Declan Chisholm
| Declan Chisholm | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Declan Chisholm in 2025 | |||
| Born |
January 12, 2000 Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
New Jersey Devils Winnipeg Jets Minnesota Wild Washington Capitals | ||
| NHL draft |
150th overall, 2018 Winnipeg Jets | ||
| Playing career | 2021–present | ||
Declan Chisholm (born January 12, 2000) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for the New Jersey Devils 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
[edit]Chisholm was born on January 12, 2000, in Bowmanville, Ontario,[1] to Paul Chisholm and Erin Fagan.[2] 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.[3]
Playing career
[edit]Junior
[edit]The Peterborough Petes of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) selected Chisholm in the second round, 24th overall, of the 2016 OHL Priority Selection.[2] 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.[4]
Professional
[edit]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.[4] He made his professional hockey debut on February 22, 2021, playing for the Manitoba Moose, Winnipeg's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7][8]
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.[9]
On June 28, 2025, at the 2025 NHL entry draft, Chisholm as a pending restricted free agent was traded by the Wild alongside a sixth-round draft pick to the Washington Capitals, in exchange for Chase Priskie and a fourth-round pick.[10] He was promptly signed to a two-year, $3.2 million contract extension with the Capitals on July 1, 2025.[11] In the 2025–26 season, Chisholm made his debut with the Capitals in his 100th career NHL appearance on October 12, 2025. Unable to cement himself as a regular amongst the Capitals blueline, Chisholm in a depth role posted 1 goal and 7 points in 26 games.
After a lone season with the Capitals, Chisholm was traded to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2027 on June 25, 2026.[12]
Personal life
[edit]Chisholm is the grandson of Paddy Fagan, a lifelong hurling player in Ireland before he immigrated to Canada.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2016–17 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 41 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 2019–20 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 59 | 13 | 56 | 69 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 28 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 53 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 29 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 66 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2025–26 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 26 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 125 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Declan Chisholm Stats and News". National Hockey League. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- 1 2 Renaud, Tyler (May 5, 2016). "Declan Chisholm has Something to Prove". Ontario Hockey League. Peterborough Petes. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- 1 2 Wyman, Ted (June 4, 2020). "Jets' Chisholm found inspiration in grandfather's passion for hurling". National Post. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - 1 2 "Jets sign defenceman Declan Chisholm to three-year, entry-level contract". National Hockey League. Winnipeg Jets. June 1, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ↑ Davies, Mike (February 22, 2021). "Former Peterborough Petes defenceman Declan Chisholm making most of opportunity with Manitoba Moose". The Peterborough Examiner. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ↑ Orlesky, Sara (January 13, 2022). "Jets' Chisholm says NHL debut will be 'best birthday present ever'". TSN Hockey. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ↑ Billeck, Scott (January 13, 2022). "Jets' Chisholm gets best birthday gift ever with NHL debut". Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ↑ Clinton, Mitchell (January 13, 2022). "Three Michigan products push Jets to win over Red Wings". National Hockey League. Winnipeg Jets. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ↑ "Jets lose defenceman Declan Chisholm on waivers to Wild". Sportsnet.ca. January 29, 2024. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
- ↑ "Capitals acquire Declan Chisholm and a sixth-round pick from Minnesota Wild". Washington Capitals. June 28, 2025. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
- ↑ "Capitals sign Declan Chisholm". Washington Capitals. July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
- ↑ "Chisholm acquired from Washington". New Jersey Devils. June 25, 2026. Retrieved June 25, 2026.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 2000 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Canadian sportsmen
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Ice hockey people from Ontario
- Ice hockey players at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics
- Manitoba Moose players
- Minnesota Wild players
- Peterborough Petes (ice hockey) players
- Washington Capitals players
- Winnipeg Jets draft picks
- Winnipeg Jets players
- Medalists at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics
- Youth Olympic silver medalists for Canada