Matt Higgins | |
Position | Centre |
Shoots | Left |
Height Weight |
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) |
ÖEL Team F. Teams |
HDD ZM Olimpija AHL Bridgeport Sound Tigers Fredericton Canadiens Quebec Citadelles DEL Iserlohn Roosters ERC Ingolstadt NHL Montreal Canadiens |
Nationality | Canadian |
Born | Calgary, AB, CAN | October 29, 1977,
NHL Draft | 18th overall, 1996 Montreal Canadiens |
Pro Career | 1997 – present |
Matt Higgins (born October 29, 1977, in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian professional centre who currently plays for HDD ZM Olimpija of the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga.
Playing career
Matt Higgins was selected 18th overall, in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. He currently plays for the Deutsche Eishockey Liga Iserlohn Roosters. 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 then also 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.
Career statistics
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1993–94 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 64 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
1994–95 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 72 | 36 | 34 | 70 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
1995–96 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 67 | 30 | 33 | 63 | 43 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
1996–97 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 71 | 33 | 57 | 90 | 51 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | ||
1997–98 | Fredericton Canadiens | AHL | 50 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
1997–98 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
1998–99 | Fredericton Canadiens | AHL | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
1998–99 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
1999–00 | Quebec Citadelles | AHL | 29 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 21 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
1999–00 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
2000–01 | Quebec Citadelles | AHL | 66 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
2000–01 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
2001–02 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 43 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
2002–03 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 45 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2003–04 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 50 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 28 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
2004–05 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 25 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
2005–06 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 47 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 79 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
2006–07 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 44 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
NHL Totals | 57 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Montreal Canadiens first-round draft picks |
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Monahan • Chagnon • Bouchard • Myre • McCann • Plasse • Houle • Tardif • Martyniuk • Lefley • Lafleur • Arnason • Wilson • Shutt • Larocque • Gardner • Van Boxmeer • Gainey • Connor • Risebrough • Chartraw • Tremblay • McTavish • Sadler • Mondou • Lee • Schutt • Baker • Napier • Dupont • Geoffrion • D. Hunter • Wickenheiser • M. Hunter • Delorme • Ingman • Heroux • Turcotte • Svoboda • Corson • Charbonneau • Chorske • Pederson • Cassels • Charron • Vallis • Stevenson • Bilodeau • Wilkie • Koivu • Brown • Ryan • M. Higgins • Ward • Chouinard • Hainsey • Hossa • Komisarek • Perezhogin • C. Higgins • A. Kostitsyn • Chipchura • Price • Fischer • McDonagh • Pacioretty • Leblanc • Tinordi |