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{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 1979)}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name = Jason Chimera
| image = JasonChimera.JPG
| image_size = 230px
| caption = Chimera with the [[Washington Capitals]] in January 2010
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|5|2|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Edmonton, Alberta]], Canada
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 205
| position = [[Winger (ice hockey)|Left wing]]
| shoots = Left
| league = [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| team =
| played_for = [[Edmonton Oilers]]<br>[[Columbus Blue Jackets]]<br>[[Washington Capitals]]<br>[[New York Islanders]]<br>[[Anaheim Ducks]]
| ntl_team = CAN
| draft = 121st overall
| draft_year = 1997
| draft_team = [[Edmonton Oilers]]
| career_start = 1999
| career_end = 2018
}}
'''Jason Chimera''' ({{IPAc-en|tʃ|ɪ|ˈ|m|ɛər|ə}}; born May 2, 1979) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] former professional [[ice hockey]] [[winger (ice hockey)|left winger]] who played for five teams in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL).

==Playing career==
Chimera played his junior career in the [[Western Hockey League|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 (AHL)|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 [[A.S. Mastini Varese Hockey|Mastini Varese]]. Chimera was subsequently dealt to the [[Columbus Blue Jackets]], without playing a game in [[Phoenix, Arizona|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 NHL season|2008–09 season]] as the veteran presence on a line with rookies [[Derick Brassard]] and [[Jakub Voráček|Jakub Voracek]].

He was a member of the 2007 Canadian [[IIHF]] [[World Championship]] team that won gold in a 4–2 win against [[Finland men's national ice hockey team|Finland]] in [[Moscow]].

Chimera was traded to the [[Washington Capitals]] on December 28, 2009 for [[Chris Clark (ice hockey)|Chris Clark]], the Capitals captain, and [[Milan Jurčina]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=303820|title=Capitals Trade Clark, Jurcina to Blue Jackets for Chimera|publisher=The Sports Network|date=2009-12-28|access-date=2009-12-28|archive-date=2012-10-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011013805/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=303820|url-status=dead}}</ref> The trade came less than two months after Capitals superstar [[Alexander Ovechkin]] was injured either during a scrum/fight with Chimera, or as Ovechkin exited the penalty box, colliding with Columbus' [[Raffi Torres]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=El-Bashir |first=Tarik |date=November 2, 2009 |title=Ovechkin injured during Capitals' loss to Blue Jackets |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/01/AR2009110102120.html}}</ref> The injury was the longest of Ovechkin's career at the time, keeping him out of six games.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-19 |title=Ovechkin week to week for Capitals with leg injury {{!}} NHL.com |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/washington-capitals-alex-ovechkin-injury-status-week-to-week-leg-injury |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=www.nhl.com |language=en}}</ref>

On April 20, 2011, during the first round of the [[2011 Stanley Cup playoffs]] against the [[New York Rangers]], Chimera scored the [[golden goal|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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Vingan |first1=Adam |title=Capitals Vs. Rangers, 2011 NHL Playoffs Game 4: Jason Chimera Wins It For Washington In 4-3 Double Overtime Victory Over Rangers |url=https://dc.sbnation.com/washington-capitals/2011/4/20/2124030/capitals-vs-rangers-2011-nhl-playoffs-game-4-jason-chimera-wins-it |website=SB Nation Washington D.C. |access-date=22 March 2025 |date=20 April 2011}}</ref>

Chimera was re-signed a two-year contract extension with the Capitals on November 8, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=690604|title=Capitals re-sign Jason Chimera|publisher=NHL|date=2013-11-08|access-date=2013-11-08}}</ref>

On July 1, 2016, Chimera signed a two-year deal as a free agent with the [[New York Islanders]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=888179|title=Chimera Agrees to Two-Year Deal|publisher=NHL|date=2016-07-01|access-date=2016-07-01}}</ref> During the subsequent season, Chimera played in his [[List of NHL players with 1,000 games played|1,000th game]].

In the [[2017-18 NHL season|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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ducks Acquire Chimera from Islanders in Exchange for Wagner|url=https://www.nhl.com/ducks/news/ducks-acquire-chimera-from-islanders-in-exchange-for-wagner/c-296382564|website=NHL.com|access-date=February 26, 2018|date=February 26, 2018}}</ref>

