Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - Chimera ya taka leda a WHL, don Medicine Hat da Brandon. An zabi shi a matsayin na 121 a cikin 1997 NHL Entry Draft
ta ƙungiyar garinsa, Edmonton Oilers, galibi saboda fitaccen wasan sa. Chimera ya buga wasanni uku a kan Hamilton Bulldogs, wanda a wannan lokacin shi ne ƙungiyar man fetur na Oilers a cikin Ƙungiyar Hockey ta Amurka. A lokacinsa na ƙarshe, an kira shi zuwa AHL First All-Star Team.