Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Wideman akatamba hockey yechikoro 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. Mushure memwaka mumwe chete kuMiami, Wideman akasarudzwa muchikamu chechina, 100th yakazara neOttawa Senators mu2009 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.