Chris Wideman

Montreal Canadiens logo
Age 33 Jan 7, 1990
St. Louis USA
Defense shoots right
5'10" 178 cm
183 lbs 83 kg
ELC Signing Age 22
Waivers Signing Age 22
UFA Year 2017
Agent Allain Roy
Draft Year 2009
Drafted Overall 100
Draft Round 4
Draft Team Ottawa Senators logo

Transaction History
Mar 10, 2023 Montreal Canadiens | Chris Wideman | Wideman had an assist and one blocked shot over 8:00 of ice time in Thursday's 4-3 shootout loss to the New York Rangers.
Mar 8, 2023 Montreal Canadiens | Chris Wideman | Wideman had two shots on goal, three blocked shots and two penalty minutes over 12:47 of ice time in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Carolina Hurricanes.
Mar 7, 2023 Montreal Canadiens | Chris Wideman | Wideman (upper body) will be activated off injured reserve and return to the lineup Tuesday versus Carolina, Marc Antoine Godin of The Athletic reports.
Feb 23, 2023 Montreal Canadiens | Chris Wideman | Wideman (upper body) was put on the injured reserve list Thursday, per Capfriendly.
Feb 23, 2023 Montreal Canadiens | Chris Wideman | Wideman is out week-to-week with an upper-body injury.
Feb 20, 2023 Montreal Canadiens | Chris Wideman | Wideman (undisclosed) won't make the trip with the Montreal Canadiens to New Jersey for Tuesday's game, Arpon Basu of The Athletic reports.
Dec 20, 2022 Montreal Canadiens | Chris Wideman | Wideman had one shot on goal over 16:39 of ice time in Monday's 3-2 shootout win over the Arizona Coyotes.
Nov 23, 2022 Montreal Canadiens | Chris Wideman | Wideman had an assist, one shot on goal, one hit, three blocked shots and a five-minute major over 14:01 of ice time in Tuesday's 7-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres.
Nov 4, 2022 Montreal Canadiens | Chris Wideman | Wideman was a healthy scratch for Thursday's 3-2 loss to Winnipeg.
Nov 2, 2022 Montreal Canadiens | Chris Wideman | Wideman had a power-play assist, three shots on net, three blocked shots and picked up 12 penalty minutes in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to Minnesota.
Oct 26, 2022 Montreal Canadiens | Chris Wideman | Wideman logged an assist, a blocked shot and two penalty minutes over 17:37 of ice time in Tuesday's 3-1 loss to the Minnesota Wild.
Jun 6, 2022 Montreal Canadiens | Chris Wideman | Wideman put pen to paper on a two-year contract extension with Montreal on Monday.
Apr 7, 2022 Montreal Canadiens | Chris Wideman | Wideman had a goal and two assists in Thursday's 7-4 win over the New Jersey Devils.
Apr 1, 2022 Montreal Canadiens | Chris Wideman | Wideman will be a healthy scratch Saturday against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Apr 1, 2022 Montreal Canadiens | Chris Wideman | Wideman (undisclosed) will miss Saturday's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.
Mar 29, 2022 Montreal Canadiens | Chris Wideman | Wideman scored a goal and added an assist in Tuesday's 7-4 loss to the Florida Panthers.
Mar 27, 2022 Montreal Canadiens | Chris Wideman | Wideman logged an assist and went plus-2 in Sunday's 3-2 shootout loss to the New Jersey Devils.
Mar 27, 2022 Montreal Canadiens | Chris Wideman | Wideman had a power-play assist, one shot on goal and two blocked shots in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Mar 25, 2022 Montreal Canadiens | Chris Wideman | Wideman had a power-play assist and one blocked shot in Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Florida Panthers.
Mar 13, 2022 Montreal Canadiens | Chris Wideman | Wideman dished out two assists -- one on the power play -- in Sunday's 4-3 overtime win over the Philadelphia Flyers.
