Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Chelios akatambira Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, uye Atlanta Thrashers. Paakadanwa kubva kuAHL yeChicago Wolves kuti atambire Thrashers mumwaka wa2009-10 NHL, Chelios ndiye mutambi wekare kwazvo muNHL uye wechipiri wekare nguva dzese, akatamba mitambo yakawanda yechero mutambi anoshanda muNHL, ndiye mutambi wekupedzisira kubva ku1981 NHL Entry Draft achiri kushanda (kana chero dhizaini kubva
1986 uye yapfuura), uye aive nemaminetsi akawanda ekuranga kwebasa kune chero mutambi anoshanda. Chelios parizvino akabata rekodhi yemitambo mizhinji yakatambwa muNHL nemudziviriri, ari wechinomwe akazara nemitambo 1,651 yakatambwa, akabata rekodhi yemitambo yakawanda yemitambo yemitambo yakatambwa ne266 uye yakabatana naGordie Howe yemwaka mizhinji yeNHL yakatambwa ne26. Musi waMay 1, 2009, akaonekwa mumakwikwi ekupedzisira kwenguva yeNHL rekodhi 24th, achinge arasikirwa nemakwikwi kamwe chete (1997<unk>98). Chelios ndiyewo muridzi wekurekodha kwekurasikirwa kwebasa rakawanda, aine 117 (zvakare zvakanyanya mune chero nyanzvi yemitambo muNorth America). Zvisinei, iye chete akarasikirwa mumwe Game 7 mubasa rake rose, 3-2 OT kurasikirwa muna 1985 Adams Division Finals pamusoro Nordiques. Muna 2017, Chelios akatumidzwa zita remumwe we '100 Greatest NHL Players' munhoroondo.