Jim Higgins (ice hockey)

Jim Higgins
Sport(s) Ice hockey
Biographical details
Born Cambridge, MA, USA
Playing career
1960–1963 Boston University
Position(s) Defenseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1967–1970
1970–1974
1974–1975
1975–1977
1977–1991		 Falmouth High School
Dartmouth (assistant)
Brown (assistant)
Colgate
Princeton
Head coaching record
Overall 151-251-21 (.382)
Accomplishments and honors

Awards

2013 John "Snooks" Kelly Founders Award

Jim Higgins is a retired American ice hockey player and coach. Higgins is most remembered for his time at Princeton, coaching the Tigers for 14 years after spending the preceding decade building a coaching career.[1] While Higgins failed to produce a single winning season during his time as a college head coach[2] he is nevertheless the winningest ice hockey coach Princeton has ever had (as of 2014).[3] In recognition of his career Higgins was awarded the John "Snooks" Kelly Founders Award in 2013.[4]

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1960–61 Boston University NCAA 110114—————
1961–62 Boston University ECAC Hockey 2402212—————
1962–63 Boston University ECAC Hockey 91120—————
NCAA totals 44 1 4 5 16 — — — — —

College Head Coaching record[5][6]

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Colgate Red Raiders (ECAC Hockey) (1975–76–1976–77)
1975–76 Colgate 9-16-0 6-14-0 13th
1976–77 Colgate 12-16-0 10-14-0 12th
Colgate: 21-32-0 16-28-0
Princeton Tigers (ECAC Hockey) (1977–78–1990–91)
1977–78 Princeton 9-14-2 7-13-1 14th
1978–79 Princeton 5-17-4 2-15-4 16th
1979–80 Princeton 11-15-0 9-12-0 11th
1980–81 Princeton 12-13-0 10-11-0 t-10th
1981–82 Princeton 9-14-3 7-12-2 13th
1982–83 Princeton 9-14-2 7-12-2 13th
1983–84 Princeton 6-18-1 5-15-1 t-15th
1984–85 Princeton 12-14-2 7-12-2 8th ECAC Quarterfinals
1985–86 Princeton 11-17-2 7-13-0 9th
1986–87 Princeton 8-17-1 7-14-1 10th
1987–88 Princeton 12-15-1 11-10-1 t-6th ECAC Quarterfinals
1988–89 Princeton 6-19-1 4-17-1 11th
1989–90 Princeton 12-14-1 11-10-1 7th ECAC First Round
1990–91 Princeton 8-18-1 7-14-0 10th ECAC First Round
Princeton: 130-219-21 101-180-16
Total: 151-251-21

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ↑ "2013 AHCA Major Awards Are Announced". American Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
  2. ↑ "Jim Higgins Year-by-Year Coaching Record". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
  3. ↑ "AHCA Announces 2013 Award Winners". College Hockey News. 2013-01-17. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
  4. ↑ "Former Coach Jim Higgins Named Recipient of AHCA Founders Award". Princeton Tigers. 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
  5. ↑ "Colgate hockey Record Book" (PDF). Colgate Raiders. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
  6. ↑ "2008-09 Princeton hockey Media Guide" (PDF). Princeton Tigers. Retrieved 2014-08-16.

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