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rdf:type	Ice Hockey Player
rdfs:label	Chris Higgins (b. 1983)
rdfs:comment	Christopher Robert Higgins (born June 2, 1983) is an American professional ice hockey winger with the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). While playing college hockey, he was selected 14th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the first round of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He finished a two-year career with the Yale Bulldogs, earning ECAC Hockey Player of the Year honors as a sophomore, before turning professional for the 2003–04 season. After two seasons with the Canadiens' minor league affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League (AHL), he joined the NHL in 2005–06. He recorded three consecutive 20-goal seasons to begin his NHL career before being traded to the New York Rangers in June 2009. After brief stints with the Rangers, Calgary Flames and Florida
ntl team	USA
dcterms:subject	National Hockey League first round draft picks New York Rangers players Vancouver Canucks players Montreal Canadiens players American ice hockey players Born in 1983 Calgary Flames players Florida Panthers players Montreal Canadiens draft picks Hamilton Bulldogs players Yale Bulldogs players
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draft team	Montreal Canadiens
Birth Date	1983-06-02
Team	Vancouver Canucks
League	National Hockey League
Name	Chris Higgins Higgins, Christopher
Draft	14
draft year	2002
Height in	0
Birth Place	Smithtown, New York New York United States
Title	List of ECAC Hockey Player of the Year List of ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year
career start	2003
weight lb	203
shoots	Left
Image size	230
Place of Birth	Smithtown, New York New York United States
Before	Marc Cavosie dbkwik:resource/uK34l8XKa1Gktz5PUPAjHA==
Years	2001 2002 David LeNeveu '''Shared With
After	Hugh Jessiman Yann Danis
Height ft	6
Position	Left Wing (ice hockey)
former teams	Calgary Flames Florida Panthers New York Rangers Montreal Canadiens
Date of Birth	1983-06-02
Short Description	American ice hockey player
abstract	Christopher Robert Higgins (born June 2, 1983) is an American professional ice hockey winger with the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). While playing college hockey, he was selected 14th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the first round of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He finished a two-year career with the Yale Bulldogs, earning ECAC Hockey Player of the Year honors as a sophomore, before turning professional for the 2003–04 season. After two seasons with the Canadiens' minor league affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League (AHL), he joined the NHL in 2005–06. He recorded three consecutive 20-goal seasons to begin his NHL career before being traded to the New York Rangers in June 2009. After brief stints with the Rangers, Calgary Flames and Florida Panthers, he joined the Canucks in February 2011. Internationally, Higgins has competed for the United States in two World Junior Championships (2002 and 2003) and one World Championship (2009).