Chris Wideman

Chris Wideman
Born (1990-01-07) January 7, 1990
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Defenseman
Shoots Right
NHL team Ottawa Senators
NHL Draft 100th overall, 2009
Ottawa Senators
Playing career 2012–present
For the mixed martial artist, see Chris Weidman.

Chris Wideman (born January 7, 1990), is an American professional ice hockey player. He is currently a member of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was a fourth-round draft pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, 100th overall by the Ottawa Senators.

Playing career

Amateur

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Wideman played high school hockey for Chaminade College Preparatory School. In 2007, Wideman joined the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders of the USHL where he played one year of Tier I junior hockey before entering Miami University university in 2008. After one season at Miami, the Ottawa Senators chose him in the 2009 draft. Wideman completed his university eligibility, playing four years of NCAA Division I college hockey for the Miami RedHawks and graduating in 2012. Wideman helped the RedHawks earn their first two trips to the Frozen Four, a national championship game appearance, and their first CCHA tournament title.[1][2]

Professional

Wideman signed with Ottawa and joined the Binghamton Senators for the 2012–13 season. In 2014–15, Wideman had an outstanding season with Binghamton and was awarded the Eddie Shore Award as the AHL's top defenceman. He was called up in January 2015 to Ottawa but did not play during the team's stretch run. Wideman, a potential unrestricted free agent, re-signed with Ottawa on a one-year, two-way contract in June 2015. The contract pays him $600,000 at the NHL level or $400,000 at the AHL level, considered a high salary for the AHL.[3] He is expected to challenge for a NHL job at the Ottawa Senators' training camp and is seventh on their defence depth chart.[4] Wideman stayed with Ottawa after training camp. He made his NHL debut on October 17, 2015 in a game in Ottawa versus the Nashville Predators. November 7th, in his fourth game, Chris scored his first NHL goal in Raleigh, NC against the Carolina Hurricanes. He scored the 2-1 goal on a rebound from a blocked Bobby Ryan shot, 15.59 in to the second period.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2007–08 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL 53 2 12 14 51 1 0 0 0 0
2008–09 Miami RedHawks CCHA 39 0 26 26 56 — — — — —
2009–10 Miami RedHawks CCHA 44 5 17 22 63 — — — — —
2010–11 Miami RedHawks CCHA 39 3 20 23 32 — — — — —
2011–12 Miami RedHawks CCHA 41 4 20 24 40 — — — — —
2012–13 Elmira Jackals ECHL 5 0 5 5 7 — — — — —
2012–13 Binghamton Senators AHL 60 2 16 18 46 3 1 2 3 2
2013–14 Binghamton Senators AHL 73 9 42 51 101 4 1 0 1 6
2014–15 Binghamton Senators AHL 75 19 42 61 116 — — — — —
AHL totals 208 30 100 130 263 7 2 2 4 8

Awards

References

  1. ↑ Lee Enterprises. "Ottawa picks St. Louisan Notebook • Defenseman Chris Wideman goes in fourth round NHL DRAFT". stltoday.com. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Miami a Family Affair for Wideman Brothers". Chaminade Red Devils Hockey. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  3. ↑ http://www.ottawasun.com/2015/06/29/senators-re-sign-d-prospect-chris-wideman-to-rich-deal
  4. ↑ http://ottawacitizen.com/sports/hockey/nhl/senatorsextra/senators-sign-wideman-to-a-two-way-deal
  5. ↑ "October monthly award winners named". AHL. November 3, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Miami, Michigan, OSU Land 2 Each on All-Rookie Team". College Hockey News. March 9, 2009.

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