{{Short description|American ice hockey player (born 2000)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | name = Jake Wise | image = File:Jake Wise IMG 4912 (1).jpg | image_size = | caption = Wise playing for the Ohio State Buckeyes in January 2023 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|2|28}} | birth_place = Naples, Florida, U.S | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 10 | weight_lb = 185 | position = Forward | shoots = Left | league = AHL | team = Colorado Eagles | former_teams = Charlotte Checkers<br>Chicago Wolves | ntl_team = <!--Senior caps only--> | draft = 69th overall | draft_year = 2018 | draft_team = Chicago Blackhawks | career_start = 2023 | career_end = }}
'''Jake Wise''' (born February 28, 2000) is an American professional ice hockey forward who is currently under contract with the Colorado Eagles of the American Hockey League (AHL). He previously played college ice hockey for Ohio State University and Boston University of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
==Playing career==
=== Collegiate ===
==== Boston University ==== Wise was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in the third round of the 2018 NHL entry draft.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hockeyjournal.com/jake-wise-boston-university-chicago-blackhawks/|title=NHL Draft: Future BU center Jake Wise lands with Chicago Blackhawks|first=Jeff|last=Cox|date=June 23, 2018}}</ref>
Wise originally committed to play college ice hockey for the Boston University during the 2018–19 season. However, his time at Boston University was frustrating for him, as he never finished a full season for the team due to both injury and the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Willis |first=David |date=July 3, 2022 |title=After three rough college seasons, ex-Central star Wise rediscovers star form after move to Ohio State |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/three-rough-college-seasons-ex-111900745.html |website=Yahoo Sports}}</ref>
====Ohio State University ==== Wise transferred to Ohio State University beginning in the 2021–22 season. He immediately had more success at Ohio State, finishing third on the team in total points and tied for second in goals. Wise decided to return to Ohio State for the 2022–23 season, his final season of eligibility.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=July 24, 2022 |title=Jake Wise To Play Fifth College Season |url=https://bvmsports.com/2022/07/24/jake-wise-to-play-fifth-college-season/ |website=BVM Sports |access-date=May 28, 2023 |archive-date=May 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528121933/https://bvmsports.com/2022/07/24/jake-wise-to-play-fifth-college-season/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Prior to the start of the season, he was named one of three captains of the team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/news/2022/9/30/buckeyes-announce-2022-23-captains|title=Buckeyes Announce 2022-23 Captains|website=Ohio State}}</ref> He had another successful season, finishing second on the team in total points and third in assists. In Ohio State's dominating 8–1 win over Harvard University in the first round of the 2023 NCAA tournament, Wise had four assists.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/news/2023/3/24/ohio-state-outstanding-in-8-1-win-over-harvard|title=Ohio State Outstanding in 8-1 Win Over Harvard|website=Ohio State}}</ref> Ohio State would eventually lose the Quinnipiac University the following round.
=== Professional === After his college eligibility ran out, Wise signed a professional tryout contract (PTO) with the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jake Wise Signs With The AHL Charlotte Checkers After College Career At Ohio State |url=https://www.bcsnn.com/hockey/2579-jake-wise-signs-with-the-ahl-charlotte-checkers-after-college-career-at-ohio-state |website=BCSNN}}</ref> In his lone regular season game with the club, he scored two assists for his first professional points.
On August 17, 2023, the Checkers announced that they had signed Wise to a one-year AHL contract for the 2023–24 season.<ref>{{cite web |last=Niedzielski |first=Nicholas |date=August 17, 2023 |title=Checkers sign Jake Wise to AHL deal |url=https://charlottecheckers.com/articles/checkers-sign-jake-wise-to-ahl-deal |accessdate=August 17, 2023 |publisher=Charlotte Checkers}}</ref> Wise made 38 regular season appearance with the Checkers, posting 7 goals and 20 points, before he was traded to the Chicago Wolves in exchange for Mitchell Vande Sompel on March 9, 2024.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://twitter.com/Chicago_Wolves/status/1766154451780288705 | title = Wolves acquire Wise from Checkers | publisher = Twitter | author = Chicago Wolves | date = March 9, 2024 | accessdate = March 9, 2024 }}</ref> Wise would struggle with the Wolves, scoring a lone assist in 15 games. The team success wasn't much better, as they missed the playoffs.
