November 27, 2011
Hanging Out With ... Chris Higgins
Winger, Vancouver Canucks — from Smithtown, N.Y.
by Jesse Connolly/Staff Writer
What other sports did you play as a kid?
“Mostly soccer and hockey, but I’d play anything my friends in the neighborhood played.”
Who’s the hardest goalie to beat in the NHL?
“Henrik Lundqvist.”
Who’s the fastest player you’ve ever gone up against?
“Duncan Keith.”
Who’s the last player you’d want to lay a big hit on you?
“Scott Stevens.”
If you could vacation anywhere, where would you go?
“Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire.”
If your luggage was lost, what would you miss the most?
“My iPad.”
Do you have any pets?
“My younger brothers, Rob and Kevin.”
What was the worst course you had to take in school?
“Anything I had to take at Yale.”
If forced to do karaoke, what song would you pick?
“Something old by someone like Frank Sinatra or Dean Martin.”
If you could be any fictional character, who would you choose?
“Bruce Wayne.”
What’s your favorite jersey in all of sports (other than your own)?
“New York Yankee pinstripes or the Chicago Blackhawks.”
FAVORITES
Movie: “The Big Lebowski”
TV show: “Always Sunny in Philadelphia”
Band/musical artist: Rage Against the Machine
Book: “A short one.”
Magazine: Time
Road city: New York
Hobby/activity: “Going to the beach.”
Store: John Varvatos
EITHER/OR
Pizza or Chinese food: Chinese
“The Office” or “Mad Men”: “The Office”
Pepsi or Coke: “Don’t drink soda.”
“Star Wars” or “Star Trek”: “Star Wars”
Letterman, Leno or Conan: “They’re all terrible.”
Day games or night games: “Day games”
Yankees or Mets: Yanks
EQUIPMENT
Skates: Bauer
Gloves: Bauer
Stick: Bauer
Helmet: Bauer
This article originally appeared in the November 2011 issue of New York Hockey Journal.
Jesse Connolly can be reached at feedback@nyhockeyjournal.com
