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| Born |
March 20, 1983 , Kitchener, ON, CAN |
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Height Weight |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Right |
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NHL team F. teams |
Boston
Bruins St. Louis Blues |
| NHL Draft |
241st overall, 2002 Buffalo Sabres |
| Career | 2005 – present |
Dennis Wideman (born March 20, 1983 in Kitchener, Ontario) is a professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League.
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Wideman was drafted from the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League in the 8th round, 241st overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He started the 2005–06 NHL season with the Peoria Rivermen of the American Hockey League but eventually got the call up to the St. Louis Blues and made his NHL debut on November 9, 2005 at Columbus.
Wideman played in 55 games for the Blues during the 2006–07 NHL season before being traded from the Blues to the Boston Bruins on February 27, 2007 for Brad Boyes. He finished with 25 points on the season.
On December 31, 2007, Wideman scored the 18,000th goal in Boston Bruins history, at 4:40 of the second period, during a power play, against Atlanta Thrashers goaltender Kari Lehtonen, and was the first Bruins goal in a 5–2 home game victory over the Atlanta team,[1] and finished the season with 36 points.
Wideman was a career high plus 32 in the 2008–09 NHL season as the Bruins finished first overall in the Eastern Conference. During the season, Wideman scored 13 goals to go along with 37 assists.
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999–00 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 63 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 64 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 22 | ||
| 2000–01 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 25 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | London Knights | OHL | 24 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2001–02 | London Knights | OHL | 65 | 27 | 42 | 69 | 141 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 26 | ||
| 2002–03 | London Knights | OHL | 55 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 83 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 10 | ||
| 2003–04 | London Knights | OHL | 60 | 24 | 41 | 65 | 85 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 17 | ||
| 2004–05 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 79 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 67 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 55 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 81 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 70 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 79 | 13 | 37 | 50 | 34 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | ||
| NHL totals | 302 | 40 | 95 | 135 | 258 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 4 | ||||
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