Brian M. Wiseman (born July 13, 1971) is a

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former professional

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and NHL assistant coach.

Biography

As a novice player, Wiseman scored 413 goals in a single season. This broke a record held by

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, and brought about national attention to the nine-year-old Wiseman. He played in the 1984

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with a

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team from Chatham. Wiseman owns the only retired number of the former Chatham MicMacs (now named Jr. Maroons) of the former

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. 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

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's single season point record. Wiseman amassed 147 points in just 40 games in 1989–90. During his career at

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, he was named Freshman of the Year in 1991, had

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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. In 1996, Wiseman faced trial for alleged sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl that occurred in 1991. He was acquitted. 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. Wiseman would next move to play hockey professionally. He played for the

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( IHL),

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( AHL),

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(

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), and Houston Aeros ( IHL) before retiring due to concussion problems stemming from an injury suffered during the Aeros' 1999–2000 playoff season. He helped the Houston Aeros capture the

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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. After his playing career, he spent one season as a video coach with the

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and another as an assistant coach at

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. From 2012-2019, Wiseman was an assistant coach for varsity ice hockey at the University of Michigan. Since 2019, he has been an assistant coach for the

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. In 2007, Wiseman was inducted into the Chatham (Ontario) Sports Hall of Fame. On July 5, 2022 The

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announced that

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and Brian Wiseman have been brought on as assistant coaches under Lane Lambert. On July 28, 2022 The

announced that John MacLean would be joining the coaching staff of the Islanders for the 2022-2023 season and that Wiseman would not be on the staff. No reason was given for the change. On August 19, 2022, Wiseman was named as an assistant coach for the

San Jose Sharks The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference, and are owned by San Jose Sports & Entertainm ...

Career statistics

Awards and honours

References

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