Jason Chimera
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| Born |
May 2, 1979 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
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NHL team Former teams |
New York Islanders Edmonton Oilers Columbus Blue Jackets Washington Capitals |
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| National team |
 Canada
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| NHL Draft | 121st overall, 1997 Edmonton Oilers |
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| Playing career | 1999–present | ||
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| Representing Canada
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
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2007 Moscow | |
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2008 Halifax | |
| World Junior Championships | ||
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1999 Winnipeg | |
Jason Chimera (/tʃɪˈmærə/; born May 2, 1979) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (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.
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.
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