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Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor {{Infobox Ice Hockey Player | name = Matt Higgins | image = Matt Higgins.jpg | image_size = 200px | position = [[Centre (ice hockey)|Centre]] | shoots = Left | nickname = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lb = 190 | team=[[HDD Olimpija Ljubljana]] | league = [[Austrian Hockey League|EBEL]] | former_teams = [[Montreal Canadiens]]<br>[[Iserlohn Roosters]]<br>[[ERC Ingolstadt]] | nationality = {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Canadian]] | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|10|29}} | birth_place = [[Calgary]], [[Alberta|AB]], [[Canada|CAN]] | draft = 18th overall | draft_year = 1996 | draft_team = [[Montreal Canadiens]] | career_start = 1997 }} '''Matt Higgins''' (born October 29, 1977) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] professional [[ice hockey]] [[Center (ice hockey)|centre]] who currently plays for [[Slovenia]]n based team [[HDD Olimpija Ljubljana]] of the [[Austrian Hockey League|Erste Bank Eishockey Liga]] (EBEL). ==Playing career== Matt Higgins was selected 18th overall in the [[1996 NHL Entry Draft]] by the [[Montreal Canadians]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=11753 |title = Matt Higgins |publisher = Legends of Hockey.net| accessdate =2010-04-22}}</ref> He played in 57 regular season NHL games throughout the [[1997–98 NHL season]] to the [[2000–01 NHL season]]. He began his hockey career with the [[Western Hockey League]] [[Moose Jaw Warriors]] in 1993 where he played until he was drafted.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.hockeysfuture.com/articles/3969/habs_draft_pickswhere_are_they_now/ |title = Habs' draft picks...Where are they now? | publisher = Hockey's Future.com| author= Chris Boucher | date= 2002-02-13 | accessdate =March, 30 2010}}</ref> He then played for the [[American Hockey League]] [[Fredericton Canadiens]] and [[Quebec Citadelles]]. He played through two seasons for the [[Bridgeport Sound Tigers]] before moving to [[Europe]] to play for the [[Deutsche Eishockey Liga]] [[Iserlohn Roosters]]. He currently plays for the [[HDD Olimpija Ljubljana]] of the EBEL. ==Career statistics== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:74%" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | [[Regular season]] ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | [[Playoffs]] |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! [[Season (sports)|Season]] ! Team ! League ! GP ! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]] ! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]] ! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]] ! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]] ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | [[1993–94 WHL season|1993–94]] | [[Moose Jaw Warriors]] | [[Western Hockey League|WHL]] | 64 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [[1994–95 WHL season|1994–95]] | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 72 | 36 | 34 | 70 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |- | [[1995–96 WHL season|1995–96]] | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 67 | 30 | 33 | 63 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [[1996–97 WHL season|1996–97]] | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 71 | 33 | 57 | 90 | 51 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 |- | [[1997–98 AHL season|1997–98]] | [[Fredericton Canadiens]] | [[American Hockey League|AHL]] | 50 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [[1997–98 NHL season|1997–98]] | [[Montreal Canadiens]] | [[National Hockey League|NHL]] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |- | [[1998–99 AHL season|1998–99]] | Fredericton Canadiens | AHL | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [[1998–99 NHL season|1998–99]] | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |- | [[1999–2000 AHL season|1999–00]] | [[Quebec Citadelles]] | AHL | 29 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [[1999–2000 NHL season|1999–00]] | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |- | [[2000–01 AHL season|2000–01]] | Quebec Citadelles | AHL | 66 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01]] | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |- | [[2001–02 AHL season|2001–02]] | [[Bridgeport Sound Tigers]] | AHL | 43 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [[2002–03 AHL season|2002–03]] | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 45 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |- | [[2003-04 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season|2003–04]] | [[Iserlohn Roosters]] | [[Deutsche Eishockey Liga|DEL]] | 50 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [[2004-05 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season|2004–05]] | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 25 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |- | [[2005-06 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season|2005–06]] | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 47 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [[2006-07 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season|2006–07]] | [[ERC Ingolstadt]] | DEL | 44 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |- | [[2007-08 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season|2007–08]] | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 18 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [[2008-09 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season|2008–09]] | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 32 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |- | [[2009-10 Austrian Hockey League season|2009–10]] | [[HDD Olimpija Ljubljana]] | [[Austrian Hockey League|EBEL]] | 16 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [[2010-11 Austrian Hockey League season|2010–11]] | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | EBEL | 48 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 57 ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 6 ! — ! — ! — ! — ! — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | DEL totals ! 216 ! 56 ! 115 ! 171 ! 159 ! 4 ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 2 |} == References == {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{hockeydb|20201|Matt Higgins}} {{s-start}} {{succession box | before = [[Terry Ryan (ice hockey b. 1977)|Terry Ryan]] | title = [[List of Montreal Canadiens draft picks|Montreal Canadiens first round draft pick]] | years = [[1996 NHL Entry Draft|1996]] | after = [[Jason Ward]]}} {{s-end}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Higgins, Matt}} {{Wikipedia}} [[Category:Born in 1977]] [[Category:Bridgeport Sound Tigers players]] [[Category:Canadian ice hockey players]] [[Category:ERC Ingolstadt players]] [[Category:Fredericton Canadiens players]] [[Category:HDD Olimpija Ljubljana players]] [[Category:Iserlohn Roosters players]] [[Category:Montreal Canadiens draft picks]] [[Category:Montreal Canadiens players]] [[Category:Moose Jaw Warriors alumni]] [[Category:Quebec Citadelles players]] Loading editor Below are some commonly used wiki markup codes. 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