadiens fan. His favorite players are Patrick Roy and Kirk Muller. He has been involved with youth hockey camps in his teen years, staying on the ice while helping out youth hockey in places such as Chelsea Piers Sky Rink NYC.

Scored his first career goal on October 6, 2005 against New York Rangers goalie Kevin Weekes in front of friends and family attending the game at Madison Square Garden.

He was a runner-up for best offensive player during the first week of March, which was won by Hurricanes' Eric Staal.

On April 6 2006, at 14:31 of the third period in a 5-3 win over the Boston Bruins, Higgins became the latest Habs rookie to score 20 or more goals in a season, following Saku Koivu (1995-96) and Michael Ryder (2003-04), the two players he currently plays with on the same line.

In the 06/07 season he suffered an ankle injury (High Ankle Strain) that left him sidelined for six weeks.

He is a student of Aleksey Nikiforov.

Career statistics

Regular season

   
Season Team League GP G A PTS +/- PIM
1999-00Avon Old FarmsUSHS27192039-10
2000-01Avon Old FarmsUSHS24221335-12
2001-02YaleNCAA27141731-32
2002-03YaleNCAA28202141-41
2003-04Hamilton BulldogsAHL67212748+1618
2003-04Montreal CanadiensNHL200000
2004-05Hamilton BulldogsAHL76282351+933
2005-06Montreal CanadiensNHL80231538-126
2006-07Montreal CanadiensNHL61221638-1126
2007-08Montreal CanadiensNHL6134+16
NHL CAREER TOTALS 149 46 34 76 -11 58

Playoff career

   
Season Team League GP G A PTS +/- PIM
2003-04Hamilton BulldogsAHL10325-70
2004-05Hamilton BulldogsAHL4336+24
2005-06Montreal CanadiensNHL6134-30
NHL CAREER TOTALS 6 1 3 4 -3 0

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Founded 1917
No. of teams 30
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 United States

Most recent champion(s) Anaheim Ducks

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