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1998 WHL Bantam Draft

Drafted players 1998
Team Player Seasons GP G A TP PIM
ROUND 1
#1 Medicine Hat Tigers Jay Bouwmeester (D) 17 1240 88 336 424 635
#2 Tri-City Americans Andrew DeSousa (D)
#3 Kootenay Ice Dan Blackburn (G) 2 63 - - - -
#4 Prince Albert Raiders Greg Watson (F)
#5 Moose Jaw Warriors Nathan Paetsch (D) 5 167 7 35 42 114
#6 Saskatoon Blades Justin Kanigan (F)
#7 Red Deer Rebels Doug Lynch (D) 1 2 0 0 0 0
#8 Seattle Thunderbirds Matthew Spiller (D) 3 68 0 2 2 74
#9 Kelowna Rockets Richie Regehr (D) 2 20 1 3 4 6
#10 Lethbridge Hurricanes Brian Patterson (F)
#11 Kamloops Blazers Kyle Ladobruk (F)
#12 Calgary Hitmen Connor Lowe (D)
#13 Prince George Cougars Kevin Seibel (D)
#14 Spokane Chiefs Jeff Lucky (F)
#15 Brandon Wheat Kings Brett Dickie (D)
#16 Swift Current Broncos Duncan Milroy (F) 1 5 0 1 1 0
#17 Regina Pats Grant Jacobsen (F)
#18 Portland Winter Hawks Luke Molotowsky (F)
ROUND 2
#19 Medicine Hat Tigers Chris Ferguson (D)
#20 Tri-City Americans Jamie Young (D)
#21 Edmonton Oil Kings Jordan Wallin (D)
#22 Prince Albert Raiders Aaron Blair (D)
#23 Moose Jaw Warriors Cole Byers (F)
#24 Saskatoon Blades Bruce Taylor (D)
#25 Red Deer Rebels Joel Stepp (F)
#26 Seattle Thunderbirds Darren McLachlan (F)
#27 Calgary Hitmen Owen Fussey (F) 1 4 0 1 1 0
#28 Lethbridge Hurricanes Derek Parker (F)
#29 Kamloops Blazers Mark Rooneem (F)
#30 Calgary Hitmen Brandon Segal (F) 5 103 11 11 22 85
#31 Prince George Cougars Chris Falloon (F)
#32 Saskatoon Blades Davin Heintz (F)
#33 Brandon Wheat Kings Mark Ardelan (D)
#34 Swift Current Broncos Houston Hair (F)
#35 Regina Pats Justin Lucyshyn (D)
#36 Calgary Hitmen Brandon Gawryletz (D)
ROUND 3
#37 Medicine Hat Tigers Ryan Kinasewich (F)
#38 Brandon Wheat Kings Travis Young (D)
#39 Edmonton Oil Kings Tyler Dyck (F)
#40 Prince Albert Raiders Rob MacGregor (F)
#41 Edmonton Oil Kings Jamie Cominotto (F)
#42 Spokane Chiefs Chris Heid (D)
#43 Brandon Wheat Kings Jordin Tootoo (F) 13 723 65 96 161 1010
#44 Seattle Thunderbirds Lance Morrison (F)
#45 Kelowna Rockets Seth Leonard (F)
#46 Swift Current Broncos Brendon Vanthuyne (D)
#47 Swift Current Broncos Scott Roy (D)
#48 Calgary Hitmen Matthew Edwards (D)
#49 Prince George Cougars Joey Hope (D)
#50 Medicine Hat Tigers Josh Morrow (D)
#51 Brandon Wheat Kings Dirk Southern (F)
#52 Swift Current Broncos Dustin Friesen (D)
#53 Lethbridge Hurricanes Darren Lynch (F)
#54 Portland Winter Hawks Patrick Wellar (D)
ROUND 4
#55 Calgary Hitmen Chad Wolkowski (F)
#56 Moose Jaw Warriors Greg Leishman (F)
#57 Kamloops Blazers Justin Pesony (G)
#58 Prince Albert Raiders Jon Whitehead (F)
#59 Kelowna Rockets Cam Paddock (F) 1 16 2 1 3 0
#60 Saskatoon Blades Matt Suderman (D)
#61 Spokane Chiefs Matt Keith (F) 4 27 2 3 5 14
#62 Kamloops Blazers Jeremy Cominotto (F)
#63 Kelowna Rockets Chris Baker (F)
#64 Medicine Hat Tigers Shuane Draper (D)
#65 Edmonton Oil Kings Kyle Sheen (F)
#66 Kamloops Blazers Curtis Tidball (F)