Mar 6, 2022 Montreal Canadiens | Chris Wideman | Wideman had two power-play assists over 11:26 of ice time in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers.
Jan 20, 2022 Montreal Canadiens | Chris Wideman | Wideman logged a power-play assist and went plus-2 in Thursday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Vegas Golden Knights.
Jan 13, 2022 Montreal Canadiens | Chris Wideman | Wideman was suspended for one game Thursday.
Jan 13, 2022 Montreal Canadiens | Chris Wideman | Wideman will have a hearing with the Department of Player Safety on Thursday for his headbutt of the Boston Bruins' Erik Haula.
Jan 9, 2022 Montreal Canadiens | Chris Wideman | Wideman cleared COVID-19 protocols and practiced Sunday, Arpon Basu of The Athletic reports.
Dec 27, 2021 Montreal Canadiens | Chris Wideman | Wideman (personal) was placed in the NHL's COVID-19 protocols Monday.
Dec 16, 2021 Montreal Canadiens | Chris Wideman | Wideman (personal) remains out of the lineup Thursday versus the Philadelphia Flyers, John Lu of TSN.ca reports.
Dec 14, 2021 Montreal Canadiens | Chris Wideman | Wideman will remain back in Montreal for the birth of his child and will miss Tuesday's matchup with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Dec 2, 2021 Montreal Canadiens | Chris Wideman | Wideman (undisclosed) will rejoin the lineup for Thursday's game against the Colorado Avalanche.
Nov 29, 2021 Montreal Canadiens | Chris Wideman | Wideman (undisclosed) will not play Monday against the Vancouver Canucks.
Nov 27, 2021 Montreal Canadiens | Chris Wideman | Wideman (upper body) won't be available for Saturday's game versus Pittsburgh.
Nov 21, 2021 Montreal Canadiens | Chris Wideman | Wideman had two assists and one hit over 11:46 of ice time in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Nashville Predators.
Nov 19, 2021 Montreal Canadiens | Chris Wideman | Wideman was not in the active lineup for Thursday's 6-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Nov 17, 2021 Montreal Canadiens | Chris Wideman | Wideman had an assist, three hits, two blocked shots and four penalty minutes in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the New York Rangers.
Nov 14, 2021 Montreal Canadiens | Chris Wideman | Wideman had a goal and an assist in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Detroit Red Wings.
Nov 12, 2021 Montreal Canadiens | Chris Wideman | Wideman had a power-play assist in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Calgary Flames.
Nov 1, 2021 Montreal Canadiens | Chris Wideman | Wideman had a power-play assist and one blocked shot over 14:06 of ice time in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Anaheim Ducks.
Oct 14, 2021 Montreal Canadiens | Chris Wideman | Wideman scored a goal and provided three shots in Thursday's 5-1 loss to the Buffalo Sabres.
Jul 28, 2021 Montreal Canadiens | Chris Wideman | Wideman signed a one-year, $750,000 contract with the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday.
Jan 3, 2020 Anaheim Ducks | Assigned D Chris Wideman to San Diego (AHL).
Jan 2, 2020 Anaheim Ducks | Recalled D Chris Wideman from San Diego (AHL).
Sep 24, 2019 Anaheim Ducks | Waived D Chris Wideman.
Feb 25, 2019 TRADE ANALYSIS
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Jan 7, 2019 Florida Panthers | Assigned D Chris Wideman to Springfield (AHL).
Jan 6, 2019 Florida Panthers | Waived D Chris Wideman.
Dec 30, 2018 Edmonton Oilers | Acquired D Alexander Petrovic from the Florida Panthers for D Chris Wideman and a 2019 third-round draft pick.
Nov 22, 2018 Edmonton Oilers | Acquired D Chris Wideman from the Ottawa Senators for a conditional 2020 sixth-round draft pick.
Jun 24, 2018 Ottawa Senators | Re-signed D Chris Wideman to a one-year, $1 million contract.
