Education
Sides attended Wentworth Institute of Technology from 2005 to 2009 where he played National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III college hockey.
Sides attended Wentworth Institute of Technology from 2005 to 2009 where he played National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III college hockey.
Playing both forward and defense he amassed 32 goals and 85 points in 90 collegiate games. As well as being appointed captain his sophomore through senior year. On October 30, 2009, the Arizona Sundogs of the Central Hockey League (CHL) announced they had signed Sides to play for their team.In 123 games played with the Arizona Sundogs, Sides tallied 98 points (44g, 54a).
In the 2011-2012 season, Sides played overseas in the Netherlands for the Heerenveen Flyers where he scored 49pts (19g, 30a) in just 29 games before returning to North America to play with the Colorado Eagles of the ECHL, amounting 29 points (15g, 14a) in 29 games.
Sides was signed to an AHL contract in the off-season and attended camp with the Saint John"s IceCaps before being reassigned to the Eagles for the 2012-2013 season. With Colorado in 18 games, Sides (9 goals, 9 assists) was tied for fourth place in scoring on the Eagles and tied for first place in the entire 23-team Premier “Associate of Arts” ECHL in plus/minus ranking.
He played 6 games with the Saint Johns Ice Caps assisting on 2 goals and finished the season in Colorado with a total of 40 points (21g,19a) in 44 games. On September 29, 2015, Sides agreed to terms on a one-year contract with the Wichita Thunder of the ECHL for the 2015-2016 season.