Matt Higgins

Matthew Warren Higgins (born October 29, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Montreal Canadiens.

Playing career Higgins was selected 18th overall in the 1996 NHL entry draft by the Montreal Canadiens. 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.

Higgins 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 ended his professional career playing two seasons for HDD Olimpija Ljubljana of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL).

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs 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 — — — — — 1999–2000 Quebec Citadelles AHL 29 1 15 16 21 — — — — — 1999–2000 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 2007–08 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 18 7 12 19 6 3 1 2 3 2 2008–09 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 32 3 11 14 16 — — — — — 2009–10 HDD Olimpija Ljubljana EBEL 16 3 6 9 16 — — — — — 2009–10 HDD Olimpija Ljubljana SVN 4 0 3 3 4 2 1 2 3 0 2010–11 HDD Olimpija Ljubljana EBEL 48 21 25 46 30 3 1 1 2 0 2010–11 HDD Olimpija Ljubljana SVN 3 5 5 10 4 2 1 0 1 0 AHL totals 244 43 90 133 111 34 2 5 7 14 NHL totals 57 1 2 3 6 — — — — — DEL totals 216 56 115 171 159 4 1 2 3 2