Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - Chartier na-egwu hockey na-eto eto na Western Hockey League (WHL) maka Saskatoon Blades na Prince George Cougars. A họpụtara Chartier dị ka onye 199th n'afọ 1999 National Hockey League (NHL) Entry Draft
site na Edmonton Oilers. N'oge oge ikpeazụ ya na WHL (2000-01), Chartier nwetara Bill Hunter Trophy dị ka onye na-agbachitere WHL. Mgbe ọ na-egwu egwu na Prince George, Chartier nọrọ ọtụtụ oge ya na Dan Hamhuis nke Vancouver Canucks. Mgbe oge 2000-01 gachara, a kpọrọ Chartier na Hamhuis na WHL's First All-Star Team.