Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Wideman akatamba hockey yepachikoro chesekondari yeChaminade College Preparatory School. Muna 2007, Wideman akabatana neCedar Rapids RoughRiders yeUSHL kwaakatamba gore rimwe reTier I junior hockey asati apinda muMiami University muna 2008. Pashure penguva imwe chete paMiami, Wideman akasarudzwa mumutambo wechina, wechi100 chose chose neOttawa Senators mu
2009 NHL Entry Draft. Munguva yake yemakore mana muMiami, akabatsira maRedHawks kuwana maviri avo ekutanga Frozen Four kuoneka, kuratidzwa kwemutambo wemakwikwi emunyika, uye yavo yekutanga CCHA mutambo.