Declan Chisholm
{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 2000)}}
{{Infobox ice hockey biography
| name = Declan Chisholm
| halloffame =
| image = Declan Chisholm (54366796275).jpg
| image_size = 230px
| alt =
| caption = Declan Chisholm in 2025
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|1|12}}
| birth_place = Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 185
| position = Defence
| shoots = Left
| catches =
| league = NHL
| team = Minnesota Wild
| prospect_league = AHL
| prospect_team =
| former_teams = Winnipeg Jets
| draft = 150th overall
| draft_year = 2018
| draft_team = Winnipeg Jets
| career_start = 2021
}}
Declan Chisholm (born January 12, 2000) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Winnipeg Jets in the fifth round, 150th overall, of the 2018 NHL entry draft.
Early life
Chisholm was born on January 12, 2000, in Bowmanville, Ontario,{{Cite web |title=Declan Chisholm Stats and News |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/declan-chisholm-8480990 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=January 13, 2022}} to Paul Chisholm and Erin Fagan.{{Cite news |last=Renaud |first=Tyler |title=Declan Chisholm has Something to Prove |url=https://gopetesgo.com/article/declan-chisholm-has-something-to-prove |publisher=Ontario Hockey League |agency=Peterborough Petes |date=May 5, 2016 |access-date=January 13, 2022}} As a young child, he battled a staphylococcal infection in his knee that required surgery; after spending some time using a walker, Chisholm joined a local youth ice hockey team, where he was placed on defence.{{cite news |last=Wyman |first=Ted |title=Jets' Chisholm found inspiration in grandfather's passion for hurling |url=https://nationalpost.com/sports/hockey/nhl/winnipeg-jets/jets-prospect-profile-defenceman-chisholm-found-inspiration-in-his-grandfathers-passion-for-the-sport-of-hurling/wcm/bb1053e8-6b3d-4b16-85bd-7a628d17ddee |work=National Post |date=June 4, 2020 |access-date=January 13, 2022}}
Playing career
= Junior =
The Peterborough Petes of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) selected Chisholm in the second round, 24th overall, of the 2016 OHL Priority Selection. He spent four years in the OHL; during his final season, he set career highs with 13 goals, 56 assists, and 69 points, the most of any Peterborough defenceman.{{Cite news |title=Jets sign defenceman Declan Chisholm to three-year, entry-level contract |url=https://www.nhl.com/jets/news/jets-sign-defenceman-declan-chisholm-to-a-three-year-entry-level-contract/c-317077554 |publisher=National Hockey League |agency=Winnipeg Jets |date=June 1, 2020 |access-date=January 13, 2022}}
= Professional =
The Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL) selected Chisholm in the fifth round, 150th overall, of the 2018 NHL entry draft, and he signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the team on June 1, 2020. He made his professional hockey debut on February 22, 2021, playing for the Manitoba Moose, Winnipeg's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate.{{Cite news |last=Davies |first=Mike |title=Former Peterborough Petes defenceman Declan Chisholm making most of opportunity with Manitoba Moose |url=https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/sports/petes/2021/02/22/former-peterborough-petes-defenceman-declan-chisholm-making-most-of-opportunity-with-manitoba-moose.html |work=The Peterborough Examiner |date=February 22, 2021 |access-date=January 13, 2022 |url-access=subscription}} With the Jets' roster depleted by COVID-19 issues throughout the team, Chisholm was called up to make his NHL debut on January 13, 2022, the day after his 22nd birthday.{{cite news |last=Orlesky |first=Sara |title=Jets' Chisholm says NHL debut will be 'best birthday present ever' |url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/video/jets-chisholm-says-nhl-debut-will-be-best-birthday-present-ever~2360595 |work=TSN Hockey |date=January 13, 2022 |access-date=January 13, 2022}} Chisholm, who had six goals and 14 points with Manitoba at the time of his call-up, was partnered with Nate Schmidt for Winnipeg's 3–0 shutout win over the Detroit Red Wings.{{cite news |last=Billeck |first=Scott |title=Jets' Chisholm gets best birthday gift ever with NHL debut |url=https://winnipegsun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/winnipeg-jets/jets-chisholm-gets-best-birthday-gift-ever-with-nhl-debut |work=Winnipeg Sun |date=January 13, 2022 |access-date=January 14, 2022}}{{cite news |last=Clinton |first=Mitchell |title=Three Michigan products push Jets to win over Red Wings |url=https://www.nhl.com/jets/news/three-michigan-products-push-jets-to-win-over-red-wings/c-329765814 |publisher=National Hockey League |agency=Winnipeg Jets |date=January 13, 2022 |access-date=January 14, 2022}}
During the 2023–24 season, following just two games with the Jets serving primarily as a healthy scratch, Chisholm was claimed off waivers by the Minnesota Wild on January 29, 2024.{{cite web| url = https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/jets-lose-defenceman-declan-chisholm-on-waivers-to-wild/ | title = Jets lose defenceman Declan Chisholm on waivers to Wild | publisher = Sportsnet.ca | date = January 29, 2024 | accessdate = January 29, 2024}}
Personal life
Chisholm is the grandson of Paddy Fagan, a lifelong hurling player in Ireland before he immigrated to Canada.
Career statistics
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs | ||||||||
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | ||||||||
| 2016–17
| OHL | 41 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6
| 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2017–18 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 47 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 16
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018–19
| Peterborough Petes | OHL | 67 | 5 | 43 | 48 | 32
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2019–20 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 59 | 13 | 56 | 69 | 33
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020–21
| AHL | 28 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 18
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2021–22 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 53 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 20
| 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| 2021–22
| NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2022–23 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 59 | 5 | 38 | 43 | 21
| 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 2023–24
| Manitoba Moose | AHL | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2023–24 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023–24
| NHL | 29 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2024–25 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 66 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 10
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 99 !! 5 !! 16 !! 21 !! 28 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |
References
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External links
- {{ice hockey stats |nhl=8480990 |elite=363643 |espn=4587929 | hockeydb = 195850}}
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Category:Peterborough Petes (ice hockey) players