Wideman scored four goals, added three assists and was +7 last week, helping the Fuel to a 3-0-0 record.
The 24-year-old tallied a goal and an assist in a 6-1 win over Wheeling on Friday and in a 4-3 victory against Atlanta on Saturday before notching three points (2g-1a) in a 6-5 win over the Gladiators on Sunday.
The Indy Fuel, proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks and the AHL’s Rockford IceHogs, announced Tuesday that forwards Alex Wideman and Raphaël Corriveau have agreed to terms on ECHL contracts for the 2016-17 season.
Wideman, 23, also appeared in four games with the B-Sens at the end of the season following the conclusion of his collegiate career at the University of Miami at Ohio.
Chris Wideman had many highlights in his 2014-15 season, including being named the Eddie Shore Award recipient as the American Hockey League’s outstanding defenseman, and representing the Eastern Conference in the AHL All-Star Game. But one of the biggest moments came at the end of the year when his younger brother, Alex Wideman, joined him as a teammate.
Senior forward Alex Wideman from the Miami hockey team is getting a look from the pro ranks.
The senior winger inked an amateur tryout contract with the Binghamton Senators on Thursday. Wideman will join his brother, Chris, on the Ottawa Senators’ AHL affiliate.
The senior winger inked an amateur tryout contract with the Binghamton Senators on Thursday. Wideman will join his brother, Chris, on the Ottawa Senators’ AHL affiliate.
Forward Alex Wideman is wrapping up his senior year, and his brother Chris, came to Oxford in 2008 and is currently exceling as an All-Star defenseman for the AHL Binghamton Senators.
After 50 minutes of scoreless hockey, Miami senior forward Alex Wideman netted a pair of goals 3½ minutes apart.
Alex Wideman and Chris Wideman represent some of those family bonds from the Miami hockey team. The two played together during the 2011-12 season, Chris’ senior campaign and Alex’s freshman one.
Wideman’s other two-goal game came at home on Jan. 28, 2012 against Northern Michigan in a 6-0 win.
Wideman intercepted a pass and wristed a shot through traffic that slipped through off goalie Keegan Asmundson on a power play with 3:52 left in the first period to open the scoring.
