The biggest surprise in James Kimanje's career so far is definitely when he was traded from the Toronto North Stars to the Winnipeg Aurora. He hadn't been the most talkative guy in the locker room for Toronto, and was surprised when he was told that he had been sent to WPG along with Sarah Burke, an IA player, and a first round pick for Adam Barron. Since then, James has done his best to avoid being traded again. He doesn't like changing locations much, it always just seems to be a culture shock especially when 60% of your time is spent in the hockey rink. The one exception was the second biggest surprise of his career, being drafted with the last pick of the expansion draft by the Nevada Battleborn in the SMJHL. It was an awesome day and one that James is forever eternally grateful to Nevada for. They trusted in him, and he repaid that trust well enough to go with the second pick of the third round in his second season of draft eligibility.