Jim Higgins (ice hockey)

Jim Higgins
Biographical details
BornCambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Playing career
1960–1963Boston University
Position(s)Defenseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1967–1970Falmouth High School
1970–1974Dartmouth (assistant)
1974–1975Brown (assistant)
1975–1977Colgate
1977–1991Princeton
Head coaching record
Overall151-251-21 (.382)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
2013 John "Snooks" Kelly Founders Award

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]

  1. ^ "2013 AHCA Major Awards Are Announced". American Hockey Coaches Association. Archived from the original on 2013-07-24. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
  2. ^ "Jim Higgins Year-by-Year Coaching Record". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
  3. ^ "AHCA Announces 2013 Award Winners". College Hockey News. 2013-01-17. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
  4. ^ "Former Coach Jim Higgins Named Recipient of AHCA Founders Award". Princeton Tigers. 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2014-08-16.