Hec Highton Explained

Position:Goaltender
Played For:Chicago Black Hawks
Catches:Right
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:175
Birth Date:December 10, 1923
Birth Place:Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Death Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Career Start:1943
Career End:1951

Hector Salisbury Highton (December 10, 1923 – September 28, 1985) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played twenty-four games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks during the 1943–44 season.[1] On January 7, 1944, he was sent to the Providence Reds of the American Hockey League with Gord Buttrey and $10,000 for goaltender Mike Karakas. He retired in 1951 after a stint with the Pacific Coast Hockey League.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP W L T Min GA GAAGP W L Min GA SO GAA
1940–41Spokane BombersPCHL1 0 1 60 5 0 5.00
1942–43New Westminster SpitfiresPCHL10 600 33 1 3.303 1 2 190 18 0 5.68
1943–44Chicago Black HawksNHL24 10 14 0 1440 108 0 4.50
1943–44Providence RedsAHL27 5 21 1 1620 125 0 4.62
1944–45Providence RedsAHL4 0 4 0 240 29 0 7.25
1944–45St. Louis FlyersAHL26 7 15 4 1560 118 0 4.54
1945–46St. Louis FlyersAHL52 20 24 8 3120 215 1 4.13
1946–47St. Louis FlyersAHL59 16 32 11 3540 257 0 4.36
1947–48St. Louis FlyersAHL65 21 34 10 3900 278 0 4.28
1948–49Los Angeles MonarchsPCHL70 28 33 9 4200 271 1 3.877 4 3 434 25 0 3.46
1949–50Los Angeles MonarchsPCHL62 26 28 8 3720 209 3 3.3717 10 7 1032 50 3 2.91
1950–51Victoria CougarsPCHL19 7 8 4 1140 68 0 3.58
1950–51Vancouver CanucksPCHL48 13 21 13 2860 173 3 3.63
1950–51Portland EaglesPCHL7 3 4 480 20 1 2.50
AHL totals233 69 130 34 13,980 1022 0 4.39
NHL totals24 10 14 0 1440 108 0 4.50

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hec Highton NHL Player Page. NHL.com. April 22, 2023.