Jim Wiley

Jim Wiley
Born	(1950-04-28) April 28, 1950 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	Pittsburgh Penguins Vancouver Canucks
Playing career	1972–1980

James Thomas Wiley (born April 28, 1950) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey center and coach. He played 62 games in the National Hockey League between 1972 and 1977, split between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Vancouver Canucks, with the bulk of his career being spent in the minor Central Hockey League. Wiley retired as a player in 1980, and in 1984 became a coach in the United States Hockey League, and would later coach in several minor leagues. In 1995–96 Wiley coached the NHL's San Jose Sharks for the final 57 games of the season, before returning to the minors. His last season as a coach was in 2008.

Playing career

Born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Wiley signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1972 following a fine collegiate career at Lake Superior State University, becoming the first Lakers alum to play in the NHL. He would spend the majority of the next two seasons with the Hershey Bears, Pittsburgh's AHL affiliate, although he did appear in 26 games for the Penguins over that stretch, recording 4 assists.

Wiley was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1974 intra-league draft, but continued to find himself toiling in minor pro. He would earn a 2-game callup in 1975–76, and would have his longest NHL stint in 1976–77, when he recorded 4 goals and 10 points in 34 games for the Canucks. He would retire in 1980 without seeing any further NHL action.

Wiley appeared in 62 NHL games, recording 4 goals and 10 assists for 14 points along with 8 penalty minutes.

Coaching career

Following his retirement, Wiley would move into coaching. He was the long-time coach of the Des Moines Buccaneers of the United States Hockey League before breaking into the pro ranks in 1993 as head coach of the Kansas City Blades, the top affiliate of the San Jose Sharks.

When the Sharks fired head coach Kevin Constantine after a dismal 3–18–4 start, Wiley was promoted to the head coaching position with the NHL club. While his 17–37–3 record was somewhat of an improvement over their start, it was not enough for Wiley to keep his job. Following the season, he was reassigned back to the Sharks' top farm team, now the Kentucky Thoroughblades, where he served until 1998.

Since leaving the Sharks organization, Wiley made stops in the East Coast Hockey League, Central Hockey League, and United Hockey League.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1966–67	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	NOJHL		25	13	22	35	13		12	11	7	18	4
1967–68	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	NOJHL		38	21	31	52	34		11	2	3	5	6
1968–69	Lake Superior State University	ICHA		26	9	15	24	4		—	—	—	—	—
1969–70	Lake Superior State University	ICHA		25	21	17	38	11		—	—	—	—	—
1970–71	Lake Superior State University	ICHA		25	18	19	37	13		—	—	—	—	—
1971–72	Lake Superior State University	ICHA		28	22	34	56	24		—	—	—	—	—
1972–73	Hershey Bears	AHL		71	30	45	75	30		7	1	1	2	5
1972–73	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		4	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1973–74	Hershey Bears	AHL		47	21	33	54	26		14	5	11	16	15
1973–74	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		22	0	3	3	2		—	—	—	—	—
1974–75	Seattle Totems	CHL		51	10	25	35	24		—	—	—	—	—
1975–76	Tulsa Oilers	CHL		76	33	63	96	21		9	5	4	9	38
1975–76	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1976–77	Tulsa Oilers	CHL		29	17	17	34	27		9	4	4	8	4
1976–77	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		34	4	6	10	4		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	Tulsa Oilers	CHL		73	23	45	68	29		—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	Tulsa Oilers	CHL		76	18	36	54	30		3	0	2	2	0
CHL totals				305	101	186	287	131		21	9	10	19	42
NHL totals				62	4	10	14	8		—	—	—	—	—

Coaching

NHL

Team	Year	Regular season						Post season
		G	W	L	T	Pts	Finish	Result
SJ	1995-96	57	17	37	3	(47)	7th in Pacific	Missed Playoffs

Other leagues

Team	Season	W	L	OTL/T
Kansas City Blades	1993–94	40	31	10
Kansas City Blades	1994–95	35	40	6
Kansas City Blades	1995–96	2	1	0
Kentucky Thoroughblades	1996–97	36	35	9
Kentucky Thoroughblades	1997–98	29	39	12
Lexington Men O' War	2002–03	34	31	7
Memphis RiverKings	2003–04	17	14	0
Roanoke Valley Vipers	2005–06	12	26	5
Amarillo Gorillas	2006–07	32	28	4
Amarillo Gorillas	2007–08	22	32	10

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database