Tim Higgins
Encyclopedia
Timothy Raymond Higgins (born February 7, 1958 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a retired former professional ice hockey
player who played 706 career NHL
games with the Chicago Black Hawks
, New Jersey Devils
and Detroit Red Wings
. He played junior hockey with his hometown Ottawa 67's
and was drafted in the first round of the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft
, 10th overall by the Black Hawks.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player who played 706 career NHL
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
games with the Chicago Black Hawks
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...
, New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
and Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...
. He played junior hockey with his hometown Ottawa 67's
Ottawa 67's
The Ottawa 67’s are a junior ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario. They have played in the Ontario Hockey League since 1967, Canada's centennial year. The current coach is Chris Byrne.-History:...
and was drafted in the first round of the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft
1978 NHL Amateur Draft
The 1978 NHL Amateur Draft occurred at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec on June 15, 1978. It was the last draft to be called the "Amateur Draft" before the process was renamed to the NHL Entry Draft in 1979.-Selections by round:...
, 10th overall by the Black Hawks.
Career statistics
--- Regular season --- ---- Playoffs ----
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
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1974-75 Ottawa 67's OHA 22 1 3 4 6
1975-76 Ottawa 67's OHA 59 15 10 25 59
1976-77 Ottawa 67's OHA 66 35 52 87 80
1977-78 Ottawa 67's OHA 50 41 60 101 99
1978-79 New Brunswick Hawks AHL 17 3 5 8 14 -- -- -- -- --
1978-79 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 36 7 15 22 30 4 0 0 0 0
1979-80 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 74 13 12 25 50 7 0 3 3 10
1980-81 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 78 24 35 59 86 3 0 0 0 0
1981-82 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 74 20 30 50 85 12 3 1 4 15
1982-83 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 64 14 9 23 63 13 1 3 4 10
1983-84 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 32 1 4 5 21 -- -- -- -- --
1983-84 New Jersey Devils NHL 37 18 10 28 27 -- -- -- -- --
1984-85 New Jersey Devils NHL 71 19 29 48 30 -- -- -- -- --
1985-86 New Jersey Devils NHL 59 9 17 26 47 -- -- -- -- --
1986-87 Detroit Red Wings NHL 77 12 14 26 124 12 0 1 1 16
1987-88 Detroit Red Wings NHL 62 12 13 25 94 13 1 0 1 26
1988-89 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 14 7 4 11 24 -- -- -- -- --
1988-89 Detroit Red Wings NHL 42 5 9 14 62 1 0 0 0 0
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NHL totals 706 154 197 351 719 65 5 8 13 77