Zach Higgins

Zach Higgins, nicknamed the Tendy Bear, was born on 30 December 1990 and is a Canadian professional box lacrosse goaltender from Courtice, Ontario. He plays for the Buffalo Bandits of the National Lacrosse League and for the Brooklin Redmen of Major Series Lacrosse. In junior lacrosse he won the Goaltender of the Year Award of the Jr. B league with the Clarington Green Gaels in 2007 and 2008, and then won a Minto Cup in 2011 as the starting goaltender of the Jr. A Whitby Warriors. He made his Major Series Lacrosse debut with the Redmen in 2012 and played college lacrosse at Davenport University, where he was a two-time first team all-CCLA selection. Undrafted in the NLL, he signed with the Minnesota Swarm in 2012, spent most of 2013 with the Durham TurfDogs, and made his first NLL appearance on 18 January 2014 against the Philadelphia Wings. Before the 2023 NLL season Inside Lacrosse named him the fourth best goalie in the league.