Vaila Higson: Career Statistics
Position: Defenseman
Height: 5’-4”
Hometown: Grande Prairie, Alberta
Previous team: Calgary Edge
Season totals
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PTS/G | Pen | PIM | PIM/G | PPG | SHG | GWG | ENG |
| 2011-2012 | Mercyhurst | 34 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 0.41 | 15 | 30 | 0.88 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012-2013 | Mercyhurst | 37 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 0.86 | 15 | 30 | 0.81 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Career Totals | 71 | 11 | 35 | 46 | 0.65 | 30 | 60 | 0.85 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
*Exhibition Games do not count in team stats.
Game by game
| Date | Type | Opponent | G | A | PTS | PEN | PIM | Details |
| 09/28/12 | CH | @RIT | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 4: Byrne (Donohue, Higson) 14:42 (1st) Penalties Hooking 5:07 (3rd) |
| 09/29/12 | CH | @RIT | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4:00 | Scoring 5: Welch (Higson, Cicero) 4:58 (3rd) 6: Janiga (Cicero, Higson) 6x5 6:31 (3rd) Penalties Tripping 7:51 (1st), Hooking 8:17 (3rd) |
| 10/05/12 | NC | @Quinnipiac | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/06/12 | NC | @Quinnipiac | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 4: Bestland (Higson, Welch) 15:43 (3rd) |
| 10/12/12 | NC | Providence | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Higson (Luczak, Dingeldein) 6x5 2:44 (2nd) |
| 10/13/12 | NC | Providence | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Bestland (Janiga, Higson) 0:48 (1st) 3: Janiga (Bestland, Higson) 11:53 (2nd) |
| 10/19/12 | NC | Clarkson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4:00 | Penalties Interference 3:49 (2nd), Tripping 9:01 (3rd) |
| 10/20/12 | NC | Clarkson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/26/12 | NC | Minnesota State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/27/12 | NC | Minnesota State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/02/12 | CH | @Lindenwood | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4:00 | Scoring 2: Bestland (Higson) 5:30 (2nd) 4: Jones (Higson, Bestland) 14:19 (2nd) Penalties Interference 4:45 (1st), Tripping 8:29 (3rd) |
| 11/03/12 | CH | @Lindenwood | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Higson (Chippy, Welch) 1:14 (2nd) 4: Bram (Higson, Luczak) 6x4 19:16 (2nd) 6: Higson (Bram) 5x6 17:29 (3rd) |
| 11/16/12 | NC | @Yale | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Cicero (Higson) 6x5 11:44 (1st) 4: Jones (Buquet, Higson) 19:30 (3rd) |
| 11/17/12 | NC | @Yale | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Janiga (Higson, Hendrikx) 6x5 11:56 (3rd) |
| 11/30/12 | CH | Penn State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Bram (Bestland, Higson) 1:00 (1st) 3: Welch (Cicero, Higson) 11:09 (2nd) 5: Higson (Byrne, Buquet) 2:10 (3rd) |
| 12/01/12 | CH | Penn State | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Higson (Bestland, Bram) 11:46 (2nd) 4: Jones (Higson, Chippy) 2:04 (3rd) |
| 12/07/12 | CH | @Robert Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/08/12 | CH | @Robert Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/11/13 | CH | Syracuse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/12/13 | CH | Syracuse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4:00 | Penalties High-Sticking 16:45 (2nd), Checking 6:49 (3rd) |
| 01/18/13 | NC | Boston College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties High-Sticking 12:28 (3rd) |
| 01/19/13 | NC | Boston College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/25/13 | CH | Lindenwood | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 5: Higson (Bram, Chippy) 6x5 12:47 (2nd) Penalties Hooking 1:07 (3rd) |
| 01/26/13 | CH | Lindenwood | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 4: Jones (Janiga, Higson) 5:11 (3rd) |
| 01/29/13 | NC | @Cornell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/01/13 | CH | @Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Interference 6:13 (3rd) |
| 02/02/13 | CH | @Penn State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Higson (Dingeldein, Welch) 13:07 (3rd) |
| 02/08/13 | CH | Robert Morris | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Bestland (Dingeldein, Higson) 17:43 (3rd) |
| 02/09/13 | CH | Robert Morris | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 5: Buquet (Higson, Hendrikx) 5x5 16:28 (2nd) 9: Jones (Luczak, Higson) 13:59 (3rd) |
| 02/15/13 | CH | @Syracuse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Interference 13:45 (3rd) |
| 02/16/13 | CH | @Syracuse | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Higson (Welch, Janiga) 6:49 (1st) |
