Christopher Higgins (born June 2, 1983) is an ice hockey player in the NHL. An All-American at Yale University, he was selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He is currently on the Canadiens roster. Chris Higgins can refer to: Christopher Higgins, a hockey player playing in the NHL for the Montreal Canadiens. ... The position an ice hockey player plays can be divided into three basic categories: Forwards Centre Wingers Defenceman Goaltender ... Centre or Center in hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play is the middle of the ice, away from the side boards. ... A shot in ice hockey is an attempt by a player to score a goal by striking the puck with his stick in the direction of the net. ... This article or section seems to contain too many examples (or of a poor quality) for an encyclopedia entry. ... Stature redirects here. ... Weight, in the context of human body weight measurements in the medical sciences and in sports is a measurement of mass, and is thus expressed in units of mass, such as kilograms (kg), or units of force such as pounds (lb). ... The pound or pound-mass (abbreviations: lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States, #) is a unit of mass (sometimes called weight in everyday parlance) in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... “Kg” redirects here. ... NHL can also be an abbreviation for National Historic Landmark or Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. ... The Montreal Canadiens (French: ) are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... In English usage, nationality is the legal relationship between a person and a country. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... A childs first birthday party. ... is the 153rd day of the year (154th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Smithtown is a town located in Suffolk County, New York. ... This article is about the island in New York State. ... The NHL Entry Draft is a collective meeting in which the franchises of the National Hockey League systematically select the rights to available amateur players who meet the eligibility requirements to play professional hockey in the NHL. // The first NHL Amateur Draft was held on June 5, 1963 at the... The 2002 NHL Entry Draft was held June 22-23 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... The Montreal Canadiens (French: ) are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... is the 153rd day of the year (154th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... “NHL” redirects here. ... “Yale” redirects here. ... The Montreal Canadiens (French: ) are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... The 2002 NHL Entry Draft was held June 22-23 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...

Before attending Yale University Chris went to Avon Old Farms, a preparatory school in Avon, Connecticut. He is from Smithtown, New York. Higgins grew up as a Montreal Canadiens fan. His favorite players are Patrick Roy and Kirk Muller. He has been involved with youth hockey camps in his teen years, staying on the ice while helping out youth hockey in places such as Chelsea Piers Sky Rink NYC. “Yale” redirects here. ... Avon Old Farms is a single-sex boarding school for boys located in Avon, Connecticut. ... A university-preparatory school or college-preparatory school (usually abbreviated to preparatory school, college prep school, or prep school) is a private secondary school designed to prepare a student for higher education. ... Avon is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. ... Smithtown is a town located in Suffolk County, New York. ... “NY” redirects here. ... Patrick Roy (IPA pronunciation: ), (born October 5, 1965, in Sainte Foy, Quebec, Canada — a suburb of Quebec City) is a retired ice hockey goaltender. ... Kirk Christopher Muller (born Feb 8, 1966 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada) is a retired professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League for 19 seasons from 1984-85 until 2002-03. ...

Scored his first career goal on October 6, 2005 against New York Rangers goalie Kevin Weekes in front of friends and family attending the game at Madison Square Garden. is the 279th day of the year (280th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in New York, New York, U.S.A. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). ... Kevin Weekes (born 4 April 1975) is a professional ice hockey goaltender of Barbadian/Bajan origin, born in Toronto, Ontario. ... Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, known colloquially simply as The Garden, has been the name of four arenas in New York City, United States. ...

He was a runner-up for best offensive player during the first week of March, which was won by Hurricanes' Eric Staal. Eric Joseph Brent Staal (born on 29 October 1984 in Thunder Bay, Ontario) is a Canadian ice hockey player who currently plays for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League. ...

On April 6, 2006, at 14:31 of the third period in a 5-3 win over the Boston Bruins, Higgins became the latest Habs rookie to score 20 or more goals in a season, following Saku Koivu (1995-96) and Michael Ryder (2003-04), the two players he currently plays with on the same line. is the 96th day of the year (97th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Saku Antero Koivu (born November 23, 1974 in Turku, Finland) is a professional ice hockey player, and plays centre for the Montreal Canadiens as the current team captain. ... Michael Ryder (Born March 31, 1980, Bonavista, Newfoundland) is a hockey player who plays for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League as a right wing. ...

In the 06/07 season he suffered an ankle injury (High Ankle Strain) that left him sidelined for six weeks.

He is a student of Aleksey Nikiforov. Aleksey Nikiforov (April 24, 1957 in ElektrÄ—nai, Lithuania) is a former professional hockey player for the Dynamo Riga team of the Russian Elite League. ...

Career statistics

Regular season

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Playoff career

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External links

• Christopher Higgins's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Profile at Canadiens.com