Kyle Chipchura 1st Overall in 2001 WHL Bantam Draft

The Western Hockey League conducted the 12th Annual Bantam Draft today, May 3rd, at the Pengrowth Saddledome in the Air Canada Club.

The Prince Albert Raider selected first overall and picked centreman Kyle Chipchura from Vimy, Alberta. The Saskatoon Blades picked second and drafted centreman Joe Barnes from Winn, Manitoba. The third pick went to the Vancouver Giants and for their ever Bantam pick, the Giants selected Mark Fistric, a defenceman from Edmonton, Alberta.

The WHL Bantam Draft is a talent identification process which serves as the first opportunity for WHL teams to add players in the bantam age group, 1986 birthdates, to their respective 50 player lists. The WHL Bantam Draft is the first opportunity for WHL clubs to identify 1986 born players. Following the Draft, the WHL clubs can add 1986 born players to their 50 player list at anytime during the player’s junior eligibility. Numerous WHL players are not drafted during the Bantam Draft but develop and make WHL clubs at a later date.

The breakdown of Bantam selections were as follows; a total of 196 players were chosen. 61 players came form the province of Alberta, followed by British Columbia with 43 and Saskatchewan with 42. There were 31 players selected from Manitoba and 19 players were taken from the United States.

Please Find below the entire 2001 WHL Bantam Selections.
PICK TEAM : PLAYER : HOMETOWN
1 Prince Albert : KYLE CHIPCHURA :VIMY, AB
2 Saskatoon : JOE BARNES : WINN, MB
3Vancouver : MARK FISTRIC : EDMONTON, AB
4Medicine Hat : CAM BARKER : WINNIPEG, MB
5Tri-Cities : BRETT FESTERLING : QUESNEL, BC
6 Tri-Cities : LOGAN STEPHENSON : OUTLOOK, SK
7 Seattle : COLE SIMPSON : TISDALE, SK
8 Prince George : ERIC HUNTER : OAKBANK, MB
9 Brandon : JEFF TOPILKO : VEGREVILLE, AB
10 Moose Jaw : DUSTIN BOYD : WINNIPEG, MB
11 Spokane : STEVEN GILLEN : KINDERSLEY, SK
12 Kamloops : REID JORGENSEN : BURNABY, BC
13 Portland : SPENCER DILLON : DRAIN, OR
14 Calgary : AARON BOOGARD : REGINA, SK
15 Regina : MAX GORDICHUK : KELOWNA, BC
16 Kelowna : TYLER SPURGEON : EDMONTON, AB
17 Swift Current : DAVID SCHULTZ : WINKLER, MB
18 Kootenay : JEREMY SCHENDERLING : LANGLEY, BC
19 Saskatoon : EVAN HAW : FORT McMURRAY, AB

Round 2
20 Vancouver : JOE LOGAN : GULL LAKE, SK
21 Prince Albert : DANE BYERS : NIPAWIN, SK
22 Saskatoon : JEFF PRESTON : RIMBEY, AB
23 Medicine Hat : DEDER KLASSEN : ABERDEEN, SK
24 Tri-Cities : JASON BEEMAN : DIAMOND BAR, CA
25 Lethbridge : C.J. JACKSON : TACOMA, WA
26 Moose Jaw : MICHAEL BUSTO : BURNABY, BC
27 Prince George : CURTIS COOPER : KAMLOOPS, BC
28 Brandon : TYLER HARDER : STEINBACH, MB
29 Moose Jaw : BRYCE MACEK : WINNIPEG, MB
30 Spokane : NED LUKACEVIC : PORT COQUITLAM, BC
31 Kamloops : DEVAN DUBNYK : CALGARY, AB
32 Portland : ALEX ALDRED : ST. ALBERT, AB
33 Calgary : JEFF SCHULTZ : CALGARY, AB
34 Regina : SCOTT McCULLOCH : LACOMBE, AB
35 Kelowna : BLAKE COMEAU : MEADOW LAKE, SK
36 Swift Current : MYLES RUMSEY : WINNIPEG, MB
37 Seattle : AARON BADER : FAIRBAULT, MN
38 Red Deer : KYLE ROSS : REGINA, SK

Round 3
39 Vancouver : CLAYTON TURKO : WASKATEWAN, AB
40 Prince Albert : JASON MACDONALD : LANGLEY, BC
41 Saskatoon : WACEY WELLS : AIRDRIE, AB
42 Brandon : DEREK WERENKA : AIRDRIE, AB
43 Tri-Cities : CODY THORING : SWIFT CURRENT, SK
44 Lethbridge : JOHN LAMMERS : LANGLEY, BC
45 Medicine Hat : KYLE PESS : RED DEER, AB
46 Prince George : JESS HOBART : CALGARY, AB
47 Prince George : DYLAN YEO : PRINCE ALBERT, SK
48 Prince George : LUKE BOYER : SASKATOON, SK
49 Spokane : ANDY SCHENN : HUMBOLDT, SK
50 Swift Current : KYLE MOIR : CALGARY, AB
51 Portland : JOHN SIGALET : NEW WEST., BC
52 Calgary : ANDY ROGERS : CALGARY, AB
53 Kootenay : RYAN ISSEL : REGINA, SK
54 Kelowna : BRENNON EWEN : DRAKE, SK
55 Kootenay : MARK WILSON : KAMLOOPS, BC
56 Seattle : ADAM CREASY : IRMA, AB
57 Red Deer : COLE GEDDES : MEDICINE HAT, AB

Round 4
58 Vancouver : BRANDON SADLOWSKI : ST. PAUL, AB
59 Calgary : STEVE COVINGTON : MAPLE RIDGE, BC
60 Saskatoon : DAYLN FLATT : TEULON, MB
61 Prince Albert : JOSHUA PAWELEC : REGINA, SK
62 Brandon : MIKE NICOL : BRANDON, MB
63 Seattle : ZACK FITZGERALD : DULUTH, MN
64 Calgary : TYLER FEAKES : SPRUCE GROVE, AB
65 Prince George : JOHNATHON LI : RED DEER, AB
66 Brandon : COREY COURCHENE : FORT ALEXANDER, MB
67 Moose Jaw : DARCY STEWART : CRYSTAL CITY, MB
68 Spokane : MICHAEL SADLER : EDMONTON, AB
69 Kamloops : ERICK BELANGER : NANIAMO, BC
70 Portland : AARON ROBERGE : POST FALLS, ID
71 Lethbridge : CODY SCOTT : CALGARY, AB
72 Tri-Cities : COLIN MACDONALD : PRINCE GEORGE, BC
73 Kelowna : MIKE CARD : PENTICTION, BC
74 Swift Current : COLIN STONE : CALGARY, AB
75 Kootenay : JOSHUA FAUTH : MEDICINE HAT, AB
76 Red Deer : BROCK MICHALSKY : CAROLINE, AB

Round 5
77 Vancouver : JOEL LEONARD : KAMLOOPS, BC
78 Prince Albert : BLAKE GOEHRINL : RED DEER, AB
79 Seattle : CLAYTON BARTNEL : KELOWNA, BC
80 Kelowna : BRADY MELROSE : KELVINGTON, SK
81 Regina : MARK DEKANICH : N. VANCOUVER, BC
82 Red Deer : EDWARD VANDERMEER : ROCKY MTN HOUSE, AB
83 Seattle : AARON GAGNON : ARMSTRONG, BC
84 Saskatoon : JESSE VAN DALFSEN : SHERWOOD PARK, AB
85 Brandon : TEAGAN MOORE : THOMPSON, MB
86 Seattle : BRETT HOLUBETZ : SASKATOON, SK
87 Spokane : BRANDON CUMMINGS : KINDERSLEY, SK
88 Kamloops : KYLE DECK : SEDLEY, SK
89 Portland : SHANE HALIFAX : FRUITVALE, BC
90 Swift Current : BLAIR STENGLER : MANKOTA, SK
91 Prince George : JIM PATTERSON : KAMLOOPS, BC
92 Prince Albert : SHEA MURPHY : REGINA, SK
93 Lethbridge : NEIL SCHELLENBERGER : DUNCAN, BC
94 Kootenay : MIKE BOXMA : EDSON, AB
95 Seattle : DEREK JANZEN : ABBOTSFORD, BC

Round 6
96 Vancouver : LANDON JONES : HIGH PRAIRIE, AB
97 Prince Albert : CHAY GENOWAY : MORDEN, MB
98 Saskatoon : RUSSEL MONETTE : PONTEIX, SK
99 Medicine Hat : CHAD JOHNSON : CALGARY, AB
100 Tri-Cities : RYAN MCCONNACHIE : FRUITVALE, BC
101 Vancouver : SHELDON SENGARA : NORTH DELTA, BC
102 Swift Current : JOVAN MATIC : BURNABY, BC
103 Kelowna : PAUL O’NEIL : YORKTON, SK
104 Brandon : ANDREW LEAVITT : EDMONTON, AB
105 Medicine Hat : CAL PASTUCH : REGINA, SK
106 Kelowna : LUKE ALLEN : JARVIE, AB
107 Kamloops : BRADYN MCCULLOUGH : CALGARY, AB
108 Portland : MATT ISBISTER : CALGARY, AB
109 Calgary : DARREN DELAINEY : BATTLEFORD, SK
110 Regina : CRAIG LINEKAR : CALGARY, AB
111 Prince George : JEFF WOLLIN : CALGARY, AB
112 Spokane : CASEY BORER : BROOKLYN PARK, MN
113 Kootenay : TAYLOR DAKERS : LANGLEY, BC
114 Red Deer : BLAIR JONES : CRAIK, SK

Round 7
116 Swift Current : DANIEL FILLION : WINNIPEG, MB
117 Saskatoon : CHRIS MALONEY : CALGARY, AB
118 Medicine Hat : BRETT ROBERTSON : STRATHMORE, AB
119 Tri-Cities : MIKEL RONDEAU : WINNIPEG, MB
120 Regina : DAVID GRADEN : BURNSVILLE, MN
121 Seattle : KEN JOSEPHSON : MERRITT, BC
122 Prince Albert : REMI LAFRENIERE : ST. ANNE, MB
123 Brandon : DUSTIN BYFUGLIEN : ROUSSEAU, MN
124 Moose Jaw : DEVIN WELSH : WINNIPEG, MB
125 Spokane : JEREMY FORBES : REGINA BEACH, SK
126 Kamloops : MATT WATKINS : AYLESBURY, SK
127 Portland : MATT BRITTON : REGINA, SK
128 Calgary : ERIC KEBERNIK : ST. ALBERT, AB
129 Prince George : TIM CROWDER : VICTORIA, BC
130 Kelowna : JESSE DEBOLDT : NANOOSE BAY, BC
131 Swift Current : KEVIN AYLWARD : LUSELAND, SK
132 Kootenay : JERRIS PAUL : DELTA, BC
133 Red Deer : KENTON SIEBEN : SHERWOOD PARK, AB

Round 8
134 Vancouver : KELLEN ROLHEISER : EDMONTON, AB
135 Regina : BRETT TRUDELL : REGINA, SK
136 Saskatoon : YANCHISHYN, STAN : TUELON, MB
137 Medicine Hat : J. D. CORBIN : LITTLETON, COL
138 Tri-Cities : JOSHUA PIEPGRASS : GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB
139 Lethbridge : COLIN WILSON : CARLYLE, SK
140 Seattle : RYAN RAVEN : TACOMA, WA
141 Brandon : DEREK LeBLANC : BRANDON, MB
142 Regina : JESSE HUPAELO : BLAINE LAKE, SK
143 Moose Jaw : WILLY SUTHERLAAND : SURREY, BC
144 Spokane : LANDON BECKER : KINDERSLEY, SK
145 Kamloops : MARCEL BRUINSMA : ABBOTSFORD, BC
146 Portland : ERIC JONES : NEWPORT BEACH, CA
147 Calgary : COREY FRIESEN : ALTON, MB
148 Regina : TODD DAVISON : WINNIPEG, MB
149 Kelowna : BRETT HOWARTH : WINNIPEG, MB
150 Swift Current : ANDREW GILBERT : VULCAN, AB
151 Kootenay : RILEY JONES : MEDICINE HAT, AB
152 Red Deer : JARED WALKER : WINNIPEG, MB

Round 9
153 Vancouver : CHAD SCHARFF : SMOKEY LAKE, AB
154 Prince Albert : TYLER SANDERS : WINNIPEG, MB
155 Spokane : JIM WATT : EDMONTON, AB
156 Medicine Hat : DENIS CHISHOLM : FOX VALLEY, SK
157 Tri-Cities : CRAIG KLETZEL : CALGARY, AB
158 Lethbridge : GIDEON STOTTS : SPOKANE, WA
159 Regina : RYAN BULLOCK : KAMLOOPS, BC
160 Spokane : SEAN AFFLECK : TOFIELD, AB
161 Brandon : JONATHON LAWRENCE : STEINBACK, MB
162 Moose Jaw : JORDAN HENRY : MILO, AB
163 Spokane : KYLE HOLMES : MARENGO, SK
164 Kamloops : ROBERT EARL : LOS ANGELES, CA
165 Portland : JACOB HIPP : BISMARCK, ND
166 Calgary : JAMISON ORR : WINNIPEG, MB
167 Regina : BRENT SAUKAROOKOFF : WINFIELD, BC
168 Kelowna : TREVOR HUNT : RIDGE MEADOWS, BC
169 Swift Current : DEVON MACKERACHER : KINDERSLEY, SK
170 Portland : SCOTT BOWLES : ERICKSON, BC
171 Red Deer : CURTIS BILLSTEN : CALGARY, AB

Round 10
172 Regina : JESSE DECKERT : WINNIPEG, MB
173 Prince Albert : BRANDON PEET : MELVILLE, SK
174 Kootenay : ADAM BURZ : COCHRANE, AB
175 Medicine Hat : KYLE HOWARTH : WINNIPEG, MB
176 Tri-Cities : BRENDAN MASON : NANAIMO, BC
177 Lethbridge : TYLER BEACHELL : ROSSER, MN
178 Seattle : PASS :
179 Prince George : BRODY RAINE : WETASKIWIN, AB
180 Brandon : KRIS CHUCKO : BURNABY, BC
181 Moose Jaw : TYLER SHEWCHUK : WISHART, SK
182 Spokane : PASS :
183 Kamloops : DUSTIN SLADE : PENTICTON, BC
184 Portland : GARRETT FESTERLING : QUESNEL, BC
185 Calgary : DANE TRESS : SPARWOOD, BC
186 Regina : PASS :
187 Kelowna : TIM SPENCER : CARDUFF, SK
188 Swift Current : COLE HUNTER : BRANDON, MB
189 Kootenay : RYAN MORRIS : CALGARY, AB
190 Red Deer : JOEL EISENKIRCH : REGINA, SK

Round 11
191 Vancouver : PASS :
192 Prince Albert : DALE PETTIT : THE PAS, MB
193 Saskatoon : PASS :
194 Medicine Hat : PASS :
195 Tri-Cities : JEREMY ZEMEK : OKOTOKS, AB
196 Lethbridge : RUSSELL KELLY : KITSCOTY, AB
197 Seattle : PASS :
198 Prince George : PASS :
199 Brandon : PASS :
200 Moose Jaw : PASS :
201 Spokane : PASS :
202 Kamloops : PASS :
203 Portland : PASS :
204 Calgary : DUSTIN KALYNCHUK : EDMONTON, AB
205 Regina : PASS :
206 Kelowna : PASS :
207 Swift Current : PASS :
208 Kootenay : PASS :
209 Red Deer : TYLER LUDWIG : COLLEYVILLE, TX

Round 12
210 Red Deer : TREVOR LUDWIG : COLLEYVILLE, TX