Jim Higgins is a retired American ice hockey player and coach. Higgins is most remembered for his time at Princeton, coaching the Tigers for 14 years after spending the preceding decade building a coaching career.[1] While Higgins failed to produce a single winning season during his time as a college head coach[2] he is nevertheless the winningest ice hockey coach at Princeton since World War II (as of 2019).[3] In recognition of his career Higgins was awarded the John "Snooks" Kelly Founders Award in 2013.[4]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1960–1963 | Boston University |
| Position(s) | Defenseman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1967–1970 | Falmouth High School |
| 1970–1974 | Dartmouth (assistant) |
| 1974–1975 | Brown (assistant) |
| 1975–1977 | Colgate |
| 1977–1991 | Princeton |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 151-251-21 (.382) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| 2013 John "Snooks" Kelly Founders Award | |
Regular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1960–61 | Boston University | NCAA | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1961–62 | Boston University | ECAC Hockey | 24 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1962–63 | Boston University | ECAC Hockey | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NCAA totals | 44 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colgate Red Raiders (ECAC Hockey) (1975–1977) | |||||||||
| 1975–76 | Colgate | 9-16-0 | 6-14-0 | 13th | |||||
| 1976–77 | Colgate | 12-16-0 | 10-14-0 | 12th | |||||
| Colgate: | 21-32-0 | 16-28-0 | |||||||
| Princeton Tigers (ECAC Hockey) (1977–1991) | |||||||||
| 1977–78 | Princeton | 9-14-2 | 7-13-1 | 14th | |||||
| 1978–79 | Princeton | 5-17-4 | 2-15-4 | 16th | |||||
| 1979–80 | Princeton | 11-15-0 | 9-12-0 | 11th | |||||
| 1980–81 | Princeton | 12-13-0 | 10-11-0 | t-10th | |||||
| 1981–82 | Princeton | 9-14-3 | 7-12-2 | 13th | |||||
| 1982–83 | Princeton | 9-14-2 | 7-12-2 | 13th | |||||
| 1983–84 | Princeton | 6-18-1 | 5-15-1 | t-15th | |||||
| 1984–85 | Princeton | 12-14-2 | 7-12-2 | 8th | ECAC Quarterfinals | ||||
| 1985–86 | Princeton | 11-17-2 | 7-13-0 | 9th | |||||
| 1986–87 | Princeton | 8-17-1 | 7-14-1 | 10th | |||||
| 1987–88 | Princeton | 12-15-1 | 11-10-1 | t-6th | ECAC Quarterfinals | ||||
| 1988–89 | Princeton | 6-19-1 | 4-17-1 | 11th | |||||
| 1989–90 | Princeton | 12-14-1 | 11-10-1 | 7th | ECAC First Round | ||||
| 1990–91 | Princeton | 8-18-1 | 7-14-0 | 10th | ECAC First Round | ||||
| Princeton: | 130-219-21 | 101-180-16 | |||||||
| Total: | 151-251-21 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "2013 AHCA Major Awards Are Announced". American Hockey Coaches Association. Archived from the original on 2013-07-24. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
- ^ "Jim Higgins Year-by-Year Coaching Record". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
- ^ "AHCA Announces 2013 Award Winners". College Hockey News. 2013-01-17. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
- ^ "Former Coach Jim Higgins Named Recipient of AHCA Founders Award". Princeton Tigers. 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
- ^ "Colgate hockey Record Book" (PDF). Colgate Raiders. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
- ^ "2008-09 Princeton hockey Media Guide" (PDF). Princeton Tigers. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database