Later on in the article, Wideman got emotional when discussing how far he's come in his career. Wideman said that going through the difficult moments, including pain, sleepless nights and demons, was worth it.
"I look at where I end up, and even though there were so many difficult moments, I can still say that it was worth it,» he concludes. All the difficulties, the pain, the sleepless nights, the doubts, the demons It was quite a fight. But it was worth it." Wideman said.
Wideman, 34, was drafted in the fourth round, 100th overall by the Ottawa Senators in 2009. The St. Louis native appeared in 291 games in the NHL across parts of six seasons with the Ottawa Senators, Edmonton Oilers, Florida Panthers and Montreal Canadiens where he had 78 points (20 goals, 58 assists), 252 penalty minutes and was a minus-27.