Christopher Higgins #21 - LW/C

NY Rangers
DOB: Jun 02, 1983
Age: 26
Place of Birth: Smithtown, NY, USA
HT: 6-0 WT: 203
Shoots: L
NHL Seasons: 5
Drafted by Montreal in 2002 (1/14).
Current Status: On roster
| | Year | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | PIM | Shots | PCT | Hits |
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Year to date:
| 2009-10 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 45 | 4.44 | 36 |
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On Pace:
| | 81 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 182 | 4.40 | 145 |
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Honours and Awards
| 2002-03 | NCAA - East First All-American Team |
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| 2002-03 | ECAC - Player of the Year |
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| 2002-03 | ECAC - First-Team All-Conference Team |
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| 2001-02 | ECAC - Rookie of the Year |
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| 2001-02 | ECAC - Second-Team All-Conference Team |
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| 2001-02 | ECAC - All-Rookie Team |
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Transactions / Injuries / Suspensions
| 01-Nov-09 | Missed 1 game (ankle injury). |
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| 30-Oct-09 | Ankle injury, day-to-day. |
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| 06-Jul-09 | Re-signed as a restricted free agent by the New York Rangers. |
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| 30-Jun-09 | Acquired from the Montreal Canadiens. |
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| 29-Jun-09 | Montreal Canadiens tendered a qualifying offer. |
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| 27-Jan-09 | Missed 19 games (hand injury). |
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| 11-Dec-08 | Hand injury, sidelined indefinitely. |
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| 25-Oct-08 | Missed 6 games (groin). |
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| 10-Oct-08 | Groin, day-to-day. |
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| 15-Jun-07 | Re-signed by the Montreal Canadiens to a two-year contract. |
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| 03-Mar-07 | Missed 2 games (virus). |
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| 27-Feb-07 | Virus, day-to-day. |
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| 24-Feb-07 | Missed 1 game (upper body injury). |
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| 21-Feb-07 | Upper body injury, day-to-day. |
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| 16-Dec-06 | Missed 18 games (ankle injury). |
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| 07-Nov-06 | Ankle injury, mid-December. |
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| 09-Jul-06 | Re-signed as a restricted free agent by the Montreal Canadiens to a one-year contract. |
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| 25-Jan-06 | Missed 2 games (groin). |
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| 21-Jan-06 | Groin, day-to-day. |
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| 20-Sep-04 | Assigned to Hamilton (AHL). |
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| 25-Oct-03 | Assigned to Hamilton (AHL). |
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| 22-May-03 | Signed by the Montreal Canadiens to a three-year contract. |
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Trades
| 30-Jun-09 | New York Rangers traded Scott Gomez, Tom Pyatt and Mike Busto to the Montreal Canadiens for Christopher Higgins, Ryan McDonagh, Doug Janik and Pavel Valentenko. |
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| 22-Jun-02 | Drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1st round (14th overall) in 2002. |
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Career Stats
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | SHOTS | PCT |
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| 2009-10 | NY Rangers | NHL | 20 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 16 | 45 | 4.44 |
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| 2008-09 | Montreal | NHL | 57 | 12 | 11 | 23 | -1 | 22 | 151 | 7.95 |
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| 2007-08 | Montreal | NHL | 82 | 27 | 25 | 52 | 0 | 22 | 241 | 11.20 |
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| 2006-07 | Montreal | NHL | 61 | 22 | 16 | 38 | -11 | 26 | 159 | 13.84 |
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| 2005-06 | Montreal | NHL | 80 | 23 | 15 | 38 | -1 | 26 | 148 | 15.54 |
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| 2004-05 | Hamilton | AHL | 76 | 28 | 23 | 51 | +9 | 33 | 248 | 11.29 |
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| 2003-04 | Montreal | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NaN |
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| 2003-04 | Hamilton | AHL | 67 | 21 | 27 | 48 | +16 | 18 | 191 | 10.99 |
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| 2002-03 | Yale | ECAC | 28 | 20 | 21 | 41 | - | 41 | - | - |
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| 2001-02 | Yale | ECAC | 27 | 14 | 17 | 31 | - | 32 | - | - |
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| 2000-01 | Avon Old Farms | USHS | 24 | 22 | 13 | 35 | - | 12 | - | - |
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| 1999-00 | Avon Old Farms | USHS | 27 | 19 | 20 | 39 | - | 10 | - | - |
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| Total | NHL | 302 | 86 | 70 | 156 | -18 | 112 | 744 | 11.56 |
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| Total | AHL | 143 | 49 | 50 | 99 | +25 | 51 | 439 | 11.16 |
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| Total | ECAC | 55 | 34 | 38 | 72 | - | 73 | - | - |
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| Total | USHS | 51 | 41 | 33 | 74 | - | 22 | - | - |
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Playoff Stats
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | SHOTS | PCT |
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| 2008-09 | Montreal | NHL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 8 | 25.00 |
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| 2007-08 | Montreal | NHL | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +1 | 2 | 34 | 8.82 |
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| 2006-07 | Montreal | NHL | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| 2005-06 | Montreal | NHL | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 7 | 14.29 |
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| 2004-05 | Hamilton | AHL | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +2 | 4 | 11 | 27.27 |
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| 2003-04 | Montreal | NHL | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| 2003-04 | Hamilton | AHL | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -7 | 0 | 17 | 17.65 |
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| 2002-03 | Yale | ECAC | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| 2001-02 | Yale | ECAC | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| 2000-01 | Avon Old Farms | USHS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| 1999-00 | Avon Old Farms | USHS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Total | NHL | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -3 | 4 | 49 | 12.24 |
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| Total | AHL | 14 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 4 | 28 | 21.43 |
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| Total | ECAC | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Total | USHS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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