As a free agent, Wise remained un-signed over the summer until he agreed to a PTO with the Ontario Reign of the AHL, affiliate to the Los Angeles Kings. He remained on the Reign's roster through pre-season and the beginning of the 2024–25 season, however did not make his debut with the club. On October 29, 2024, Wise left the Reign to sign a PTO with fellow AHL club, the Colorado Eagles.<ref>{{citeweb| url = https://www.coloradoeagles.com/news/detail/eagles-sign-wise-to-pto-kahkonen-returns-to-avalanche | title = Eagles sign Wise to PTO, Kakkonen returns to Avalanche | date = October 29, 2024 | accessdate = October 29, 2024 | publisher = Colorado Eagles }}</ref> Instantly used in a scoring role with the Eagles, Wise added 5 points through is first 6 games to earn a one-year contract with Colorado on November 13, 2024.<ref>{{citeweb| url = https://x.com/ColoradoEagles/status/1856743032432808244 | publisher = X | date = November 13, 2024 | accessdate = November 13, 2024 | title = Wise is here to stay | author = Colorado Eagles }}</ref> On April 12, Wise assisted on Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog first professional goal since 2022, while Landeskog was with the Eagles on a rehab stint for that kept him out for almost three years.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Patrick |date=2025-04-13 |title=Gabriel Landeskog's First AHL Goal Marks A Long Road Back |url=https://www.flohockey.tv/articles/14082089-gabriel-landeskogs-first-ahl-goal-marks-a-long-road-back |access-date=2025-04-24 |website=FloHockey |language=en}}</ref> Wise finished the season with 16 goals and 19 assists in 56 games. He would score two goals in eight playoffs games before the Eagles were eliminated by the Abbotsford Canucks in the semifinals of the Calder Cup playoffs.
In establishing career high offensive totals, Wise was re-signed by the Colorado Eagles to a one-year contract for the 2025–26 season on June 3, 2025.<ref>{{citeweb| url = https://www.coloradoeagles.com/news/detail/eagles-sign-wise-to-ahl-contract-for-2025-26 | title = Eagles sign Wise to AHL contract for 2025-26 | publisher = Colorado Eagles | date = June 3, 2025 | accessdate = June 3, 2025 }}</ref>
== Personal == Although born in Naples, Florida, Wise grew up in Reading, Massachusetts.
== Career statistics == ===Regular season and playoffs=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em;" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="101" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="101" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5"|Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 2014–15 | Central Catholic High | USHS | 25 || 16 || 26 || 42 || 6 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2015–16 | Central Catholic High | USHS | 21 || 16 || 25 || 41 || 4 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2016–17 | U.S. National Development Team | USHL | 33 || 2 || 9 || 11 || 10 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2017–18 | U.S. National Development Team | USHL | 18 || 9 || 19 || 28 || 4 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2018–19 | Boston University | HE | 12 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 0 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2019–20 | Boston University | HE | 33 || 2 || 11 || 13 || 12 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2020–21 | Boston University | HE | 5 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 4 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2021–22 | Ohio State Buckeyes | B1G | 35 || 10 || 18 || 28 || 2 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2022–23 | Ohio State Buckeyes | B1G | 40 || 12 || 27 || 39 || 10 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2022–23 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 1 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 0 | 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 |- | 2023–24 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 38 || 7 || 13 || 20 || 16 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2023–24 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 15 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 6 | — || — || — || — || — |- |2024–25 |Colorado Eagles |AHL |56 |16 |19 |35 |18 |8 |2 |0 |2 |0 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" |AHL totals ! 110 !! 23 !! 35 !! 58 !! 40 ! 9 !! 3 !! 0 !! 3 !! 0 |}
===International=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 2016 | United States | U17 | 5th | 5 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 10 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2018 | United States | U18 | {{silver2}} | 7 || 1 || 4 || 5 || 2 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="4" |Junior totals ! 12 !! 3 !! 6 !! 9 !! 12 |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{icehockeystats}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wise, Jake}} Category:2000 births Category:Living people Category:American Hockey League players Category:Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey players Category:Charlotte Checkers (2010–) players Category:Chicago Blackhawks draft picks Category:Chicago Wolves players Category:Colorado Eagles players Category:21st-century American sportsmen Category:Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey players Category:USA Hockey National Team Development Program players Category:Ice hockey people from Florida Category:People from Reading, Massachusetts Category:People from Naples, Florida Category:Sportspeople from Naples, Florida Category:Ice hockey players from Florida