Career: Represented USA at '08 IIHF World Championships (6GP-1G-2A-3P) as well as '03 and '04 (Gold Medal – 1st in national history) World Junior Championships (13GP-2G-7A-9P combined)… Also won 1st World U18 Championship Gold Medal in USA history in '02 (3GP-3G-1A-2P)… Played 4 seasons (2000-04) in OHL with Plymouth Whalers (217GP-52G-135A-187P)… Named OHL and CHL Defenseman of the Year in '04… Earned OHL All-Rookie honors in '01… Made NHL debut (w/CHI) on 2/2/06 at STL… Scored 1st career NHL goal on 3/23/06 at PHX (opposing goalie: David LeNeveau).

2012-13: Currently T-5th in the NHL in PPG by a D (4)... Blocked a season-high 5 shots on 4/9 vs. SJS.

2011-12: Led CBJ in TOI/game (24:47) and finished 4th on the team in blocked shots (74)… Tied career high with 3 points (GWG, 2A) on 4/7/12 vs. NYI.

Personal: Nickname: ‘The Wiz’… Twitter handle: @jameswisniewski... Favorite player growing up was Chris Chelios… Nephew of former NHL player (PIT, DET, CHI, NYR) and head coach (DET) Billy Dea.

2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs:
Last game: Scoreless on three shots with a team-high five hits in Game 6 of the CSF, May 12 vs. DET

- Returned to the line-up after missing one game with a lung contusion in Game 5 of the CSF, May 10 @ DET
- Scoreless before leaving the game with a lung contusion attributed to a puck taken to the chest in Game 3 of the CSF, May 5 vs. DET
- Collected an assist on Todd Marchant's triple-OT goal in a career high 35:30 TOI in Game 2 of the CSF, May 3 @ DET...registered a team-high seven hits
- Scored his first career playoff goal in Game 3 of the CQF, Apr. 21 vs. SJ...registered a game-high seven hits
- Collected his first career playoff point (assist) in Game 2 of the CQF, Apr. 19 @ SJ

2008-09 Regular Season:
- Appeared in his fourth NHL season, his first with Anaheim
- Has registered a plus-or-even rating in each of his four NHL seasons (+24 on his career)
- Following his acquisition from Chicago, Anaheim posted an 11-5-1 record
- Ranked second among team defensemen in points after being traded to Anaheim
- Had four multiple point games (all multi-assists)...ranked third on the Ducks in plus/minus
- Matched a single-game career high for points and assists (0-3=3), Mar. 25 @ COL...it was his second three-assist game (last: 12/16/08 w/CHI @ EDM) and third three-point game of his career
- Scored the Ducks' opening goal of the game in his Anaheim debut, Mar. 6 vs. DAL