With apologies to “Hamilton”
How does a Cougar, IceDog, former New York Ranger,Â
And a Baron, taken in the 246th spot...in the entry draft...by the Sharks, on the wing,
In 2000, grow up to be a head coach and a champion?
The play caller. Founding Four Father without a bother
Got a lot farther by working a lot harder
By being a lot smarter By being a self-starter
By year two, they placed him in charge of Rivs trading and free agent barter
And every day while games were being contested at home and played away
Across Brooklyn's waves, he struggled and kept his guard up
Inside, he was longing for a championship to be a part of
The team was ready to toe drag, steal, harrow, or guard'er
Then season one came, and devastation reigned
Our man saw his future drip, dripping down the drain
Put a marker to his white board, connected it to his brain
And he wrote his first refrain, a testament to his game
Well, the word got around, they said, this guy isn't plain, man
Took up a collection just to send him to the Jersey mainland
Lead the organization, don’t forget from whence you cameÂ
And the world is gonna know your name
Chad Wiseman, My name is Chad Wiseman
And there’s a million things I haven’t done
But just you wait, just you wait
When he was young he played for the Whalers of PlymouthÂ
Years later, see Chad in Hartford trying to get good enough.
Wolf Pack skating' with his stick...working at opponent de-fenses
And Chad got better but Marc Staal got picked!Â
In the first playoffs, the Rivs got swept by the Pride
Left him with nothin' but fans cries, something new inside...voice saying
Chad, you gotta fend for yourself
He started retreatin' and readin' every scouting report on the shelf
There would have been nothin' left to do for someone less astute
He woulda been gone or often booed without a cent of restitution
Started workin', GMing' for the next season's draft board.
Tradin' Carpenter for D'Oench and acquiring players that he can afford
Searchin' for every prospect he can get some video on
Plannin' for the future. See him now as he stands in the front of a car headed for a new land
In Metro you can be a new man
In Metro you can be a new man
In Metro you can be a new man
In Metro you can be a new man
In Metro you can be a new man
Chad Wiseman, Chad Wiseman
We are waiting on right wing for you
You could never back down
You learned when to change your liiiiines
The Tri-State area sings for you
Will they know what you overcame?
Will they know you rewrote your game?
The N-W-H-L will never be the saaaame, ohhhh
The car is at the hockeyhouse now
Another Canadian comin' up from the bottom
Season one nearly destroyed his rep but it didn't ever stop him.
Gruschow, dived and scored for him
Rivs fans, they liked him
And me, I’m the damn fool that thought they were going to fire him.
There’s a million things I haven’t done
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