Don Biggs

Don Biggs
Born	(1965-04-07) April 7, 1965 Mississauga, ON, CAN
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Right
Played for	Minnesota North Stars Philadelphia Flyers
NHL draft	156th overall, 1983 Minnesota North Stars
Playing career	1985–1999 2001–2002

Donald R. Biggs (born April 7, 1965) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player.

Biggs is the father of Tyler Biggs, who was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Playing career

Don Biggs was drafted from the OHL's Oshawa Generals by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1983 NHL entry draft. Biggs honed his pro game with their AHL team and was called up for one game with the Stars. In 1985 Biggs rights were traded to the Edmonton Oilers, but due to their talent laden centre position with Gretzky and Messier the, now 20 year old, remained with their AHL affiliate in Nova Scotia. In 1987 Biggs signed with the Philadelphia Flyers, and eventually played 12 games notching 2 goals.

While Biggs never managed to become a regular member of an NHL club, he was a valuable member and usually the captain of many minor league hockey teams in the OHL, AHL, IHL, ECHL, and a European professional hockey club. During his seasons with the Binghamton Rangers in 1992-93 Biggs set the AHL single-season scoring mark with 54 goals and 84 assists for 138 points. Biggs experienced his greatest success as Captain of the Cincinnati Cyclones from 1993–1999 and for a stint in 2002. During his time with the team he became a fan favorite and a local celebrity.

Don was also the on ice double for Patrick Swayze's skating scenes in the movie "YoungBlood" filmed at Toronto's Lakeshore arena starring Rob Lowe, Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves which was released in 1986.

Life after hockey

Don Biggs now lives in Loveland, Ohio, not far from Cincinnati where his number 22 jersey he wore for 6 seasons setting all the team top IHL records, was retired in his honour and hung from the rafters of the local arena. He now works for a local electrical supply company and is very involved in local hockey programs, runs elite private and team skill clinics as well as youth hockey clinics. He has been the Head Coach and General Manager of the Queen City Steam in the Tier III junior hockey league for the past 3 years. His most gratifying personal achievement is coaching and mentoring his son from squirt level in the local CAHA league to becoming the Captain of Team USA. (U17 & U18)

External links

• Don Biggs career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Don Biggs biography at Legends of Hockey (archived)