 Bowman was selected eighth overall by the Spokane Chiefs in the 2004 WHL Bantam Draft . He debuted in four games with the Chiefs in 2004 – 05 , a season he spent primarily at the Junior B level with the Kimberley Dynamiters of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League ( KIJHL ) . He recorded 29 goals and 59 points over 47 games with the Dynamiters to be named the Eddie Mountain Division 's rookie of the year . Bowman joined the Chiefs full @-@ time in 2005 – 06 and notched 17 goals and 34 points over 72 games ( 17th in WHL rookie scoring ) to be named the team 's rookie of the year . On a team basis , the Chiefs finished last in the Western Conference and failed to qualify for the playoffs . 
