| Matt Higgins | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 29, 1977 Calgary, AB, CAN |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) |
| Position | Centre |
| Shoots | Left |
| EBEL team Former teams |
HDD Olimpija Ljubljana Montreal Canadiens Iserlohn Roosters ERC Ingolstadt |
| NHL Draft | 18th overall, 1996 Montreal Canadiens |
| Playing career | 1997–present |
Matt Higgins (born October 29, 1977) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who currently plays for Slovenian based team HDD Olimpija Ljubljana of the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga (EBEL).
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Matt Higgins was selected 18th overall in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft by the Montreal Canadians.[1] 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.[2] 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.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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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 | ||
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | EBEL | 48 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 57 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| DEL totals | 216 | 56 | 115 | 171 | 159 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Preceded by Terry Ryan |
Montreal Canadiens first round draft pick 1996 |
Succeeded by Jason Ward |