Nov 17, 2017 Ottawa Senators | Placed D Chris Wideman on IR.
Feb 24, 2016 Ottawa Senators | Signed D Chris Wideman to a two-year, $1.6 million contract extension.
Jun 29, 2015 Ottawa Senators | Re-signed D Chris Wideman to a one-year, two-way contract.
Jan 5, 2015 Ottawa Senators | Assigned D Chris Wideman to Binghamton (AHL).
Jan 3, 2015 Ottawa Senators | Recalled D Chris Wideman from Binghamton (AHL).
Jun 26, 2014 Ottawa Senators | Re-signed D Chris Wideman to a one-year, two-way contract.
Sep 30, 2013 Ottawa Senators | Assigned D Chris Wideman to Binghamton (AHL).
Mar 28, 2012 Ottawa Senators | (Chris Wideman) has been signed to an entry-level contract.
2022-2023 Regular Season Stats

Chris Wideman
GP G A P +/- PIM TOI GF% DFF% Rel DFF% CF% Rel CF% G60 P60
Montréal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens logo 46 0 6 6 -6 81 555 46.20 41.60 -2.50 45.70 1.20 0.43
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Career Stats
Season Team League GP G A TP PIM TOI GF% DFF% Rel DFF% CF% Rel CF% G60 P60 Playoffs GP G A TP PIM
2004-2005 Chaminade College Prep USHS-MO 0 4 5 9 0
2005-2006 Chaminade College Prep USHS-MO 0 5 16 21 0
2006-2007 St. Louis Bandits NAHL 1 0 0 0 0 Playoffs 7 0 1 1 0
2006-2007 St. Louis AAA Blues 16U AAA 16U AAA 62 9 21 30 122
2006-2007 Chaminade College Prep USHS-MO 0 9 6 15 0
2007-2008 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL 53 2 12 14 51 Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0
Draft Yr 2008-2009 Miami Univ. (Ohio) NCAA 39 0 26 26 56
2009-2010 Miami Univ. (Ohio) NCAA 44 5 17 22 63
2010-2011 Miami Univ. (Ohio) NCAA 39 3 20 23 32
2011-2012 Miami Univ. (Ohio) NCAA 41 4 20 24 40
2012-2013 Elmira Jackals ECHL 5 0 5 5 7
2012-2013 Binghamton Senators AHL 60 2 16 18 46 Playoffs 3 1 2 3 0
2013-2014 Binghamton Senators AHL 73 9 42 51 101 Playoffs 4 1 0 1 0
2014-2015 Binghamton Senators AHL 75 19 42 61 116
2015-2016 Ottawa Senators NHL 64 6 7 13 34 817 53.33 51.28 4.93 45.16 -2.17 0.37 0.66
2015-2016 USA WC 10 2 4 6 8
2016-2017 Ottawa Senators NHL 76 5 12 17 46 906 55.56 52.02 2.90 52.40 5.38 0.13 0.66 Playoffs 15 1 3 4 0
2017-2018 Ottawa Senators NHL 16 3 5 8 6 144 76.92 51.59 1.67 52.40 6.23 0.42 2.50
2018-2019 Ottawa Senators NHL 19 2 3 5 12 204 31.58 47.00 5.10 44.80 3.02 0.29 0.88
2018-2019 Edmonton Oilers NHL 5 0 2 2 4 50 50.00 43.87 -10.03 41.90 -5.34 0.00 2.40
2018-2019 Florida Panthers NHL 1 0 0 0 2 11 0.00 40.77 -4.16 57.14 5.58 0.00 0.00
2018-2019 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 16 3 10 13 12
2018-2019 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 3 0 2 2 7
2019-2020 San Diego Gulls AHL 53 9 22 31 73
2020-2021 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 59 9 32 41 73 Playoffs 4 1 1 2 0
2020-2021 USA WC 9 0 0 0 2
2021-2022 Montréal Canadiens NHL 64 4 23 27 67 749 40.00 48.30 3.30 50.00 4.30 0.32 1.12
