Brian Wiseman
Brian Wiseman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | July 13, 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Ice hockey coach, player | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coaching career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Assistant Coach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General manager | Ken Holland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Edmonton Oilers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous team(s) | Michigan Wolverines | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years as a coach | 2010–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years with current team | 2019–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brian M. Wiseman (born July 13, 1971) is a former professional Canadian ice hockey forward and is currently an assistant coach for the Edmonton Oilers of the NHL.
Biography[]
As a novice player, Wiseman scored 413 goals in a single season.[citation needed] This broke a record held by Wayne Gretzky, and brought about national attention to the nine-year-old Wiseman.[citation needed] He played in the 1984 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Chatham.[1]
Wiseman owns the only retired number of the former Chatham MicMacs (now named Jr. Maroons) of the former Western Ontario Hockey League.[citation needed] His number 9 was retired after he left Chatham to play for the University of Michigan Wolverines. Approximately 3,600 spectators were in attendance to see Wiseman break Ed Olczyk's single season point record. Wiseman amassed 147 points in just 40 games in 1989–90.[citation needed]
During his career at University of Michigan, he was named Freshman of the Year in 1991, had Frozen Four appearances in 1992 and 1993 and the Wolverines were CCHA Tournament Champions in 1994. He finished his U-M career with 248 points including a school-record 164 assists.[citation needed]
He was drafted by the New York Rangers in the 12th round of the 1991 NHL Entry Draft after his freshman season, but remained at U-M to complete his stellar career.[citation needed]
Wiseman would next move to play hockey professionally. He played for the Chicago Wolves (IHL), St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL), Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL), and Houston Aeros (IHL) before retiring due to concussion problems stemming from an injury suffered during the Aeros' 1999–2000 playoff season.[citation needed] He helped the Houston Aeros capture the Turner Cup in the 1998–1999 season and was named the IHL's Most Valuable Player in 1999 after leading the league in scoring with 109 points.[citation needed]
After his playing career, he spent one season as a video coach with the Dallas Stars and another as an assistant coach at Princeton University.[citation needed] From 2012-2019, Wiseman was an assistant coach for varsity ice hockey at the University of Michigan.[2] Since 2019, he has been an assistant coach for the Edmonton Oilers.[3]
In 2007, Wiseman was inducted into the Chatham (Ontario) Sports Hall of Fame.[citation needed]
Career statistics[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| Dresden Jr. Kings | GLCJHL | 33 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Chatham Maroons | WOHL | 41 | 26 | 33 | 59 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Chatham MicMac | WOHL | 42 | 36 | 71 | 107 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Chatham MicMac | WOHL | 40 | 70 | 77 | 147 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1990–91 | University of Michigan | NCAA | 47 | 25 | 33 | 58 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | University of Michigan | NCAA | 44 | 27 | 44 | 71 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | University of Michigan | NCAA | 35 | 13 | 38 | 51 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | University of Michigan | NCAA | 40 | 19 | 50 | 69 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 75 | 17 | 55 | 72 | 52 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1995–96 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 73 | 33 | 55 | 88 | 117 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 71 | 33 | 62 | 95 | 83 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | ||
| 1996–97 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Houston Aeros | IHL | 78 | 26 | 72 | 98 | 86 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 1998–99 | Houston Aeros | IHL | 77 | 21 | 88 | 109 | 106 | 19 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 26 | ||
| 1999–00 | Houston Aeros | IHL | 72 | 15 | 38 | 53 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| NHL totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honours[]
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-CCHA Rookie Team | 1990–91 | [citation needed] |
| CCHA All-Tournament Team | 1992 | [4] |
| All-CCHA First Team | 1993–94 | [5] |
| AHCA West First-Team All-American | 1993–94 | [citation needed] |
| CCHA All-Tournament Team | 1994 | [4] |
References[]
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
- ^ "UM News". Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ "Edmonton Oilers Coaching Staff". Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
- ^ "All-CCHA Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
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