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2022 IIHF World Championship

2022 IIHF World Championship

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USA Chris Higgins

a.k.a. "Christopher Higgins"
#21 Utica Comets / AHL - 15/16
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World Championship
World Championship

Group A - Helsinki

Group B - Tampere

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Scoring Leaders
# Player GP G A TP
1. Roman Cervenka 6 3 8 11
2. Denis Malgin 6 4 6 10
3. Peter Schneider 7 3 6 9
4. Nico Hischier 6 5 3 8
5. Matej Blümel 6 4 4 8
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Jun 02, 1983
Position
LW
Age
38
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Smithtown, NY, USA
Weight
205 lbs / 93 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
2002 round 1 #14 overall by Montréal Canadiens
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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1998-99 Avon Old Farms School USHS-Prep - - - - - - |
1999-00 Avon Old Farms School USHS-Prep 27 19 20 39 10 - |
2000-01 Avon Old Farms School USHS-Prep 24 22 14 36 29 - |
2001-02 Yale Univ. NCAA 27 14 17 31 32 - |
USA U20 WJC-20 7 4 2 6 6 0 |
2002-03 Yale Univ. NCAA 28 20 21 41 41 - |
USA U20 WJC-20 7 3 3 6 4 5 |
2003-04 Montréal Canadiens NHL 2 0 0 0 0 0 |
Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 67 21 27 48 18 16 | Playoffs 10 3 2 5 0 -7
2004-05 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 76 28 23 51 33 9 | Playoffs 4 3 3 6 4 2
2005-06 Montréal Canadiens NHL 80 23 15 38 26 -1 | Playoffs 6 1 3 4 0 -3
2006-07 Montréal Canadiens NHL 61 22 16 38 26 -11 |
2007-08 Montréal Canadiens NHL 82 27 25 52 22 0 | Playoffs 12 3 2 5 2 1
2008-09 Montréal Canadiens NHL 57 12 11 23 22 -1 | Playoffs 4 2 0 2 2 -1
USA WC 6 1 0 1 2 3 |
2009-10 New York Rangers NHL 55 6 8 14 32 -9 |
Calgary Flames NHL 12 2 1 3 0 0 |
2010-11 Florida Panthers NHL 48 11 12 23 10 5 |
Vancouver Canucks NHL 14 2 3 5 6 0 | Playoffs 25 4 4 8 2 1
2011-12 Vancouver Canucks NHL 71 18 25 43 16 11 | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 2 -3
2012-13 Vancouver Canucks NHL 41 10 5 15 10 -4 | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 -2
2013-14 Vancouver Canucks NHL 78 17 22 39 30 -14 |
2014-15 Vancouver Canucks NHL 77 12 24 36 16 8 | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 2 0
2015-16 Vancouver Canucks NHL 33 3 1 4 4 -14 |
Utica Comets AHL 22 9 4 13 8 -1 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1995-96 Connecticut Yankees QC Int PW - - - - - - |
1996-97 New York Jr. Islanders QC Int PW - - - - - - |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2019-20 Vancouver Canucks NHL Dir. of Player Development Assistant
2020-21 Vancouver Canucks NHL Skills Coach
Vancouver Canucks NHL Development Coach
2021-22 Vancouver Canucks NHL Development Coach
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 165 58 54 112 0.68 59 24 | 2 14 6 5 11 0.79 4 -5
NCAA 2 55 34 38 72 1.31 73 - | 0
NHL 12 711 165 168 333 0.47 220 -30 | 7 62 11 10 21 0.34 10 -7
QC Int PW 2 - - - - - - - | 0
USHS-Prep 3 51 41 34 75 1.47 39 - | 0
WC 1 6 1 0 1 0.17 2 3 | 0
WJC-20 2 14 7 5 12 0.86 10 5 | 0
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Maxim Lapierre (F) 2005-2013 7 Montréal Canadiens, Vancouver Canucks
Mike Komisarek (D) 2001-2009 7 Hamilton Bulldogs, Montréal Canadiens, USA U20
Christopher Tanev (D) 2010-2016 6 Vancouver Canucks
Henrik Sedin (F) 2010-2016 6 Vancouver Canucks

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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
06/27/2016
06/27/2016 Confirmed Vancouver Canucks Unknown
04/02/2013
04/02/2013 Extension Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks
07/03/2011
07/03/2011 Extension Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks
02/28/2011
02/28/2011 Confirmed Florida Panthers Vancouver Canucks
07/02/2010
07/02/2010 Confirmed Calgary Flames Florida Panthers
02/02/2010
02/02/2010 Confirmed New York Rangers Calgary Flames
06/30/2009
06/30/2009 Confirmed Montréal Canadiens New York Rangers
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