Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I takaro a Wideman i te hokai kura tuarua mo te Kura Whakatairanga mo te Whare Wananga o Chaminade. 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 tau kotahi i Miami, i tohua a Wideman i te rauna tuawha, 100th katoa e nga Ottawa Senators i te
Ko te 2009 NHL Entry Draft. 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.