| Biographical details | |||||||||||
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| Born | Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Defenseman | ||||||||||
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| Overall | 151-251-21 (.382) | ||||||||||
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Jim Higgins is a retired American ice hockey player and coach. Higgins is most remembered for his time at Princeton, coaching the Tigers for 14 years after spending the preceding decade building a coaching career.[1] While Higgins failed to produce a single winning season during his time as a college head coach[2] he is nevertheless the winningest ice hockey coach at Princeton since World War II (as of 2019).[3] In recognition of his career Higgins was awarded the John "Snooks" Kelly Founders Award in 2013.[4]
Regular season and playoffs[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1960–61 | Boston University | NCAA | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1961–62 | Boston University | ECAC Hockey | 24 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1962–63 | Boston University | ECAC Hockey | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NCAA totals | 44 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Head coaching record[]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Colgate Red Raiders (ECAC Hockey) (1975–1977) | |||||||||
| 1975–76 | Colgate | 9-16-0 | 6-14-0 | 13th | |||||
| 1976–77 | Colgate | 12-16-0 | 10-14-0 | 12th | |||||
| Colgate: | 21-32-0 | 16-28-0 | |||||||
| Princeton Tigers (ECAC Hockey) (1977–1991) | |||||||||
| 1977–78 | Princeton | 9-14-2 | 7-13-1 | 14th | |||||
| 1978–79 | Princeton | 5-17-4 | 2-15-4 | 16th | |||||
| 1979–80 | Princeton | 11-15-0 | 9-12-0 | 11th | |||||
| 1980–81 | Princeton | 12-13-0 | 10-11-0 | t-10th | |||||
| 1981–82 | Princeton | 9-14-3 | 7-12-2 | 13th | |||||
| 1982–83 | Princeton | 9-14-2 | 7-12-2 | 13th | |||||
| 1983–84 | Princeton | 6-18-1 | 5-15-1 | t-15th | |||||
| 1984–85 | Princeton | 12-14-2 | 7-12-2 | 8th | ECAC Quarterfinals | ||||
| 1985–86 | Princeton | 11-17-2 | 7-13-0 | 9th | |||||
| 1986–87 | Princeton | 8-17-1 | 7-14-1 | 10th | |||||
| 1987–88 | Princeton | 12-15-1 | 11-10-1 | t-6th | ECAC Quarterfinals | ||||
| 1988–89 | Princeton | 6-19-1 | 4-17-1 | 11th | |||||
| 1989–90 | Princeton | 12-14-1 | 11-10-1 | 7th | ECAC First Round | ||||
| 1990–91 | Princeton | 8-18-1 | 7-14-0 | 10th | ECAC First Round | ||||
| Princeton: | 130-219-21 | 101-180-16 | |||||||
| Total: | 151-251-21 | ||||||||
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National Champion
Conference Regular Season Champion
Conference Tournament Champion
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References[]
- ↑ "2013 AHCA Major Awards Are Announced", American Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved on 2014-08-16.
- ↑ "Jim Higgins Year-by-Year Coaching Record", USCHO.com. Retrieved on 2014-08-16.
- ↑ "AHCA Announces 2013 Award Winners", College Hockey News, 2013-01-17. Retrieved on 2014-08-16.
- ↑ "Former Coach Jim Higgins Named Recipient of AHCA Founders Award", Princeton Tigers, 2013-01-21. Retrieved on 2014-08-16.
- ↑ "Colgate hockey Record Book", Colgate Raiders. Retrieved on 2014-08-16.
- ↑ "2008-09 Princeton hockey Media Guide", Princeton Tigers. Retrieved on 2014-08-16.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
| Colgate Raiders men's ice hockey | |
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| Formerly the Colgate Red Raiders | |
| Playing venues | Whitnall Field (1915-1917) - Freshman Football Rink (1920-?) - Taylor Lake (?-1959) - Starr Rink (1959–2016) - Class of 1965 Arena (2016–present) |
| Head coaches | James Ballantine (1920–1922, 1927–1928) - Raymond A. Watkins (1928–1932) - J. Howard Starr (1932–1941, 1945–1950) - Gregory Batt (1942–1943) - Albert Prettyman (1943–1944) - Tom Dockrell (1950–1951) - Olav Kollevoll (1957–1965) - Ron Ryan (1965–1972) - Brad Houston (1972–1975) - Jim Higgins (1975–1977) - Terry Slater (1977–1991) - Brian Durocher (1991–1992) - Don Vaughan (1992–2003, 2004–2023) - Stan Moore (2003–2004) - Mike Harder (2023-present) |
| Seasons | 1915–16 - 1916–17 - 1920–21 - 1921–22 - 1927–28 - 1928–29 - 1929–30 - 1947–48 - 2019–20 - 2020-21 - 2021–22 - 2022–23 |
| Conference affiliations | Tri-State League (1950–1951) - ECAC Hockey (1961–present) |
| All-time leaders | Mike Harder (214 Points) - Dan Fridgen (114 Goals) - Dan Brenzavich/Steve Silverthorn (55 Wins) |
| Frozen Four appearances | 1990 |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | 1981 - 1990 - 2000 - 2005 - 2014 - 2023 |
| Conference Tournament titles | ECAC Hockey: 1990 - 2023 |
| Colgate University - Hamilton, NY | |
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