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Chris Higgins

Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Lynnfield, Mass.

High School:
New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs (EJHL)

Height / Weight:
5-11 / 182

Position:
F

Birthdate:
04/30/1986

2006-07 HIGHLIGHTS

One of seven Terriers to appear in all 39 contests... Second on team in both goals (13) and assists (19)... Led BU and ranked among the best in Hockey East in plus/minus at +21... Scored season-high three points in season opener at RPI on Oct. 14 with two goals and an assist... Recorded two points on eight occasions: 1-1 at UNH, Nov. 10; 1-1 vs. Harvard, Nov. 21; 0-2 vs. St. Lawrence, Dec. 29; 1-1 at Providence, Jan. 5; 1-1 at Merrimack, Jan. 19; 1-1 at BC, Jan. 24; 0-2 at UMass, Feb. 9; 0-2 at UNH, Feb. 16... Scored first goal of game four times, a team best... Six-time Hockey East Honor Roll selection (10/16, 11/13, 11/20, 11/27, 1/29, 3/12).

2005-06 HIGHLIGHTS

One of eight Terriers to play in all 40 games... Ranked third among BU rookies with 21 points on eight goals and 13 assists... Posted a +15 rating, tied for fourth on the squad, and tallied a shorthanded goal, a game-winning goal and a team-high three unassisted goals... Set NCAA regionals record for fastest hat trick, tallying three goals against Nebraska-Omaha in a span of just 5:31... Named to NCAA Northeast Regional All-Tournament Team... Also had three points on Jan. 21 versus Merrimack with a goal and a pair of assists... Had two other multiple-point games (two assists at Dartmouth on Dec. 10 and a goal and an assist on Feb. 3 at UMass Lowell)... Had ESPN's No. 2 play of the night on Feb. 6 with an unassisted goal in the Beanpot opener versus Harvard... Scored his first career goal in the season opener versus UMass Lowell on Oct. 15... Named to the Hockey East Honor Roll on Feb. 6, and earned Rookie of the Week honors on Jan. 23 and March 17.

BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY

Played for the New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs of the Eastern Junior Hockey League in 2004-05. Ranked fourth on the team and tied for 13th in the league in scoring with 53 points (22-31) in 44 games. Led the league with seven game-winning goals. Earned Second Team All-Star honors... Graduated from the Pingree School in Hamilton, Mass., in 2005. Played at Pingree from freshman to junior year, earning New England Prep School First Team All-New England accolades as a sophomore and junior. Named team MVP and Prep School Offensive MVP as a junior. Totaled 193 points (121-72) in three years... Also played lacrosse at Pingree.

PERSONAL

Son of Jeffrey and Sheryl Higgins of Lynnfield, Mass.... Enrolled in the University's College of Arts and Sciences...Born April 30, 1986.

Overall
YEARGPGAPtsPPShGWPIM
2005-0640 8132101111/22
2006-0739 13193231210/20
Tot.7921325332321/42

Hockey East
YEARGPGAPtsPPShGWPIM
2005-0627 49130119/18
2006-0727 811192119/18
Tot.5412203222218/36