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| 1978 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Tim Higgins
Selected in first round
No.
10 overall by Chicago Black Hawks
Born
February 7, 1958
 | Position:
Right Wing
Height: 6-0 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Ottawa (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Ottawa, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Ottawa, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1974-75 |
Ottawa | COJHL | 22 |
1 | 3 |
4 | 6 |
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Ottawa | OMJHL |
22 | 1 |
3 | 4 |
6 | | 1975-76 |
Ottawa | OMJHL |
59 | 15 |
10 | 25 |
59 | | 1976-77 |
Ottawa | OMJHL |
66 | 35 |
52 | 87 |
80 | | 1977-78 |
Ottawa | OMJHL |
50 | 41 |
60 | 101 |
99 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
OMJHL All-Star Game: 1977 (Ottawa)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
the No. 6 overall prospect for 1978 NHL draft. ... Missed part of 1977-78 season with charley horse. ...
Played on line with Bobby Smith and Steve Payne for Ottawa in 1977-78. ...
Attended Fisher Park School in Ottawa. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 11, 1978 (Atlanta at Chicago)
Numbers: 15 (Chicago); 20 (New Jersey); 20
(Detroit)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1989 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1978-1989 | Chicago, New Jersey, Detroit |
706 | 154 | 198 |
352 | 719 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1979-1989 | Chicago, Detroit |
65 | 5 | 8 |
13 | 77 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Scouting Career: Named Chicago amateur scout
prior to 1996-97 season and remained in that position into 2002-03 season.
Miscellaneous: Had assist in first period of his first NHL game. The
goal was Chicago's first of the 1978-79 season. ... Played on line with Tom
Lysiak and Ted Bulley for Chicago in 1978-79. ... Played on line with Doug
Lecuyer and Ted Bulley for Chicago in 1980 playoffs. ... Missed parts of
1982-83 season with broken right index finger, an injury suffered in a fight
with Colin Campbell during Chicago's Jan. 16, 1983, game vs. Detroit, and with
strained knee ligaments, an injury suffered in February 1983. ... Played on
line with Steve Ludzik and Curt Fraser for Chicago in 1982-83. ... Missed part
of 1984-85 season with separated right shoulder, an injury suffered in
December 1984. ... Missed parts of 1985-86 season with stomach virus, suffered
in October 1985, and with infected blisters on feet, an injury diagnosed on
Feb. 13, 1986. ... Missed part of 1986-87 season with bruised thigh, an injury
suffered during Detroit's Dec. 16, 1986, game at Calgary. ... Missed parts of
1986-87 season with flu and injured left thigh. ... Missed start of 1987
playoffs with bruised left knee, an injury suffered during Detroit's final
regular season game vs. St. Louis on April 5, 1987. ... Missed parts of
1987-88 season with separated left shoulder, an injury suffered during
Detroit's Jan. 3, 1988, game at Winnipeg, and with sprained right wrist, an
injury suffered during Detroit's Feb. 26, 1988, game vs. Quebec. ... Broke
nose during Detroit's March 10, 1988, game vs. Vancouver, but did not miss any
games. ... Released by Detroit on April 19, 1989. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: New Brunswick (AHL);
Adirondack (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
1988-89: Played 14 regular-season games for Adirondack team that went on
to win AHL playoff title, but was not with team in postseason.
Personal: Full name is Timothy
Raymond Higgins. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Chicago traded Higgins to New Jersey
in exchange for Jeff Larmer on January 11, 1984. |
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SNAPSHOT '78 | | Total Selected: |
234 | | Forwards: |
143 | | Defense: |
67 | | Goaltenders: |
24 | | Major Junior: |
127 | | College Players: |
80 |
| Canadian: |
170 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
47 | | U.S.-Born: |
47 |
| European: |
17 |
| Reached NHL: |
95 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
16 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
18 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
1 |
| Olympians: |
16 |
| Picks Traded: |
46 |
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