| Jason Chimera | |
| Position | Left Wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) |
| NHL Team F. Teams |
Columbus Blue Jackets Edmonton Oilers |
| Nationality |  Canadian
|
| Born | May 2, 1979, Edmonton, AB, CAN |
| 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.
Playing career
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.
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.
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 | ||||
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:
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 | ||