Chris Wideman
| Chris Wideman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Wideman with the Senators in 2017 | |||
| Born |
January 7, 1990 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10[1] in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180[1] lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team | Ottawa Senators | ||
| National team |
 | ||
| NHL Draft |
100th overall, 2009 Ottawa Senators | ||
| Playing career | 2012–present | ||
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 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.[2][3]
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.[4] He was expected to challenge for a NHL job at the Ottawa Senators' training camp and is seventh on their defence depth chart.[5] Wideman stayed with Ottawa after training camp. He made his NHL debut on October 17, 2015, in a home game versus the Nashville Predators.[6] On November 7, 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 into the second period.[7]
During the 2017–18 season, Wideman underwent surgery to repair a hamstring injury,[8] ending his season. Despite this, Wideman signed a one year contract extension with the Senators on June 24, 2018.[9]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 64 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 76 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 46 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 156 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 86 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | United States | WC | 4th | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | |
| Senior totals | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| CCHA All-Rookie Team | 2009 | [10] |
| CCHA Second All-Star Team | 2011 | |
| AHL | ||
| All-Star Game | 2015 | |
| First All-Star Team | 2015 | |
| Eddie Shore Award | 2015 | |
| CCM/AHL Player of the Week | November 3, 2014 | |
| Player of the Month | October 2014 | [11] |
References
- 1 2 "Chris Wideman Profile". NHL.com.
- ↑ Rutherford, Jeremy (June 28, 2009). "Ottawa picks St. Louisan Notebook • Defenseman Chris Wideman goes in fourth round NHL DRAFT". stltoday.com. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ↑ "Miami a Family Affair for Wideman Brothers". Chaminade Red Devils Hockey. June 18, 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ↑ Garrioch, Bruce (2015-06-29). "Senators re-sign prospect Chris Wideman to rich deal". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved 2015-06-29.
- ↑ Warren, Ken (2015-06-29). "Opportunity knocks and Senators sign Wideman to a two-way deal". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 2015-06-29.
- ↑ Warren, Ken (October 18, 2015). "Senators' Chris Wideman relishes first taste of NHL". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- ↑ Medaglia, Craig (March 21, 2016). "Look Back: First career NHL goals this season". NHL.com. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- ↑ "Senators' Chris Wideman to undergo surgery for torn hamstring". sportsnet.ca. December 1, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- ↑ "Senators sign Chris Wideman to one-year contract extension". sportsnet.ca. June 24, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
- ↑ "Miami, Michigan, OSU Land 2 Each on All-Rookie Team". College Hockey News. March 9, 2009.
- ↑ "October monthly award winners named". AHL. November 3, 2014.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database