Career
Higgins was drafted in the 1981-1982 to 1982-1983. His only appearance in the post season was a single game in 1982-1983 against the Minnesota North Stars in Game 4 of the Norris Division Semi-Finals at Maple Leaf Gardens. Higgins dressed in favour of the injured Jim Korn.
His primary role in hockey was as a fighter and he was compared to the likes of Tiger Williams.
In the 25 National Hockey League regular season games that Higgins played, he was assessed 152 minutes in penalties.