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Career: RIT’s all-time leader in games played with 147 … eighth with 49 assists and 73 points … second all-time among all RIT defensemen with 24 goals and third in points … seventh best with a plus-25 rating … recorded 12 points in 20 career postseason games.
2011-12: Earned All-Atlantic Hockey Association second team honors … co-winner of RIT’s Green B. Williams Award for Academic Excellence with teammate Trevor Eckenswiller … won the Art Thomas Teammate award … named the winner of the Tim Cordick Award, given to the best RIT defenseman … was one of 20 national finalists for the Lowe’s Senior Class Award … named the 2012 Student Graduation Delegate for the RIT College of Health Sciences as well as the entire RIT 2012 graduating class … played in all 39 games and led all RIT defensemen with 21 points on five goals and 16 assists … tied a career-high with three points with the game-winning goal and two assists in a 5-3 win over Army … scored the game-tying power-play goal in a 2-2 draw against Niagara … scored a power-play goal and fired seven shots in RIT’s wild 5-4 double overtime win over Bentley in game two of the AHA Quarterfinals … scored a goal and added eight assists during a six-game point-scoring streak, Jan. 14 to Jan. 28 … was plus-8 over a four-game stretch, Jan. 14 to Jan. 21 … tallied 19 points (5-14-19) in 28 AHA contests … Tigers were 9-4-3 when he recorded at least a point … recorded four multiple-point efforts … one of two Tigers (Chris Haltigin) named to the AHA Academic All-Star Team … named to the AHA All-Academic Team.
2010-11: Battled through injuries to appear in 34 games, recording 14 points on three goals and 11 assists … shared RIT’s Green B. Williams Award for academic excellence with teammate Scott Knowles … set a career-high with a pair of power-play assists at No. 18 Union … dished out a pair of helpers in a 3-3 tie at Holy Cross … recorded a three-game point-scoring streak, Jan. 15 to Jan. 22 … scored a goal and fired a career-best seven shots at American International … scored a power-play goal in a 6-2 win over Connecticut … recorded seven power-play points (1-6-7) … tallied eight points (3-5-8) and was plus-9 in 23 Atlantic Hockey Association contests … had two multiple-point efforts … Tigers were 6-3-3 when he recorded a point … one of three Tigers (Sean Murphy and Trevor Eckenswiller) named to the AHA Academic All-Star Team … named to the AHA All-Academic Team.
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2009-10: Tied for sixth nationally among all defensemen with 11 goals … named to the NCAA East Regional All-Tournament Team … scored the opening goal and assisted on Brent Alexin’s game-winning goal in RIT’s 6-2 win over New Hampshire in the NCAA East Regional Championship … scored the game-winning goal 9:54 into overtime, lifting RIT to a 4-3 win over Connecticut in game one of the Atlantic Hockey Association Quarterfinals … one of three Tiger defensemen with at least 10 goals … was plus-3 in back-to-back wins over Connecticut and Army … scored a goal in five straight games, Feb. 20 to March 13 … recorded 10 points (5-5-10) over a seven-game point scoring streak, Feb. 19 to March 19 … ended the season with 14 points (8-6-14) over his final 15 games … opened the season with an assist in each of the first four games … added four power-play goals … one of six Tigers to play in all 41 games … scored 15 points (8-7-15) and was plus-14 in 28 AHA games … recorded a point in 19 games … Tigers were 14-5-0 in those contests … tallied five multiple-point outings, including three straight two-point games, Feb. 26 to March 12 … named to Empire 8 President’s List for maintaining a 3.75 grade-point average … named to AHA All-Academic Team.
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2008-09: Among team leaders with a plus-11 … scored five goals and added nine assists for 14 points … recorded nine points (3-6-9) in 25 AHA contests … tallied his first collegiate point at Niagara … recorded an assist in three straight games and five out of six, all in the month of Nov. … scored his first two collegiate goals, including the game-winning tally in a 5-3 win over Mercyhurst … named the AHA Rookie of the Week, Dec. 15 … scored goals in back-to-back games of the AHA Quarterfinals against Holy Cross, both RIT wins … made his collegiate debut at Bowling Green … named to Empire 8 President’s List for maintaining a 3.75 grade-point average … named to the AHA All-Academic team.
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Before RIT: Played for the Oakville Blades of the Ontario Provincial Junior Hockey League (OPJHL) … recorded 35 points (9-26-35) in 42 regular season games, and added 16 points (3-13-16) in 20 playoff games in 2007-08 … assistant captain … helped lead Oakville to a 39-6-4 mark, OPJHL Championship, and Dudley Hewitt Cup … played in Ontario’s Royal Bank Cup … was the 2007-08 OHA Top Prospect Award winner … captain of the Canada East team at the World Junior-A challenge … led Canada East to a silver medal … was a junior teammate of current Tiger Trevor Eckenswiller.
Personal: Biomedical sciences major … attended Holy Trinity Secondary School … born Jan. 5, 1988, in Toronto, Ontario … son of Vlad Haltigin and Cathy Stewart … has two brothers, Tim, and Nick, and one sister, Larissa … favorite NHL player is Hall of Famer Bobby Orr … favorite NHL team is the Toronto Maple Leafs … favorite RIT class is Pathophysiology … ideal meal is steak and grilled vegetables… would like to be an oncologist or cardiologist in 10 years … favorite movie is The Bourne Trilogy … enjoys the music of Eminem, Drake, and Darius Rucker … would like to vacation in Tahiti or Cabo San Lucas.
Career Highs
Goals: 2, Dec. 13, 2008 vs. Mercyhurst
Assists: 2, twice, most recently Jan. 22, 2011 at Holy Cross
Points: 2, eight times, most recently Jan. 22, 2011 at Holy Cross
Plus/Minus: plus-3, twice, most recently Nov. 6, 2009 vs. Army
Shots: 6, twice, most recently Feb. 26, 2010 vs. Canisius
Penalty Minutes: 4, seven times, most recently Jan. 1, 2011 vs. Merrimack
“Chris went through an injury-plagued season that slowed him down tremendously. We look forward to Chris having a healthy, and productive season for us, becoming one of the top defensemen in our league. He is a very hard worker on and off the ice and is a great role model for our underclassmen.”
— Coach Wilson
