Jason Chimera

Jason Chimera
Chimera with the Washington Capitals in 2010
Born (1979-05-02) May 2, 1979 (age 45)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Edmonton Oilers
Columbus Blue Jackets
Washington Capitals
New York Islanders
Anaheim Ducks
National team  Canada
NHL draft 121st overall, 1997
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 1999–2018

Jason Chimera (/tʃɪˈmɛərə/; born May 2, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played for five teams in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

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Chimera played his junior career in the WHL, for Medicine Hat and Brandon. He was selected 121st overall in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft by his hometown team, the Edmonton Oilers, mostly because of his outstanding skating. Chimera played three seasons on the Hamilton Bulldogs, which at that point was the Oilers' farm team in the American Hockey League. In his final season, he was named to the AHL First All-Star team.

Chimera played two seasons for Edmonton before being traded to the Phoenix Coyotes for draft choices. Because of the NHL lockout, he did not play the following season and went to play in Italy for Mastini Varese. Chimera was subsequently dealt to the Columbus Blue Jackets, without playing a game in Phoenix, as part of a trade for Geoff Sanderson.

With the Blue Jackets, Chimera predominantly played left wing on the team's third line. He was usually centered by Manny Malhotra and spent significant time playing alongside right wingers such as Dan Fritsche and Trevor Letowski. However, Chimera began the 2008–09 season as the veteran presence on a line with rookies Derick Brassard and Jakub Voracek.

He was a member of the 2007 Canadian IIHF World Championship team that won gold in a 4–2 win against Finland in Moscow.

Chimera was traded to the Washington Capitals on December 28, 2009 for Chris Clark and Milan Jurčina.[1] Chimera was re-signed a two-year contract extension with the Capitals on September 29, 2011.[2]

Chimera was re-signed a two-year contract extension with the Capitals on November 8, 2013.[3]

On July 1, 2016, Chimera signed a two-year deal as a free agent with the New York Islanders.[4] During the subsequent season, Chimera played in his 1,000th game.

In the 2017–18 season, his final season under contract with the Islanders, Chimera was dealt at the trade deadline to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Chris Wagner on February 26, 2018.[5]

While with the Capitals, Chimera was nicknamed “the Ice Cheetah” for his speed on the ice.[6]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1996–97 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 71 16 23 39 64 4 0 1 1 4
1997–98 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 72 34 32 66 93 — — — — —
1997–98 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 4 0 0 0 8 — — — — —
1998–99 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 37 18 22 40 84 — — — — —
1998–99 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 21 14 12 26 32 5 4 1 5 8
1999–00 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 78 15 13 28 77 10 0 2 2 12
2000–01 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 78 29 25 54 93 — — — — —
2000–01 Edmonton Oilers NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2001–02 Edmonton Oilers NHL 3 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
2001–02 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 78 29 25 54 93 15 4 6 10 10
2002–03 Edmonton Oilers NHL 66 14 9 23 36 2 0 2 2 0
2003–04 Edmonton Oilers NHL 60 4 8 12 57 — — — — —
2004–05 Mastini Varese ITA 15 7 3 10 34 5 2 1 3 31
2005–06 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 80 17 13 30 95 — — — — —
2006–07 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 82 15 21 36 91 — — — — —
2007–08 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 81 14 17 31 98 — — — — —
2008–09 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 49 8 14 22 41 4 0 1 1 2
2009–10 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 39 8 9 17 47 — — — — —
2009–10 Washington Capitals NHL 39 7 10 17 51 7 1 2 3 2
2010–11 Washington Capitals NHL 81 10 16 26 64 9 2 2 4 2
2011–12 Washington Capitals NHL 82 20 19 39 78 14 4 3 7 6
2012–13 Piráti Chomutov ELH 5 1 0 1 10 — — — — —
2012–13 Washington Capitals NHL 47 3 11 14 48 7 1 2 3 4
2013–14 Washington Capitals NHL 82 15 27 42 36 — — — — —
2014–15 Washington Capitals NHL 77 7 12 19 51 14 3 4 7 4
2015–16 Washington Capitals NHL 82 20 20 40 22 12 1 1 2 12
2016–17 New York Islanders NHL 82 20 13 33 40 — — — — —
2017–18 New York Islanders NHL 58 2 9 11 35 — — — — —
2017–18 Anaheim Ducks NHL 16 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
NHL totals 1,107 186 229 415 892 71 12 17 29 32

International

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Medal record
Representing  Canada
Ice hockey
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Moscow
Silver medal – second place 2008 Halifax/Quebec City
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 1999 Winnipeg
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
1999 Canada WJC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 2 2 4 2
2007 Canada WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 9 1 5 6 8
2008 Canada WC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 9 0 2 2 6
2014 Canada WC 5th 8 1 2 3 0
Junior totals 7 2 2 4 2
Senior totals 26 2 9 11 14

References

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  1. ^ "Capitals Trade Clark, Jurcina to Blue Jackets for Chimera". The Sports Network. 2009-12-28. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2009-12-28.
  2. ^ "Caps agree to term on new contract with Jason Chimera". NHL. 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  3. ^ "Capitals re-sign Jason Chimera". NHL. 2013-11-08. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
  4. ^ "Chimera Agrees to Two-Year Deal". NHL. 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
  5. ^ "Ducks Acquire Chimera from Islanders in Exchange for Wagner". NHL.com. February 26, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  6. ^ "2011-12 Year-End Review: Jason Chimera". RMNB. 29 May 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
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