Chad Wiseman

Chad Wiseman (born March 25, 1981) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player.

As a youth, he played in the 1995 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Wexford, Toronto.

Wiseman was drafted in the third round, 42nd overall, by the newly formed expansion team, the Mississauga IceDogs of the Ontario Hockey League, in the 1998 OHL Priority Selection.

Wiseman played in his first OHL game on September 25, 1998, as he was held off the scoresheet in a 10–0 loss to the Kingston Frontenacs.

In his next game, Wiseman earned his first career OHL point, an assist on the first ever goal scored by the IceDogs in franchise history, scored by Lou Dickenson, in a 6–1 loss to the Peterborough Petes.

Wiseman scored his first career OHL goal on October 25, scoring against Ben Vanderklok of the Barrie Colts in a 7–4 loss.

On November 1, Wiseman recorded his first career multi-point game, scoring a goal and earning an assist in a 4–4 tie against the Windsor Spitfires.

On December 20, Wiseman scored a goal and added three assists for his first career four point game, however, the IceDogs lost to the Sudbury Wolves 8–7 in overtime.

Wiseman finished the 1998–99 season scoring 11 goals and adding 25 assists for 36 points in 64 games, ranking him third in team scoring.

Wiseman came back for a second season with the IceDogs in 1999–00, where he saw his offensive numbers improve.

On September 25, Wiseman had his first career two goal game, as he also added an assist, in a 3–2 win over the Belleville Bulls.

He finished the season leading the IceDogs in scoring, as Wiseman scored 23 goals and 68 points in 68 games.

Wiseman began the 2000–01 season with the IceDogs.

On October 6, he recorded his second career four-point game, as Wiseman had a goal and three assists in 6–5 loss to the Barrie Colts.

Just over three weeks later, Wiseman again had a four-point game, scoring a goal and three assists in a 7–4 loss to the London Knights.

Just after the OHL Christmas break, Wiseman was traded to the Plymouth Whalers.

In 30 games with the IceDogs, Wiseman scored 15 goals and 44 points.

Wiseman was traded to the Plymouth Whalers midway through the 2000–01 season.

On December 29, played in his first game with the Whalers, scoring two goals against Ryan Aschaber, as Plymouth defeated the Windsor Spitfires 3–1.

Overall, in 32 games with the Whalers, Wiseman scored 11 goals and 27 points, helping the club finish in first place in the West Division.

On March 24, Wiseman played in his first career OHL post-season game, scoring a goal against Robert Gherson of the Sarnia Sting in an 8–4 victory.

In 19 playoff games, Wiseman led the Whalers with 12 goals, and added eight assists for 20 points, as Plymouth lost to the Ottawa 67's in the J. Ross Robertson Cup finals in six games.

Wiseman was drafted in the ninth round, 246th overall by the San Jose Sharks in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft held at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta.

Following his junior hockey career, Wiseman joined the Sharks American Hockey League affiliate, the Cleveland Barons in the 2001–02 season.

In 76 games with Cleveland, Wiseman scored 21 goals and 50 points, finishing third in team scoring.

Wiseman returned to the Barons for the 2002–03 season, where he appeared in 77 games, scoring 17 goals and 52 points, which ranked him second in team scoring.

In four NHL games during the 2002–03 season, Wiseman had no points.

As a player, he played 9 games in the National Hockey League for the San Jose Sharks and New York Rangers between 2003 and 2005.

In March 2003, Wiseman was called up to the National Hockey League and made his NHL debut on March 4 against the Edmonton Oilers, as he was held with no points in a 2–1 loss.

On August 12, 2003, Wiseman was traded to the New York Rangers for Nils Ekman.

Wiseman spent the majority of the 2003–04 with the Rangers American Hockey League affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack.

In 62 games with the Wolf Pack, Wiseman led the team in scoring with 25 goals and 52 points in 62 games.

In the post-season, Wiseman scored a team high five goals and 11 points in 15 games, as Hartford lost to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the Eastern Conference finals.

In four games with the Rangers in 2003–04, Wiseman scored one goal.

Wiseman earned a brief call-up to the New York Rangers and played in his first game with New York on January 8, 2004, as he was held with no points in a 3–2 loss against the Carolina Hurricanes.

On January 15, Wiseman scored his first career NHL goal and point, scoring against Martin Brodeur of the New Jersey Devils in the third period of a 3–3 tie.

In 2004–05, Wiseman appeared in 60 games with the Wolf Pack, scoring 17 goals and 33 points.

After retiring in 2015, he became the head coach and general manager of the New York/Metropolitan Riveters of the National Women's Hockey League from 2015 to 2018.

He is currently the head coach for the Guelph Storm of the Ontario Hockey League.

Wiseman was born in Burlington, Ontario.