Hec Highton

Hector Salisbury Highton (December 10, 1923 – September 28, 1985) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played twenty-four games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks during the 1943–44 season. On January 7, 1944, he was sent to the Providence Reds of the American Hockey League with Gord Buttrey and $10,000 for goaltender Mike Karakas. He retired in 1951 after a stint with the Pacific Coast Hockey League.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L T Min GA SO GAA GP W L Min GA SO GAA 1940–41 Spokane Bombers PCHL — — — — — — — — 1 0 1 60 5 0 5.00 1942–43 New Westminster Spitfires PCHL 10 — — — 600 33 1 3.30 3 1 2 190 18 0 5.68 1943–44 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 24 10 14 0 1440 108 0 4.50 — — — — — — — 1943–44 Providence Reds AHL 27 5 21 1 1620 125 0 4.62 — — — — — — — 1944–45 Providence Reds AHL 4 0 4 0 240 29 0 7.25 — — — — — — — 1944–45 St. Louis Flyers AHL 26 7 15 4 1560 118 0 4.54 — — — — — — — 1945–46 St. Louis Flyers AHL 52 20 24 8 3120 215 1 4.13 — — — — — — — 1946–47 St. Louis Flyers AHL 59 16 32 11 3540 257 0 4.36 — — — — — — — 1947–48 St. Louis Flyers AHL 65 21 34 10 3900 278 0 4.28 — — — — — — — 1948–49 Los Angeles Monarchs PCHL 70 28 33 9 4200 271 1 3.87 7 4 3 434 25 0 3.46 1949–50 Los Angeles Monarchs PCHL 62 26 28 8 3720 209 3 3.37 17 10 7 1032 50 3 2.91 1950–51 Victoria Cougars PCHL 19 7 8 4 1140 68 0 3.58 — — — — — — — 1950–51 Vancouver Canucks PCHL 48 13 21 13 2860 173 3 3.63 — — — — — — — 1950–51 Portland Eagles PCHL — — — — — — — — 7 3 4 480 20 1 2.50 AHL totals 233 69 130 34 13,980 1022 0 4.39 — — — — — — — NHL totals 24 10 14 0 1440 108 0 4.50 — — — — — — —