Born	May 2, 1979 (1979-05-02) (age 30), Edmonton, AB, CAN
Height Weight	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shoots	Left
NHL team F. teams	Columbus Blue Jackets Edmonton Oilers
Ntl. team	Canada
NHL Draft	121st overall, 1997 Edmonton Oilers
Pro career	1999 – present

Jason Chimera (born May 2, 1979 in Edmonton, Alberta), is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who currently plays for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League.

Contents 1 Playing career 1.1 Pre-NHL 1.2 NHL 2 Career statistics 3 International play 3.1 International statistics 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Playing career

[edit] Pre-NHL

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.

[edit] NHL

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 Italy in the A.S. Mastini Varese Hockey. 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 has predominantly played left wing on the team's third line. He has overwhelmingly been centered by Manny Malhotra, and has 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.

[edit] Career statistics

				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	A.S. 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
NHL totals				422	73	82	155	418		6	0	3	3	2

[edit] 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

Played for Canada in:

• 1999 World Junior Championships
• 2007 World Championships
• 2008 World Championships

[edit] International statistics

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

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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

Persondata
NAME	Chimera, Jason
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION
DATE OF BIRTH	1979-5-7
PLACE OF BIRTH	Edmonton, AB, CAN
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH