Ku sii wad qodobkan - Chimera wuxuu ciyaaray xirfadiisa ciyaareed ee WHL, Medicine Hat iyo Brandon. Waxaa la doortay 121-aad guud ahaan 1997 NHL Entry Draft
waxaa goostay kooxda uu ka soo jeedo ee Edmonton Oilers, sababtoo ah wuxuu si aad ah u cayaari jiray. Chimera wuxuu saddex xilli ciyaareed ku ciyaaray Hamilton Bulldogs, oo waqtigaas ahaa kooxda beeraha ee Oilers ee Horyaalka Hockeyga Mareykanka. Xilli ciyaareedkiisii ugu dambeeyay, waxaa loogu magac daray AHL First All-Star Team.