Chris Higgins (ice hockey, born 1986)

Chris Higgins
Chris Higgins
Born	April 30, 1986 (age 38); Lynnfield, MA, USA
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	LW / RW
Shoots	Right
EIHL team; Former teams	Belfast Giants; Belfast Giants; Syracuse Crunch; Ritten Sport; Tingsryds AIF
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2009–present

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Chris Higgins (born April 30, 1986) is an American professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing for the Belfast Giants of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). He also has an Italian passport

Higgins attended Boston University where he played four seasons (2005 - 2009) of NCAA college hockey with the Boston University Terriers, winning an NCAA Championship in 2009.^[1] During his Freshmen campaign, Higgins was featured on ESPN SportsCenter's Top Plays for his goal in the Beanpot against Harvard University. Higgins finished his college career with 133 points in 159 career games.

After college Higgins signed a one-year contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets Where he played for the AHL affiliate Syracuse Crunch. Due to a hand injury, he missed a significant part of the 2009-2010 season. Higgins started the 2010-11 season with Ritten-Renon of the Italian Serie A, before returning to North America to conclude the season in the ECHL with the Las Vegas Wranglers.

On August 12, 2013, Higgins returned abroad for the third time in his career, signing a one-year deal with the Belfast Giants of the EIHL.^[2] Higgins was nicknamed the ‘Belfast Datsyuk’ by popular Giants podcasters "A View From The Bridge" after Detroit Red Wings legend Pavel Datsyuk for his skill and flash with the puck.^[3]

Higgins returns to Belfast for the 2015-16 season^[4]

Career Statistics[edit]

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2004-05	New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs	EJHL	44	22	31	53	36	-	-	-	-	-
2005-06	Boston University	NCAA	40	8	13	21	22	-	-	-	-	-
2006-07	Boston University	NCAA	39	13	19	32	20	-	-	-	-	-
2007-08	Boston University	NCAA	38	14	18	32	10	-	-	-	-	-
2008-09	Boston University	NCAA	42	14	34	48	40	-	-	-	-	-
2009-10	Gwinnett Gladiators	ECHL	20	9	7	16	6	-	-	-	-	-
2009-10	Syracuse Crunch	AHL	7	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
2010–11	Ritten Sport	Serie A	21	9	11	20	10	-	-	-	-	-
2010–11	Las Vegas Wranglers	ECHL	21	7	9	16	46	5	2	0	2	4
2011–12	Tingsryds AIF	Hockeyettan	3	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
2011-12	South Carolina Stingrays	ECHL	16	4	6	10	4	9	2	8	10	2
2012-13	Utah Grizzlies	ECHL	2	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
2012-13	Wheeling Nailers	ECHL	22	3	9	12	18	-	-	-	-	-
2013–14	Belfast Giants	EIHL	51	19	41	60	84	4	1	0	1	8
2014–15	Nottingham Panthers	EIHL	34	11	21	32	16	-	-	-	-
2015–16	Belfast Giants	EIHL	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
NCAA totals			159	49	84	133	92	-	-	-	-	-
ECHL totals			81	23	31	54	76	14	4	8	12	6
EIHL totals			85	30	62	92	100	4	1	0	1	8

References[edit]

↑ "Grizzlies sign former Terrier". Utah Grizzlies. 2012-11-18. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
↑ "Giants secure Chris Higgins to 2013-14 lineup". Belfast Giants. 2013-08-12. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
↑ http://www.newsletter.co.uk/sport/giants-look-to-give-stephen-murphy-time-off-rink-1-5935824
↑ http://www.belfastgiants.com/archives/chris-higgins-is-a-giant-once-again/

External links[edit]

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Chris Higgins career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Mike Lundin	Len Ceglarski Sportsmanship Award 2007–08	Succeeded by Dean Strong

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[1] "Grizzlies sign former Terrier". Utah Grizzlies. 2012-11-18. Retrieved 2012-11-19.

[2] "Giants secure Chris Higgins to 2013-14 lineup". Belfast Giants. 2013-08-12. Retrieved 2013-08-12.

[3] ttp://www.newsletter.co.uk/sport/giants-look-to-give-stephen-murphy-time-off-rink-1-5935824

[4] ttp://www.belfastgiants.com/archives/chris-higgins-is-a-giant-once-again/

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v t e Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Boston Arena (1918–1971) Walter Brown Arena (1971–2005) Agganis Arena (2005–Present)
Head coaches	Edgar Burkhardt (1917–1918) Harold Stuart (1919–1920) John O'Hare (1922–1924) Chippy Gaw (1924–1928) Wayland Vaughan (1928–1940) Syd Borofsky (1940–1941) Wayland Vaughan (1941–1943) Harry Cleverly (1945–1962) Jack Kelley (1962–1972) Leon Abbott (1972–1973) Jack Parker (1973–2013) David Quinn (2013–2018) Albie O'Connell (2018–)
Seasons	1917–18 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
Conference affiliations	ECAC Hockey (1961–1984) Hockey East (1984–Present)
Rivalries	Boston College Eagles (Green Line Rivalry) Beanpot Maine Black Bears
All-time leaders	John Cullen (241 Points) Chris Drury (113 Goals) Sean Fields (62 Wins)
National championships	1971 1972 1978 1995 2009
Frozen Four appearances	1950 1951 1953 1960 1966 1967 1971 1972 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1990 1991 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 2009 2015
NCAA Tournament appearances	1950 1951 1953 1960 1966 1967 1971 1972 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1984 1986 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 2000 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2009 2012 2015 2016 2017 2018 2021
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC Hockey: 1972 1974 1975 1976 1977 Hockey East: 1986 1991 1994 1995 1997 2006 2009 2015 2018
Hobey Baker winners	Chris Drury (1998) Matt Gilroy (2009) Jack Eichel (2015)
Boston University Boston, MA

Chris Higgins
Born	(1986-04-30) April 30, 1986 (age 38) Lynnfield, MA, USA
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	LW / RW
Shoots	Right
EIHL team Former teams	Belfast Giants Belfast Giants Syracuse Crunch Ritten Sport Tingsryds AIF
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2009–present

Chris Higgins (ice hockey, born 1986)

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