Canadian Amateur Draft Selections

Round–Pos
(Overall)
Team[Via]Player (Position)College/Program
1–1 (1) OTT   Gerald Wilcox (TE) Weber State
1–2 (2) SSK [CGY] Kevin Smellie (RB) Massachusetts
1–3 (3) SSK [HAM] Andrew Thomas (CB) Massachusetts
1–4 (4) SSK   Donovan Wright (CB) Slippery Rock
1–5 (5) EDM   Michael Soles (RB) McGill
1–6 (6) BC [TOR] Derek MacCready (DE) Ohio State
1–7 (7) EDM [BC] Leroy Blugh (LB) Bishop's
1–8 (8) WPG   John O'Brien (LB) York
2–1 (9) SSK [OTT] Dan Payne (DT) Simon Fraser
2–2 (10) TOR [CGY] Mike Campbell (DT) Slippery Rock
2–3 (11) HAM   Curtis Bell (WR) Washington
2–4 (12) HAM [SSK] Ernie Schramayr (FB) Purdue
2–5 (13) EDM   Randy Bec (SB) Calgary
2–6 (14) TOR   Craig Keller (SB) British Columbia (UBC)
2–7 (15) BC   Paul Wetmore (LB) Acadia
2–8 (16) WPG   Moustafa Ali (CB) Carleton
3–1 (17) OTT   Sean Foudy (HB) York
3–2 (18) CGY   Lou Cafazzo (DE) Western Ontario
3–3 (19) HAM   Wayne Drinkwalter (LB) Thunder Bay Giants Jr.
3–4 (20) CGY [SSK] Richard McCrory (OT) Concordia
3–5 (21) EDM   Derek Schumann (S) Bishop's
3–6 (22) TOR   Dave Kinzie (DE) Bowling Green
3–7 (23) BC   Mike Choma (OT) Wilfrid Laurier
3–8 (24) WPG   Bertrand Joyal (TE) Bishop's
4–1 (25) OTT   Tom Schimmer (P) Boise State
4–2 (26) CGY   Srecko Zizakovic (LB) Ohio State
4–3 (27) HAM   Mark Brus (RB) Tulsa
4–4 (28) CGY [SSK] Brent Pollock (OT) Fresno State
4–5 (29) EDM   Lou Olsacher (OG) Saint Mary's
4–6 (30) TOR   Mike Cote (OT) Colgate
4–7 (31) BC   Rohan Dove (CB) Wilfrid Laurier
4–8 (32) WPG   Matt Pearce (FB) British Columbia (UBC)
5–1 (33) OTT   Nenad Radulovich (OT) Western Ontario
5–2 (34) CGY   Harald Hasselbach (DT) Washington
5–3 (35) HAM   Steve Blyth (DT) San Diego State
5–4 (36) SSK   Rob Zimmerman (FB) Calgary
5–5 (37) EDM   Brent Korte (DE) Alberta
5–6 (38) TOR   Derrick Joseph (DT) Bishop's
5–7 (39) BC   Pat Nield (LB) Guelph
5–8 (40) WPG   Jeff Croonen (LB) Western Ontario
6–1 (41) OTT   Trent Brown (DB) Alberta
6–2 (42) CGY   Dave Mossman (S) Hawai'i
6–3 (43) HAM   Sam Loucks (RB) McMaster
6–4 (44) SSK   Shaun Gardiner (LB) Saskatchewan
6–5 (45) EDM   Rob Davidson (DT) Toronto (UofT)
6–6 (46) TOR   Roger Dietrich (DT) Simon Fraser
6–7 (47) BC   Wayne England (LB) Guelph
6–8 (48) WPG   Lance Scranton (OT) Dickinson State
7–1 (49) OTT   Gord Weber (LB) Ottawa
7–2 (50) CGY   Travis Dunkle (DB) Calgary
7–3 (51) HAM   Pete Buchanan (LB) Nebraska
7–4 (52) SSK   Kelly Trithart (LB) Saskatchewan
7–5 (53) EDM   Mike Hildebrand (DB) Calgary
7–6 (54) TOR   Brian Beckles (C) Wilfrid Laurier
7–7 (55) BC   Dave Shaw (LB) Waterloo
7–8 (56) WPG   Paul Hitchcock (SB) Acadia
8–1 (57) OTT   Bob Forest (LB) Carleton
8–2 (58) CGY   Brian Steidle (OT) Simon Fraser
8–3 (59) HAM   Bill Scollard (P) Saint Mary's
8–4 (60) SSK   Greg Galan (QB) Saskatchewan
8–5 (61) EDM   Bruce McDonald (S) British Columbia (UBC)
8–6 (62) TOR   Dave Harr (LB) Carleton
8–7 (63) BC   Mark Nykolaichuk (HB) British Columbia (UBC)
8–8 (64) WPG   Ron Bresch (OT) Manitoba
  • Date: Feb. 25, 1989
  • Location: Hamilton, ON
  • Rounds: 8
  • Players selected: 64
Round Played / Picks (%) League GP
League Total 37 / 64 (57.81%) 2,434
1 8 / 8 (100.00%) 912
2 7 / 8 (87.50%) 536
3 4 / 8 (50.00%) 303
4 6 / 8 (75.00%) 231
5 2 / 8 (25.00%) 85
6 5 / 8 (62.50%) 248
7 4 / 8 (50.00%) 108
8 1 / 8 (12.50%) 11

1989 Team Breakdown and Draft Success

Team Played / Picks (%) League GP Team GP
League Total 37 / 64 (57.81%) 2,434 1,296
Ottawa RedBlacks 6 / 7 (85.71%) 367 166
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 6 / 8 (75.00%) 264 98
Edmonton Elks 6 / 9 (66.67%) 517 376
Saskatchewan Roughriders 5 / 8 (62.50%) 484 84
Calgary Stampeders 5 / 8 (62.50%) 220 169
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 4 / 8 (50.00%) 185 163
BC Lions 3 / 8 (37.50%) 230 134
Toronto Argonauts 2 / 8 (25.00%) 167 106

1989 Draft Breakdown

Breakdown by Position
  • 15 — LB
  • 8 — OT
  • 7 — DT
  • 4 — CB
  • 4 — DE
  • 4 — RB
  • 3 — DB
  • 3 — FB
  • 3 — S
  • 3 — SB
  • 2 — HB
  • 2 — P
  • 2 — TE
  • 1 — C
  • 1 — OG
  • 1 — QB
  • 1 — WR
Breakdown by College/Program
  • 4 — Bishop's
  • 4 — British Columbia (UBC)
  • 4 — Calgary
  • 3 — Carleton
  • 3 — Saskatchewan
  • 3 — Simon Fraser
  • 3 — Western Ontario
  • 3 — Wilfrid Laurier
  • 2 — Acadia
  • 2 — Alberta
  • 2 — Guelph
  • 2 — Massachusetts
  • 2 — Ohio State
  • 2 — Saint Mary's
  • 2 — Slippery Rock
  • 2 — Washington
  • 2 — York
  • 1 — Boise State, Bowling Green, Colgate, Concordia, Dickinson State, Fresno State, Hawai'i, Manitoba, McGill, McMaster, Nebraska, Ottawa, Purdue, San Diego State, Thunder Bay Giants Jr., Toronto (UofT), Tulsa, Waterloo, Weber State

Sources

  • CFL Facts, Figures and Records 1989 Edition
  • The Canadian Pro Football Encyclopedia 2013 Edition

Contributors

  • No contributors for this draft.

Notices

  • No notices for this draft.