While with the Capitals, Chimera was nicknamed “the Ice Cheetah” for his speed on the ice.<ref>{{cite web |title=2011-12 Year-End Review: Jason Chimera |url=https://russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2012/05/29/2011-12-year-end-review-jason-chimera/ |website=RMNB |access-date=13 April 2021 |date=29 May 2012}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Regular season and playoffs===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[[Regular season]]
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[[Playoffs]]
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
! Team
! League
! GP !! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]] !! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]] !! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]] !! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]]
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
|-
| [[1996–97 WHL season|1996–97]]
| [[Medicine Hat Tigers]]
| [[Western Hockey League|WHL]]
| 71 || 16 || 23 || 39 || 64
| 4 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1997–98 WHL season|1997–98]]
| Medicine Hat Tigers
| WHL
| 72 || 34 || 32 || 66 || 93
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1997–98 AHL season|1997–98]]
| [[Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL)|Hamilton Bulldogs]]
| [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
| 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 8
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1998–99 WHL season|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
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1999–00 AHL season|1999–00]]
| Hamilton Bulldogs
| AHL
| 78 || 15 || 13 || 28 || 77
| 10 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 12
|-
| [[2000–01 AHL season|2000–01]]
| Hamilton Bulldogs
| AHL
| 78 || 29 || 25 || 54 || 93
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01]]
| [[Edmonton Oilers]]
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[2001–02 NHL season|2001–02]]
| Edmonton Oilers
| NHL
| 3 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2001–02 AHL season|2001–02]]
| Hamilton Bulldogs
| AHL
| 78 || 29 || 25 || 54 || 93
| 15 || 4 || 6 || 10 || 10
|-
| [[2002–03 NHL season|2002–03]]
| Edmonton Oilers
| NHL
| 66 || 14 || 9 || 23 || 36
| 2 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2003–04 NHL season|2003–04]]
| Edmonton Oilers
| NHL
| 60 || 4 || 8 || 12 || 57
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[2004–05 Serie A (ice hockey) season|2004–05]]
| [[A.S. Mastini Varese Hockey|Mastini Varese]]
| [[Serie A (ice hockey)|ITA]]
| 15 || 7 || 3 || 10 || 34
| 5 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 31
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06]]
| [[Columbus Blue Jackets]]
| NHL
| 80 || 17 || 13 || 30 || 95
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[2006–07 NHL season|2006–07]]
| Columbus Blue Jackets
| NHL
| 82 || 15 || 21 || 36 || 91
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2007–08 NHL season|2007–08]]
| Columbus Blue Jackets
| NHL
| 81 || 14 || 17 || 31 || 98
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[2008–09 NHL season|2008–09]]
| Columbus Blue Jackets
| NHL
| 49 || 8 || 14 || 22 || 41
| 4 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2009–10 NHL season|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
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2010–11 NHL season|2010–11]]
| Washington Capitals
| NHL
| 81 || 10 || 16 || 26 || 64
| 9 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 2
|-
| [[2011-12 NHL season|2011–12]]
| Washington Capitals
| NHL
| 82 || 20 || 19 || 39 || 78
| 14 || 4 || 3 || 7 || 6
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2012–13 Czech Extraliga season|2012–13]]
| [[Piráti Chomutov]]
| [[Czech Extraliga|ELH]]
| 5 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 10
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[2012–13 NHL season|2012–13]]
| Washington Capitals
| NHL
| 47 || 3 || 11 || 14 || 48
| 7 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2013–14 NHL season|2013–14]]
| Washington Capitals
| NHL
| 82 || 15 || 27 || 42 || 36
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[2014–15 NHL season|2014–15]]
| Washington Capitals
| NHL
| 77 || 7 || 12 || 19 || 51
| 14 || 3 || 4 || 7 || 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2015–16 NHL season|2015–16]]
| Washington Capitals
| NHL
| 82 || 20 || 20 || 40 || 22
| 12 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 12
|-
| [[2016-17 NHL season|2016–17]]
| [[New York Islanders]]
| NHL
| 82 || 20 || 13 || 33 || 40
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2017–18 NHL season|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
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 1,107 !! 186 !! 229 !! 415 !! 892
! 71 !! 12 !! 17 !! 29 !! 32
|}

===International===
{{MedalTableTop|name = }}
{{MedalCountry | {{ih|CAN}} }}
{{MedalSport | [[Ice hockey]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[World Ice Hockey Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2007 Moscow]]|}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2008 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2008 Halifax/Quebec City]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|World Junior Championships]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1999 Winnipeg]]|}}
{{MedalBottom}}
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em"
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Year
! Team
! Event
! Result
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|- ALIGN="center"
| [[1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1999]]
| [[Canada men's national junior ice hockey team|Canada]]
| [[World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|WJC]]
| {{silver2}}
| 7
| 2
| 2
| 4
| 2
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2007]]
| [[Canada national men's ice hockey team|Canada]]
| [[World Ice Hockey Championships|WC]]
| {{gold1}}
| 9
| 1
| 5
| 6
| 8
|- ALIGN="center"
| [[2008 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2008]]
| Canada
| WC
| {{silver2}}
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 6
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2014 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2014]]
| Canada
| WC
| 5th
| 8
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 0
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="4" | Junior totals
! 7
! 2
! 2
! 4
! 2
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="4" | Senior totals
! 26
! 2
! 9
! 11
! 14
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Ice hockey stats}}

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[[Category:Anaheim Ducks players]]
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[[Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States]]
[[Category:Edmonton Oilers draft picks]]
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