Qoraal sii-socda oo ku saabsan cutubkan - Waxaa lagu soo qaatay 2005-tii kooxda New Jersey Devils wareegga lixaad (170-aad guud ahaan). Ka dib markii uu soo qaatay waqtiga nidaamka beeraha Devils waxaa lagu kala iibsaday bishii Sebtember 2008 laga soo bilaabo New Jersey ilaa Phoenix Coyotes. New Jersey waxay heshay Kevin Cormier si ay Zimmerman ugu bedesho. Wuxuu ka qeybgalay xerada tababarka ee Coyotes isla sanadkaas, laakiin kuma uusan dhicin kooxda waxaana loo qoondeeyay horyaalada hoose. Ciyaartoyda da'da yar wuxuu waqtigiisa u qaybiyay Phoenix American Hockey League (AHL) oo ka tirsan San Antonio Rampage iyo xulafadooda Central Hockey League (CHL) oo ka tirsan Arizona Sundogs. Zimmerman wuxuu dhaliyay 2 gool iyo 5 dhibcood 56 kulan oo uu la ciyaaray labada kooxood. Wuxuu mar kale ka qeyb qaatay xerada tababarka ee Coyotes xilli ciyaareedkii xigay, laakiin mar kale ayaa loo diray da'yarta. Wuxuu ciyaaray 72 kulan inta lagu gudajiray sanadka Rampage wuxuuna hagaajiyay dhibcahiisa guud ilaa 9 wuxuuna ku daray qiimeyn +13 ah (oo ka sareysa isku darka -10 xilli ciyaareedkii ka horreeyay). Xiliga kama danbaysta ah ee la kala wareegayo ciyaartoyda NHL, Zimmerman, oo lagu soo xulay wareega lixaad ee doorashada 2010
, waxaa laga iibiyay Phoenix Vancouver Canucks si ay ugu bedelaan Mathieu Schneider.