September 30, 2011
Higgs has New Outlook on Life
The following article featuring Rensselaer forward Brock Higgs appeared in the September 30 issue of the Troy Record.
By Ed Weaver
The Record
TROY — Nine months later, Brock Higgs says he treats
“every day like it’s my last.”
The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute sophomore center suffered a
life-threatening neck laceration last Dec. 30 in a game at
Huntsville, Ala.
When RPI’s Chase Polacek was upended near center
ice, his skate blade came in contact with Higgs’ neck,
opening a deep gash.
Complete article can be accessed via the Record Web site by clicking here.












