Shane Wright (ice hockey)

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Shane Wright
Born (2004-01-05) January 5, 2004 (age 18)
Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Right
OHL team Kingston Frontenacs
NHL Draft 2022 Eligible
Playing career TBD–present

Shane Wright (born January 5, 2004) is a Canadian ice hockey player for the Kingston Frontenacs of the OHL. Wright is rated as a top prospect[1] who is expected to be the top pick in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.[2]

Playing career[]

Junior hockey[]

Kingston Frontenacs (2019-present)[]

Wright was granted "exceptional player status" for the 2019-20 OHL season, becoming the sixth player to be granted exceptional status. The preceding five players were John Tavares, Aaron Ekblad, Connor McDavid, Sean Day and Joe Veleno.[3]

Wright was drafted by the Kingston Frontenacs with the first overall selection in the 2019 OHL Priority Selection. On September 20, 2019, Wright made his OHL debut at the age of 15, as he was held to no points in a 4-1 loss to the Oshawa Generals. One week later, on September 27, Wright scored the first OHL goal in his career against Andrew MacLean of the Oshawa Generals in a 4-1 loss. On October 4, Wright had his first career multi-point game in his OHL career, scoring a goal and adding an assist in a 8-4 loss to the Niagara IceDogs. Wright recorded his first multi-goal game on October 11, as he scored twice, including the overtime winning goal, in a 4-3 victory over the Niagara IceDogs.[4] On December 30, the Frontenacs named Wright an alternate captain of the team, as he became the youngest team captain in CHL history. On February 29, Wright recorded his first career OHL hat trick, as he scored three goals and added an assist for a career-high four points in a game in a 6-1 win over the Flint Firebirds. Wright finished the 2019-20 season with 39 goals and 66 points in 58 games. Wright was named the winner of the Emms Family Award for OHL Rookie of the Year.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Wright did not play during the 2020-21 season due to the season being cancelled.

Wright returned to the Frontenacs for the 2021-22 season. On October 8, 2021, Kingston named Wright captain of the team.[5]

International play[]

He captained the Canada men's national under-18 ice hockey team to a gold medal in the 2021 IIHF World U18 Championships, finishing second in the tournament scoring race and scoring two goals in the final against Russia.[6]

Statistics[]

Regular season and playoffs[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2019–20 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 58 39 27 66 10 ― ― ― ― ―

International[]

Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2021 Canada U18 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 9 5 14 2
Junior totals 5 9 5 14 2

References[]

  1. ^ McGran, Kevin. "Why Burlington hockey phenom Shane Wright is already being compared to Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid". The Star. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  2. ^ Benvenuti, Frankie. "Shane Wright Will Be the First Overall Pick in 2021". The Hockey Writers. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  3. ^ Leth, Rob. "Shane Wright granted exceptional player status by Hockey Canada". Global News. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  4. ^ "15-year-old Shane Wright is the youngest player to be named a team captain in CHL history". BarDown. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  5. ^ Steiner, Ben. "Frontenacs Announce 2021-22 Team Captains". Kingston Frontenacs. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  6. ^ Ellis, Steven (May 7, 2021). "Shane Wright's Run With Canada Was Something Special". The Hockey News. Retrieved May 9, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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