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Jun 02, 1983 Smithtown, New York, United States 40 years old
American ice hockey player
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About Chris Higgins Ice Hockey
- Christopher Robert Higgins (born June 2, 1983) is an American former professional ice hockey winger.
- While playing college hockey, he was selected 14th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the first round of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.
- He finished a two-year career with the Yale Bulldogs, earning ECAC Hockey Player of the Year honors as a sophomore, before turning professional for the 2003–04 season.
- After two seasons with the Canadiens' minor league affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League (AHL), he joined the NHL in 2005–06.
- He recorded three consecutive 20-goal seasons to begin his NHL career before being traded to the New York Rangers in June 2009.
- After brief stints with the Rangers, Calgary Flames and Florida Panthers, he joined the Vancouver Canucks in February 2011.
- Internationally, Higgins has competed for the United States in two World Junior Championships (2002 and 2003) and one World Championship (2009).
- Currently Chris is serving as back up goaltender for the Roosters in North Vancouver's Millar's soccer league.
