Jason Chimera

Jason Chimera
Born	(1979-05-02) May 2, 1979 Edmonton, AB, CAN
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shoots	Left
NHL team Former teams	Washington Capitals Edmonton Oilers Columbus Blue Jackets
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	121st overall, 1997 Edmonton Oilers
Playing career	1999–present

Jason "Chippy" Chimera (/tʃɪˈmærə/; born May 2, 1979) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

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 Voráček.

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 Jurcina. Chimera was re-signed a two-year contract extension with the Capitals on September 29, 2011.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				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	Italy		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	CZE		5	1	0	1	10		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Washington Capitals	NHL		47	3	11	14	48		7	1	2	3	4
NHL totals				710	121	147	268	706		43	8	12	20	16

International play

Medal record
Competitor for Canada
Ice hockey
World Championships
Gold	2007 Moscow	Ice hockey
Silver	2008 Halifax	Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Silver	1999 Winnipeg	Ice hockey

Year	Team	Comp	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1999	Canada	WJC	7	2	2	4	2
2007	Canada	WC	9	1	5	6	8
2008	Canada	WC	9	0	2	2	6
Junior int'l totals			7	2	2	4	2
Senior int'l totals			18	1	7	8	14

External links

• Jason Chimera's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database