Matt Higgins

Matt Higgins (born October 29, 1977) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who currently plays for Slovenian based team HDD Olimpija Ljubljana of the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga (EBEL).
==Playing career==
Matt Higgins was selected 18th overall in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft by the Montreal Canadians. 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 currently plays for the HDD Olimpija Ljubljana of the EBEL.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1993–94 	Moose Jaw Warriors 	WHL 		64 	6 	10 	16 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Moose Jaw Warriors 	WHL 		72 	36 	34 	70 	26 		10 	1 	2 	3 	2
1995–96 	Moose Jaw Warriors 	WHL 		67 	30 	33 	63 	43 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Moose Jaw Warriors 	WHL 		71 	33 	57 	90 	51 		12 	3 	5 	8 	2
1997–98 	Fredericton Canadiens 	AHL 		50 	5 	22 	27 	12 		4 	1 	2 	3 	2
1997–98 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Fredericton Canadiens 	AHL 		11 	3 	4 	7 	6 		5 	0 	2 	2 	0
1998–99 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		25 	1 	0 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Quebec Citadelles 	AHL 		29 	1 	15 	16 	21 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		25 	0 	2 	2 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Quebec Citadelles 	AHL 		66 	10 	18 	28 	18 		8 	0 	1 	1 	4
2000–01 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		6 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL 		43 	13 	19 	32 	24 		15 	1 	0 	1 	6
2002–03 	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL 		45 	11 	12 	23 	30 		2 	0 	0 	0 	2
2003–04 	Iserlohn Roosters 	DEL 		50 	14 	17 	31 	28 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Iserlohn Roosters 	DEL 		25 	9 	14 	23 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Iserlohn Roosters 	DEL 		47 	12 	32 	44 	79 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	ERC Ingolstadt 	DEL 		44 	11 	29 	40 	14 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
2007–08 	ERC Ingolstadt 	DEL 		18 	7 	12 	19 	6 		3 	1 	2 	3 	2
2008–09 	ERC Ingolstadt 	DEL 		32 	3 	11 	14 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	HDD Olimpija Ljubljana 	EBEL 		16 	3 	6 	9 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	HDD Olimpija Ljubljana 	EBEL 		48 	21 	25 	46 	30 		3 	1 	1 	2 	0
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		57 	1 	2 	3 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
DEL totals	DEL totals 	DEL totals		216 	56 	115 	171 	159 		4 	1 	2 	3 	2
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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Category:Born in 1977
Category:Bridgeport Sound Tigers players
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:ERC Ingolstadt players
Category:Fredericton Canadiens players
Category:HDD Olimpija Ljubljana players
Category:Iserlohn Roosters players
Category:Montreal Canadiens draft picks
Category:Montreal Canadiens players
Category:Moose Jaw Warriors alumni
Category:Quebec Citadelles players