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1998 Entry Draft Coverage

The Panthers' having coming off their worst season in their short 5 year history, were looking to solve their scoring problems and were badly in need of good defensemen. They fulfilled this in the draft by selecting 6 defensmen. Here is who the Panthers selected in Saturday's Entry Draft:

Round
Pick
Overall
Position
Name
2
3
30
D
Kyle Rossiter
3
3
61
D
Joe Dipenta
3
5
63
D
Lance Ward
4
3
89
LW
Ryan Jardine
5
3
117
D
Jaroslav Spacek
6
3
148
D
Chris Ovington
7
3
176
D
B.J. Ketcheson
8
3
203
RW
Ian Jacobs
9
3
231
F
Adrian Wischer



Kyle Rossiter



CLUB: Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
POSITION: Defense
SHOOTS: Left
HEIGHT: 6-foot-2
WEIGHT: 200 lbs.
BORN: Edmonton, Alberta on June 9, 1980



Personal Profile
Was ranked 21st on the CSS Mid-Term report, his final ranking is 25th ... selected 22nd overall in the 1995 WHL bantam draft ... participated with Team Pacific in the 1997 World Hockey Challenge ... tries to emulate the playing style of New Jersey's Scott Stevens ... participated in the 1998 Top Prospects Game.

Central Scouting Report
A strong skater with good balance and lateral movement and a quick first step ... he pivots either way very well and plays a strong transitional game ... possesses good puckhandling skills and makes accurate, crisp passes ... he has good anticipation and effectively reads the play ... he is aware of his offensive ability and will join the rush ... he knows his position and very effective on special teams ... has the ability to pinch in the offensive end and take out opponents in the neutral zone ... always completes his checks and is very defensive oriented ... he is a very consistent player who always plays to the best of his ability ... has a good attitude towards the game and the desire to improve and succeed.


STATISTICS:  
Year Team League GP G A PTS PIM
1996-97 Spokane WHL 50 0 2 265
1997-98 Spokane WHL 61 6 16 22 190