Dennis Wideman

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Dennis Wideman
Date of birth March 20, 1983
place of birth Kitchener , Ontario , Canada
size 183 cm
Weight 91 kg
position defender
number # 6
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 2002 , 8th round, 241st position
Buffalo Sabers
Career stations
1999-2001 Sudbury Wolves
2001-2004 London Knights
2004-2005 Worcester IceCats
2005-2007 St. Louis Blues
2007-2010 Boston Bruins
2010-2011 Florida panthers
2011–2012 Washington Capitals
2012-2017 Calgary Flames

Dennis Earl Wideman (born March 20, 1983 in Kitchener , Ontario ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player and current coach . The defender played over 800 games in the National Hockey League , most of them for the Boston Bruins and the Calgary Flames , but was best known for his check against a linesman in January 2016. Since November 2017 he has been working as an assistant coach for the Kitchener Rangers .

Career

The 1.83 m tall defender began his professional career with the Sudbury Wolves in the Canadian Junior League Ontario Hockey League and then moved to league rivals London Knights in 2000 , before becoming the 241st player in the eighth round of the Buffalo in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft Sabers was selected.

Before he could complete a game in the organization of the Sabers, the right shooter was on the St. Louis Blues transferred to him during the lockout in the 2004-05 season with the Worcester IceCats and in the following season , first at the Peoria Rivermen in of the American Hockey League . On November 9, 2005 Wideman was appointed to the NHL squad of the Blues for the first time, his first appearance in the highest North American professional league completed the Canadian against the Columbus Blue Jackets .

After 55 games in the 2006/07 season , Wideman was finally transferred to the Boston Bruins in exchange for Brad Boyes , for whom he was able to score the 18,000th goal in franchise history on December 31, 2007 against the Atlanta Thrashers . In June 2010, Wideman was given in an exchange deal with the Florida Panthers . In late February 2011, shortly before the trade deadline, he was sent to the Washington Capitals , who in exchange gave Jake Hauswirth and a third-round vote in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft to the Florida Panthers.

His contract expired after the 2011/12 season. The Capitals then transferred the rights to the player to the Calgary Flames on June 27, 2012 , Washington received Jordan Hendry in return and a five-round vote for the 2013 NHL Entry Draft . Dennis Wideman signed a new five-year contract with the Flames that same day, which guaranteed him an annual salary of $ 5.25 million.

In January 2016 and underwent Wideman greater media attention when he played against the Nashville Predators the linesman Don Henderson hard from behind on the ground checked . The defender himself had recently been checked by an opponent, fell headlong into the gang and was on his way to the Calgary Flames bench when he collided with the referee. In this context, Wideman asserted that he had only seen the linesman at the last moment and therefore could no longer avoid contact; in addition, he apologized to Henderson during the game and in this regard has not been conspicuous in any way in his career, which has lasted around 800 NHL games so far. Nevertheless, the NHL banned him according to the regulations for 20 games and imposed a fine of 564,516.20 US dollars determined by the period of bans and his salary. As a result, the NHLPA and the Calgary Flames filed an official complaint, the central argument of which is a concussion already discussed by the media , which Wideman presumably had as a result of the previous check, but not (contrary to the planned processes; "concussion protocol") was investigated immediately after the incident. As a result, the defender was not "in control of his senses" and did not deliberately run into the linesman. In the first instance, Gary Bettman , commissioner of the NHL, dismissed the objection and upheld the suspension, so that the case was tried in a second instance in a neutral arbitration . Wideman's suspension was reduced to 10 games, but at the time of the decision he had already missed 19 games. Halving the number of games also reduces the fine by half. In addition, the incident drew renewed attention to the NHL's inadequate handling of potential traumatic brain injury.

After the 2016/17 season, his expiring contract in Calgary was not extended, so Wideman ended his active career and returned to his hometown, where he has been assistant coach for the Kitchener Rangers since November 2017 .

Achievements and Awards

International

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1999/00 Sudbury Wolves OHL 63 10 26th 36 64 12 1 2 3 22nd
2000/01 Sudbury Wolves OHL 25th 7th 11 18th 37 - - - - -
2000/01 London Knights OHL 24 8th 8th 16 38 5 0 4th 4th 6th
2001/02 London Knights OHL 65 27 42 69 141 12 4th 9 13 26th
2002/03 London Knights OHL 55 20th 27 47 83 14th 6th 6th 12 10
2003/04 London Knights OHL 60 24 41 65 85 15th 7th 10 17th 17th
2004/05 Worcester IceCats AHL 79 13 30th 43 65 - - - - -
2005/06 Peoria Rivermen AHL 12 2 4th 6th 31 - - - - -
2005/06 St. Louis Blues NHL 67 8th 16 24 83 - - - - -
2006/07 St. Louis Blues NHL 55 5 17th 22nd 44 - - - - -
2006/07 Boston Bruins NHL 20th 1 2 3 27 - - - - -
2007/08 Boston Bruins NHL 81 13 23 36 70 6th 0 3 3 0
2008/09 Boston Bruins NHL 79 13 37 50 34 11 0 7th 7th 4th
2009/10 Boston Bruins NHL 76 6th 24 30th 34 13 1 11 12 4th
2010/11 Florida panthers NHL 61 9 24 33 33 - - - - -
2010/11 Washington Capitals NHL 14th 1 6th 7th 6th - - - - -
2011/12 Washington Capitals NHL 82 11 35 46 46 14th 0 3 3 2
2012/13 Calgary Flames NHL 46 6th 16 22nd 12 - - - - -
2013/14 Calgary Flames NHL 46 4th 17th 21st 18th - - - - -
2014/15 Calgary Flames NHL 80 15th 41 56 34 11 0 7th 7th 12
2015/16 Calgary Flames NHL 51 2 17th 19th 30th - - - - -
2016/17 Calgary Flames NHL 57 5 13 18th 32 - - - - -
OHL total 292 96 155 251 448 58 18th 31 49 81
AHL total 91 15th 34 49 96 - - - - -
NHL overall 815 99 288 387 503 55 1 31 32 22nd

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

Web links

Commons : Dennis Wideman  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Flames acquire D Wideman; sign him to five-year contract. The Sports Network , June 27, 2012, accessed June 27, 2012 .
  2. ↑ Flames, NHLPA react to decision on Wideman. nhl.com, February 17, 2016, accessed February 18, 2016 .
  3. ^ Luke Fox: NHL disagrees with arbitrator's Dennis Wideman ruling. sportsnet.ca, March 11, 2016, accessed on March 11, 2016 .
  4. ^ Dennis Wideman suspended for 20 games by NHL for hitting linesman. cbc.ca, February 3, 2016, accessed February 6, 2016 .
  5. ^ NHLPA files appeal to Dennis Wideman's 20-game suspension. sportsnet.ca, February 3, 2016, accessed February 6, 2016 .
  6. ^ Luke Fox: Dennis Wideman clears concussion protocol, apologizes. February 4, 2016, accessed February 6, 2016 .
  7. ^ Ken Campbell: Wideman incident raises questions about NHL's concussion protocol. (No longer available online.) Thehockeynews.com, February 3, 2016, archived from the original on February 6, 2016 ; accessed on February 6, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.thehockeynews.com
  8. ↑ Alyscia Warner: Kitchener Rangers name Dennis Wideman as assistant coach. kitchenerrangers.com, November 23, 2017, accessed November 23, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Wideman, Dennis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wideman, Dennis Earl (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH March 20, 1983
PLACE OF BIRTH Kitchener , Ontario