 He was a member of the inaugural Vancouver Canuck squad in 1970–71, but again struggled to produce.After recording just 1 goal and 3 points through 23 games, he was reassigned to the Seattle Totems of the WHL.After another season in the minors, Wiste was one of many fringe NHL players to jump to the rival upstart World Hockey Association for the 1972–73 campaign, signing with the Cleveland Crusaders.