Tuhia tētahi tohutoro mō tēnei wāhanga - I tākaro a Wideman i te hākinakina ki te kura tuarua mō Chaminade College Preparatory School. I te 2007, ka uru atu a Wideman ki nga Cedar Rapids RoughRiders o te USHL i reira i takaro ai ia i tetahi tau o te Tier I junior hockey i mua i tana urunga ki te Whare Wananga o Miami i te 2008. I muri i te wa kotahi i Miami, i tohua a Wideman i te rauna tuawha, 100th katoa na nga Ottawa Senators i te 2009 NHL Entry Draft
He aha? I a ia e wha tau e mahi ana i Miami, i awhina ia i nga RedHawks ki te whiwhi i a raatau whakaaturanga tuatahi e rua o te Frozen Four, he whakaaturanga whakataetae toa a motu, me ta raatau taitara whakataetae CCHA tuatahi.