Early Friday morning, the San Jose Sharks announced the naming of Brian Wiseman as an assistant coach on head coach David Quinn’s staff. Wiseman will join recent hires Scott Gordon and Ryan Warsofsky, goaltending coach Thomas Speer and video coach Nick Gialdini to round out the bench.
Wiseman previously served for the past three seasons (2019-2022) for the Edmonton Oilers under head coaches Dave Tippett and Jay Woodcroft, with his focus being on offensive strategy, face-offs and game preparation. During his tenure, the Oilers went 121-71-17 and were 12th in the NHL in wins, eighth in goals scored (691) and tied for 12th in faceoff percentage (50.