Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Chimera akatamba basa rake duku muWHL, nokuda kweMedicine Hat naBrandon. Akasarudzwa 121st yose mu1997 NHL Entry Draft
nechikwata chomumusha make, Edmonton Oilers, zvikurukuru nemhaka yokungofamba kwake kwakanaka. Chimera akatamba mwaka mitatu paHamilton Bulldogs, iyo panguva iyoyo yaive Oilers 'timu yepurazi muAmerican Hockey League. Mumwaka wake wokupedzisira, akatumidzwa zita rokuti AHL First All-Star team.