Jason Chimera

Jason Chimera (; born May 2, 1979) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger and an alternate captain for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL).
==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 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 Voráček.
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 signed a 2-year extension with the Capitals on September 29, 2011 ($3.5 million/season).
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	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 	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
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
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		581 	98 	117 	215 	580 		22 	3 	7 	10 	6
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==International play==
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Played for Canada in: 
*1999 World Junior Championships
*2007 World Championships
*2008 World Championships
===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	Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals	7 	2	2	4 	2
Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	18	1	7	8 	14
==References==
== External links ==
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Category:Born in 1979
Category:HC Varese players
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Columbus Blue Jackets players
Category:Edmonton Oilers draft picks
Category:Edmonton Oilers players
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Category:Medicine Hat Tigers alumni
Category:Phoenix Coyotes players
Category:Washington Capitals players
Category:Brandon Wheat Kings players