#67 Prince George Cougars Jesse Anderson (F)
#68 Edmonton Oil Kings Brad Priestlay (F)
#69 Brandon Wheat Kings Justin Tetrault (F)
#70 Kamloops Blazers Chad Schockenmaier (F)
#71 Regina Pats Andrew Wade (D)
#72 Medicine Hat Tigers Chris St. Jacques (F)
ROUND 5
#73 Prince Albert Raiders Kelly Guard (G) 1 0 - - - -
#74 Tri-City Americans Chad Fischer (D)
#75 Lethbridge Hurricanes Simon Ferguson (F)
#76 Red Deer Rebels Boyd Gordon (F) 13 706 56 105 161 149
#77 Seattle Thunderbirds Joel VanOtterloo (F)
#78 Prince George Cougars Devin Wilson (D)
#79 Red Deer Rebels Jearum Kurtz (D)
#80 Seattle Thunderbirds Barrett Heisten (F) 1 10 0 0 0 2
#81 Prince Albert Raiders Ryan Haggarty (D)
#82 Spokane Chiefs James Raymond (D)
#83 Kamloops Blazers Jason Mace (D)
#84 Red Deer Rebels Trent Cassan (F)
#85 Medicine Hat Tigers Kyle Roth (D)
#86 Medicine Hat Tigers Michael Gray (D)
#87 Spokane Chiefs Justin Keller (F)
#88 Swift Current Broncos Robert Hadley (G)
#89 Prince George Cougars Robert Kielman (F)
#90 Portland Winter Hawks Rob Kemp (G)
ROUND 6
#92 Tri-City Americans Colby Genoway (F)
#93 Regina Pats Kyle Smart (F)
#94 Prince Albert Raiders Grant McNeill (D) 1 3 0 0 0 5
#95 Moose Jaw Warriors Nathan Deobald (G) 1 0 - - - -
#96 Saskatoon Blades Aaron Rome (D) 8 226 6 22 28 185
#97 Red Deer Rebels Tyler Maier (D)
#98 Moose Jaw Warriors David Bararuk (F)
#99 Kelowna Rockets David Buttner (D)
#100 Saskatoon Blades Ken Wilhelm (D)
#101 Kamloops Blazers Erik Christensen (F) 7 387 68 95 163 162
#102 Swift Current Broncos Matt Bergen (D)
#103 Prince George Cougars Jason Smith (F)
#104 Spokane Chiefs Peter Mandoli (G)
#105 Brandon Wheat Kings Brock Acorn (F)
#106 Medicine Hat Tigers Benjamin McMullin (G)
#107 Edmonton Oil Kings Brad Winchester (F) 7 390 37 31 68 552
#108 Portland Winter Hawks Vince Kurszewski (F)
ROUND 7
#109 Medicine Hat Tigers Steven Saito (F)
#110 Tri-City Americans Adam Lionas (F)
#111 Edmonton Oil Kings Mark Harvey (D)
#112 Regina Pats Zack Roe (D)
#113 Moose Jaw Warriors Steve Mullin (D)
#114 Saskatoon Blades Trent Adamus (F)
#115 Red Deer Rebels Jay Vidrine (D)
#116 Seattle Thunderbirds Dustin Johner (F)
#117 Kelowna Rockets Dan Burton (D)
#118 Lethbridge Hurricanes Wesley Phillips (D)
#119 Kamloops Blazers Chris Mitri (D)
#120 Calgary Hitmen Garret Hildebrand (D)
#121 Prince George Cougars Brad Zanon (D)
#122 Spokane Chiefs Joff Kehler (F)
#123 Brandon Wheat Kings Reagan Leslie (D)
#124 Swift Current Broncos Kyle Smeltzer (D)
#125 Regina Pats Chad Bassen (F)
#126 Portland Winter Hawks Scott Nichol (F)
ROUND 8
#127 Medicine Hat Tigers Brett Jaeger (G)
#128 Tri-City Americans John Wroblewski (F)
#129 Edmonton Oil Kings David Watt (D)
#130 Prince Albert Raiders Jordon Loustel (G)
#131 Moose Jaw Warriors Walter Prawdzik (F)
#132 Saskatoon Blades Aaron Starr (F)
#133 Red Deer Rebels Matt Melnyk (F)
#134 Seattle Thunderbirds Jason Cenaiko (G)
#135 Kelowna Rockets Curtis Giebelhaus (F)
#136 Lethbridge Hurricanes Jarrod Sawatsky (F)
#137 Kamloops Blazers Derek Krestanovic (F)
#138 Calgary Hitmen Justin Pickerell (F)
#139 Prince George Cougars Jake Fleming (F)
#140 Spokane Chiefs Sean Loyns (F)
#141 Brandon Wheat Kings Matt Folk (F)
#142 Swift Current Broncos Gavin Holcomb (G)
#143 Regina Pats Brent Timmerman (D)
#144 Portland Winter Hawks Gary Houseman (F)
ROUND 9
#145 Saskatoon Blades No selection was made
#146 Spokane Chiefs Andy Metz (F)
#147 Tri-City Americans Andrew Downing (D)
#148 Edmonton Oil Kings Derek L'Hirondelle (D)
#149 Prince Albert Raiders Ted Unrau (F)
#150 Moose Jaw Warriors Ryan MacMurchy (F)
#151 Red Deer Rebels Matt Ellison (F) 3 43 3 11 14 19
#152 Seattle Thunderbirds Mark Kelts (F)
#153 Kelowna Rockets Trevor Clay (G)
#154 Lethbridge Hurricanes Matt Tkachyk (F)
#155 Kamloops Blazers Wade Dubielewicz (G) 6 43 - - - -
#156 Calgary Hitmen Andrew Davidson (F)
#157 Prince George Cougars Daron Underwood (D)
#158 Spokane Chiefs Stephen Mann (D)
#159 Brandon Wheat Kings James Marquis (F)
#160 Swift Current Broncos Brian Coates (D)
#161 Regina Pats Andrew Waldbauer (D)
#162 Portland Winter Hawks Josh Simek (D)
ROUND 10
#163 Brandon Wheat Kings No selection was made
#164 Spokane Chiefs Brendan Thiessen (F)
#165 Tri-City Americans Kelly Barnes (D)
#166 Tri-City Americans Troy Newton (F)
#167 Prince Albert Raiders Jason Beatty (D)
#168 Moose Jaw Warriors John Morin (G)
#169 Portland Winter Hawks Brad King (F)
#170 Red Deer Rebels Shay Stephenson (F) 1 2 0 0 0 0
#171 Seattle Thunderbirds Jeff Taffe (F) 9 180 21 25 46 40
#172 Kamloops Blazers Greg Meacham (F)
#173 Calgary Hitmen Danny Andres (D)
#174 Prince George Cougars Michael Lefebvre (D)
#175 Calgary Hitmen David LeNeveu (G) 5 22 - - - -
#176 Prince George Cougars Scott Vorrieter (G)
#177 Spokane Chiefs Darcy Nazar (D)
#178 Swift Current Broncos Michael Young (F)
#179 Regina Pats Matt Budak (F)
#180 Portland Winter Hawks Matt Reiger (D)
ROUND 11
#181 Portland Winter Hawks No selection was made
#182 Brandon Wheat Kings No selection was made
#183 Spokane Chiefs No selection was made
#184 Prince George Cougars No selection was made
#185 Lethbridge Hurricanes No selection was made
#186 Kelowna Rockets No selection was made
#187 Saskatoon Blades No selection was made
#188 Prince Albert Raiders No selection was made
#189 Medicine Hat Tigers No selection was made
#190 Tri-City Americans Craig Beddoes (D)
#191 Portland Winter Hawks Eric Bowen (F)
#192 Prince George Cougars Jared Ott (D)
#193 Red Deer Rebels Owen Langis (D)
#194 Seattle Thunderbirds Nathan Fornataro (D)
#195 Kamloops Blazers Mike Merner (F)
#196 Calgary Hitmen Chris Parsons (F)
#197 Swift Current Broncos Landon Tonn (D)
#198 Regina Pats Danny Schuller (F)
ROUND 12
#199 Portland Winter Hawks No selection was made
#200 Regina Pats No selection was made
#201 Swift Current Broncos No selection was made
#202 Brandon Wheat Kings No selection was made
#203 Spokane Comets No selection was made
#204 Prince George Cougars No selection was made
#205 Kamloops Blazers No selection was made
