Kammala wannan jumla: An zabi Higgins a matsayin na 18 a cikin
1996 NHL Entry Draft da Montreal Canadiens suka yi. Ya taka leda a wasanni 57 na NHL na yau da kullun a duk tsawon kakar NHL ta 1997<unk>98 zuwa kakar NHL ta 2000<unk>01. Ya fara aikinsa na wasan hockey tare da Western Hockey League Moose Jaw Warriors a 1993 inda ya taka leda har sai an rubuta shi.