| 02/22/13 | CH | RIT | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 2: Janiga (Higson) 4:27 (3rd) 3: Bestland (Higson, Dingeldein) 6x5 6:46 (3rd) 4: Dingeldein (Byrne, Higson) 18:56 (3rd) Penalties Hooking 11:14 (2nd) |
| 02/23/13 | CH | RIT | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 4: Buquet (Chippy, Higson) 8:10 (3rd) |
| 03/08/13 | CH | Robert Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/09/13 | CH | vs. Syracuse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties CTH CROSS-CHECKING 14:03 (2nd) |
| 03/16/13 | NC | @Cornell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/22/13 | NC | vs. Boston University | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Cicero (Bestland, Higson) 18:07 (3rd) |
| Totals | 8 | 24 | 32 | 15 | 30:00 |
| Date | Type | Opponent | G | A | PTS | PEN | PIM | Details |
| 09/30/11 | NC | Quinnipiac | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/01/11 | NC | Quinnipiac | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/07/11 | NC | @Minnesota State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/08/11 | NC | @Minnesota State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/15/11 | NC | @Providence | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Bram (Jones, Higson) 6x5 10:12 (2nd) |
| 10/16/11 | NC | @Providence | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Szandzik (Bram, Higson) 5:22 (2nd) |
| 10/28/11 | NC | @Lindenwood | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 6: Higson (Cicero, Jones) 6x5 16:48 (3rd) |
| 10/29/11 | NC | @Lindenwood | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 6: Bram (Higson, Szandzik) 6x5 6:09 (2nd) |
| 11/18/11 | NC | Yale | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 3: Jones (Higson, Jones) 3:23 (1st) Penalties High-Sticking 14:11 (2nd) |
| 11/19/11 | NC | Yale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/22/11 | NC | St. Lawrence | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Jones (Higson, Szandzik) 6x5 15:51 (1st) |
| 11/23/11 | NC | St. Lawrence | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Tripping 17:45 (1st) |
| 12/02/11 | NC | Cornell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4:00 | Penalties Tripping 17:25 (2nd), Interference 6:05 (3rd) |
| 12/03/11 | NC | Cornell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/09/11 | NC | @Boston College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/10/11 | NC | @Boston College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/14/11 | NC | Lindenwood | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4:00 | Scoring 6: Higson (Jones, Bestland) 3:38 (3rd) 7: Jones (Higson, Bram) 11:00 (3rd) Penalties Hooking 10:12 (1st), Hooking 6:10 (2nd) |
| 12/15/11 | NC | Lindenwood | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Cicero (Higson, Bestland) 4:12 (1st) 6: Higson (Bestland, Steadman) 14:35 (3rd) |
| 01/06/12 | CH | @Syracuse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/07/12 | CH | @Syracuse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Tripping 2:15 (2nd) |
| 01/13/12 | CH | Niagara | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 2: Cicero (Bram, Higson) 6x5 6:02 (2nd) Penalties Tripping 9:06 (1st) |
| 01/14/12 | CH | @Niagara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Hooking 8:23 (1st) |
| 01/20/12 | CH | @Robert Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Hooking 13:49 (3rd) |
| 01/21/12 | CH | Robert Morris | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Steadman (Bestland, Higson) 5x5 7:25 (3rd) |
| 02/03/12 | CH | @Niagara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/04/12 | CH | Niagara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4:00 | Penalties Roughing 12:14 (2nd), Body Checking 6:54 (3rd) |
| 02/07/12 | NC | @Cornell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/10/12 | CH | Syracuse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/11/12 | CH | Syracuse | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 2: Bestland (Higson, Bram) 16:22 (3rd) Penalties Cross-Checking 8:34 (1st) |
| 02/17/12 | CH | Robert Morris | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Szandzik (Higson, Bram) 6x5 5:04 (1st) |
| 02/18/12 | CH | @Robert Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/02/12 | CH | vs. Syracuse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Hooking 6:33 (2nd) |
| 03/03/12 | CH | vs. Robert Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties Tripping 4:40 (2nd) |
| 03/10/12 | NC | @Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| Totals | 3 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 30:00 |
