Jason Chimera

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Representing Canada
Ice hockey
World Championships
World Junior Championships

Jason Chimera
Jason Chimera
	Chimera with the Washington Capitals in January 2010
Born	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

Chimera played his junior career 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

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

World Championship team that won gold in a 4–2 win against Finland in Moscow

.

Chimera was traded to the

Alexander Ovetchkin was injured either during a scrum/fight with Chimera, or as Ovetchkin exited the penalty box, colliding with Columbus' Raffi Torres.^[2] The injury was the longest of Ovetchkin's career at the time, keeping him out of six games.^[3]

On April 20, 2011, during the first round of the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs against the New York Rangers, Chimera scored the game-winning goal for the Capitals to win Game 4 on the road in double overtime, 4–3, which is currently the longest playoff game victory in franchise history with a record time of 92:36.^[4]

Chimera was re-signed a two-year contract extension with the Capitals on November 8, 2013.^[5]

On July 1, 2016, Chimera signed a two-year deal as a free agent with the New York Islanders.^[6] 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.^[7]

While with the Capitals, Chimera was nicknamed “the Ice Cheetah” for his speed on the ice.[8]

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	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