Role Ice hockey player Name Matt Higgins Career start 1997 | Playing career Weight 86 kg Shot Left Height 1.88 m | |
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Born October 29, 1977 (age 46) Calgary, AB, CAN ( 1977-10-29 ) EBEL teamFormer teams HDD Olimpija LjubljanaMontreal CanadiensIserlohn RoostersERC Ingolstadt NHL Draft 18th overall, 1996Montreal Canadiens | ||
Matthew Warren Higgins(born October 29, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Montreal Canadiens.
Playing career
Matt Higgins was selected 18th overall in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft by the Montreal Canadiens. 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.
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 ended his professional career playing in two seasons for HDD Olimpija Ljubljana of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL).