Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I muri i te wa angitu me te Kamloops Blazers o te Rōpū Hockey o te Hauauru, i kitea a Wilkie hei tetahi o nga tumanakohanga tiaki mo te
1992 NHL Entry Draft a i tīpakohia i roto i te 1st rauna, 20th katoa, e te Montreal Canadiens. I te tau e whai ake nei, ka hoki mai a Wilkie ki nga Blazers ka tiimata tana whakataetae a-ao hei tohu mo te United States i te 1993 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship (WJC). I te tau 1993-94 i kite a Wilkie i te tau i waenga i nga Blazers me Regina Pats i a ia e hoki ana ki te WJC mo te tau 1994.