Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Higgins gbara bọọlụ n'asọmpi World Junior Championship ugboro abụọ n'oge ọ na-aga mahadum. Nke mbụ pụtara na
N'afọ 2002, o nyere goolu anọ na assists abụọ n'egwuregwu asaa. O nyeere United States aka iru eru maka nkeji iri anọ na ise, ebe Russia kpochapụrụ ha 6<unk>1. N'afọ sochirinụ, Higgins mere ka akara ya kwekọọ na ihe mgbaru ọsọ atọ na enyemaka atọ. Mgbe ha meriri Canada 3<unk>2 na semifinal, United States meriri Finland n'otu akara ahụ n'egwuregwu ọla nchara.