2022-2023 Montréal Canadiens NHL 46 0 6 6 81 555 46.20 41.60 -2.50 45.70 1.20 0.43
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Active Contract

Signing Team Montreal Canadiens logo
Signing Date June 7, 2022
Signing Status UFA
Agent Allain Roy
Standard Contract | 2 Years $1,525,000 0.91% of cap space
2022-2023 2023-2024
Cap Hit $762,500 $762,500
UFA
AAV $762,500 $762,500
Performance Bonuses $0 $0
Base Salary $750,000 $775,000
Signing Bonuses $0 $0
Total Salary $750,000 $775,000
Minors Salary $750,000 $775,000
Clauses
UFA Year
Buy It Out

Contract History

Signing Team Montreal Canadiens logo
Signing Date July 28, 2021
Signing Status UFA
Agent Allain Roy
Standard Contract | 1 Years $750,000 0.92% of cap space
2021-2022
Cap Hit $750,000
UFA
AAV $750,000
Performance Bonuses $0
Base Salary $750,000
Signing Bonuses $0
Total Salary $750,000
Minors Salary $750,000
Clauses
UFA Year
Signing Team Anaheim Ducks logo
Signing Date July 15, 2019
Signing Status UFA
Agent Craig Oster
Standard Contract | 1 Years $700,000 0.86% of cap space
2019-2020
Cap Hit $700,000
UFA
AAV $700,000
Performance Bonuses $0
Base Salary $700,000
Signing Bonuses $0
Total Salary $700,000
Minors Salary $350,000
Clauses
UFA Year
400K Guaranteed
Signing Team Ottawa Senators logo
Signing Date June 24, 2018
Signing Status UFA
Agent Donald Meehan
Standard Contract | 1 Years $1,000,000 1.26% of cap space
2018-2019
Cap Hit $1,000,000
UFA
AAV $1,000,000
Performance Bonuses $0
Base Salary $1,000,000
Signing Bonuses $0
Total Salary $1,000,000
Minors Salary $1,000,000
Clauses
UFA Year
Signing Team Ottawa Senators logo
Signing Date February 24, 2016
Signing Status UFA
Agent Matthew Oates
Standard Contract | 2 Years $1,600,000 1.10% of cap space
2016-2017 2017-2018
Cap Hit $800,000 $800,000
UFA
AAV $800,000 $800,000
Performance Bonuses $0 $0
Base Salary $800,000 $800,000
Signing Bonuses $0 $0
Total Salary $800,000 $800,000
Minors Salary $800,000 $800,000
Clauses
UFA Year
Signing Team Ottawa Senators logo
Signing Date July 26, 2015
Signing Status RFA
Standard Contract | 1 Years $700,000 1.01% of cap space
2014-2015
Cap Hit $700,000
UFA
AAV $700,000
Performance Bonuses $0
Base Salary $700,000
Signing Bonuses $0
Total Salary $700,000
Minors Salary $85,000
Clauses
UFA Year
Signing Team Ottawa Senators logo
Signing Date June 29, 2015
Signing Status RFA
Standard Contract | 1 Years $600,000 0.84% of cap space
2015-2016
Cap Hit $600,000
UFA-Group6
AAV $600,000
Performance Bonuses $0
Base Salary $600,000
Signing Bonuses $0
Total Salary $600,000
Minors Salary $400,000
Clauses
UFA Year
Signing Team Ottawa Senators logo
Signing Date March 28, 2012
Entry Level Contract | 2 Years $1,180,000 0.98% of cap space
2012-2013 2013-2014
Cap Hit $590,000 $590,000
RFA
AAV $590,000 $590,000
Performance Bonuses $0 $0
Base Salary $525,000 $550,000
Signing Bonuses $50,000 $55,000
Total Salary $575,000 $605,000
Minors Salary $60,000 $60,000
Clauses
UFA Year