#206 Lethbridge Hurricanes No selection was made
#207 Kelowna Rockets No selection was made
#208 Seattle Thunderbirds No selection was made
#209 Red Deer Rebels No selection was made
#210 Saskatoon Blades No selection was made
#211 Moose Jaw Warriors No selection was made
#212 Prince Albert Raiders No selection was made
#213 Edmonton Oil Kings No selection was made
#214 Tri-City Americans No selection was made
#215 Medicine Hat Tigers No selection was made
#216 Calgary Hitmen Ian Martin (D)
ROUND 13
#217 Portland Winter Hawks No selection was made
#218 Regina Pats No selection was made
#219 Swift Current Broncos No selection was made
#220 Brandon Wheat Kings No selection was made
#221 Spokane Chiefs No selection was made
#222 Prince George Cougars No selection was made
#223 Kamloops Blazers No selection was made
#224 Lethbridge Hurricanes No selection was made
#225 Kelowna Rockets No selection was made
#226 Seattle Thunderbirds No selection was made
#227 Red Deer Rebels No selection was made
#228 Saskatoon Blades No selection was made
#229 Moose Jaw Warriors No selection was made
#230 Prince Albert Raiders No selection was made
#231 Edmonton Oil Kings No selection was made
#232 Tri-City Americans No selection was made
#233 Medicine Hat Tigers No selection was made
#234 Calgary Hitmen Garry McInerly (F)
ROUND 14
#235 Portland Winter Hawks No selection was made
#236 Regina Pats No selection was made
#237 Swift Current Broncos No selection was made
#237 Brandon Wheat Kings No selection was made
#238 Spokane Chiefs No selection was made
#239 Prince George Cougars No selection was made
#240 Kamloops Blazers No selection was made
#241 Lethbridge Hurricanes No selection was made
#242 Kelowna Rockets No selection was made
#243 Seattle Thunderbirds No selection was made
#244 Red Deer Rebels No selection was made
#245 Saskatoon Blades No selection was made
#246 Moose Jaw Warriors No selection was made
#247 Prince Albert Raiders No selection was made
#248 Edmonton Oil Kings No selection was made
#249 Tri-City Americans No selection was made
#250 Medicine Hat Tigers No selection was made
#251 Calgary Hitmen Shane Allard (G)
ROUND 15
#252 Portland Winter Hawks No selection was made
#253 Regina Pats No selection was made
#254 Swift Current Broncos No selection was made
#255 Brandon Wheat Kings No selection was made
#256 Spokane Chiefs No selection was made
#257 Prince George Cougars No selection was made
#258 Kamloops Blazers No selection was made
#259 Lethbridge Hurricanes No selection was made
#260 Kelowna Rockets No selection was made
#261 Seattle Thunderbirds No selection was made
#262 Red Deer Rebels No selection was made
#263 Saskatoon Blades No selection was made
#264 Moose Jaw Warriors No selection was made
#265 Prince Albert Raiders No selection was made
#266 Edmonton Oil Kings No selection was made
#267 Tri-City Americans No selection was made
#268 Medicine Hat Tigers No selection was made
#269 Calgary Hitmen Yves Paradis (D)

Players drafted per nation