Jason Chimera

Jason Chimera ( born 2 May 1979 in Edmonton, Alberta ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player standing since 2009 with the Washington Capitals in the National Hockey League contract.

Career

Jason Chimera began his career as a hockey player in the Western Hockey League in which he held until 1999 at the Medicine Hat Tigers of 1996 and the end of the 1998/99 season played for the Brandon Wheat Kings. During this time he was selected in the NHL Entry Draft in 1997 in the fifth round as a total 121 players from the Edmonton Oilers. In the 1997/98 season, the attacker first played in professional hockey when he. Four games in the American Hockey League, the farm team for the Oilers, who played Hamilton Bulldogs In the 2000 /01 season Chimera gave Edmonton its debut in the National Hockey League.

Although he was obliged in June 2004 by the Phoenix Coyotes, Chimera never completed a game for the team since the NHL season was 2004/ 05 not played due to the lockout. In this season Chimera was in Italy at the HC Varese under contract. Following the resumption of gaming operations in the NHL the winger was given to the Columbus Blue Jackets in October 2005. After more than four years in Columbus, he was discharged on 28 December 2009 Milan Jurcina and Chris Clark of the Washington Capitals.

Internationally

For Canada Chimera took part in the U20 World Youth Championship 1999, where he won the silver medal with the team. In addition, Chimera was 2007 world champion with Canada and won the 2008 silver medal.

Awards and achievements

NHL stats

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