Position Left Wing Name Jason Chimera Spouse Sarah Chimera Playing career Weight 97 kg | National team Canada Height 1.91 m Shoots Left Role Ice hockey player Salary 1.7 million USD (2013) | |
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Born May 2, 1979 (age 45)
Edmonton, AB, CAN ( 1979-05-02 ) NHL team
Former teams Washington Capitals
Edmonton Oilers
Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Draft 121st overall, 1997
Edmonton Oilers Current teams Canadian National Men's Hockey Team, Washington Capitals (#25 / Left wing) Similar People Jay Beagle, John Carlson, Brooks Laich, Matt Niskanen, Brooks Orpik | ||
Mike weber vs jason chimera mar 7 2015
Jason Chimera (; born May 2, 1979) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL).
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- Mike weber vs jason chimera mar 7 2015
- Jason chimera injures nose in collision
- Playing career
- References
Jason chimera injures nose in collision
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 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. Chimera was re-signed a two-year contract extension with the Capitals on September 29, 2011.
Chimera was re-signed a two-year contract extension with the Capitals on November 8, 2013.
On July 1, 2016, Chimera signed a two-year deal as a free agent with the New York Islanders. During the subsequent season, Chimera played in his 1,000th game.