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Higgs, Reginald Wayne
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Reg Higgs joined the Department of Physical Education, University of Regina in 1974. He laid the foundation for the Cougars Hockey program in 1974 and 1975 and was the head coach until 1985 when he left the University of Regina for a job as assistant coach for the New York Rangers. During his ten years as head coach, the Cougars won four Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Championships. Higgs himself was named both GPAC and Canadian Inter-university Athletic Union (CIAU) Coach of the Year for the 1981-82 season. Reg Higgs obtained a Masters degree in physiology from Penn State University, and a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Minnesota, where his academic work was in the area of athletic injuries and educational programs for exceptional children.