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Tyler Wright

{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 1973)}}

{{about||the Australian professional surfer|Tyler Wright (surfer)}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

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| played_for = Edmonton Oilers
Pittsburgh Penguins
Columbus Blue Jackets
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
EHC Basel

| league = NHL

| position = Centre

| shoots = Right

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 190

| ntl_team = CAN

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|4|6}}

| birth_place = Canora, Saskatchewan, Canada

| draft = 12th overall

| draft_year = 1991

| draft_team = Edmonton Oilers

| career_start = 1992

| career_end = 2007

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Tyler Wright (born April 6, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played in 613 NHL games with the Edmonton Oilers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Columbus Blue Jackets, and Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. His most recent job in the NHL was as director of Player Personnel /director of amateur scouting for the Edmonton Oilers. Wright and the Oilers announced they agreed to mutually part ways on August 23, 2023.{{cite web | url=https://oilersnation.com/news/oilersnation-everyday-impactful-bottom-sixers-liam-returns | title=Oilersnation Everyday: Impactful Bottom Sixers & Liam Returns }}

Wright was born in Canora, Saskatchewan, but grew up in Kamsack, Saskatchewan.

Playing career

Wright was drafted 12th overall in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft by the Edmonton Oilers. As a junior with the Swift Current Broncos in 1989-90 he scored 32 points as a rookie. In 1990-91, he improved his offensive production, scoring 41 goals and 92 points in 66 games. In the 1991-92 season, he netted 36 goals and 82 points in 63 games.

After being drafted by the Oilers, Wright played parts of two seasons in Edmonton (1992–93 and 1993–94) but ultimately spent most of his time with their AHL team, Cape Breton Oilers.

On June 22, 1996, Wright was acquired by the Pittsburgh Penguins for a 7th-round draft pick (Brandon Lafrance) and subsequently played 45 games with the Penguins during the 1996-97 season, registering 2 goals and 2 assists. In 1997-98, he joined the NHL ranks full-time and played all 82 games for the Penguins. He helped his team win the Northeast Division title and then made his playoff debut.

In 1998-99, he played 61 regular-season games for the Penguins going scoreless, giving him the NHL record for most games played in a single season without registering a point (since tied by Raitis Ivanans). The following year he dressed for 50 games and scored 12 goals and 22 points. In the 1999 playoffs, he scored four points in eleven games as the Penguins reached the second round. On April 21, he scored his first career playoff goal against the Washington Capitals.

On June 23, 2000, Wright was selected in the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft by the newly formed Columbus Blue Jackets.{{cite web |title=BLUE JACKETS SELECT 26 PLAYERS IN 2000 EXPANSION DRAFT |url=http://www.bluejackets.com/news/releases/93.html |website=Columbus Blue Jackets |access-date=May 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001028191618/http://www.bluejackets.com/news/releases/93.html |archive-date=October 28, 2000 |date=June 24, 2000}} In his first season with his new team, he scored 16 goals and 32 points and developed into an on ice leader for the Blue Jackets. Since 1987–88, there have been 94 hat tricks scored by a goal (i) at even strength, (ii) on the power play, and (iii) on the penalty kill, by a total of 75 different players. Wright scored two of these 94 hat tricks, with the first coming on March 16, 2001, against the Atlanta Thrashers and his second coming on October 27, 2002, against the Los Angeles Kings.{{cite web| url = https://www.hockey-reference.com/play-index/pgl_finder.cgi?request=1&player=&match=game&year_min=&year_max=&age_min=0&age_max=99&team_id=&opp_id=&is_playoffs=N&game_location=&game_result=&pos=S&c1stat=goals_ev&c1comp=gt&c1val=1&c2stat=goals_sh&c2comp=gt&c2val=1&c3stat=goals_pp&c3comp=gt&c3val=1&c4stat=&c4comp=gt&c4val=&order_by=goals | title = NHL hat-tricks history | publisher = hockeyreference.com | date = 2005-04-05 | accessdate = 2005-04-05}}

During the NHL lockout, Wright played with Swiss team EHC Biel in the second Swiss division.

After four seasons in Columbus, Wright was dealt to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim on November 15, 2005, in a deal that saw Sergei Fedorov join the Blue Jackets.{{cite web |title=Blue Jackets Acquire Six-Time All-Star Center Sergei Fedorov From Anaheim |url=http://www.bluejackets.com/news/press/arts/2699.0.html |website=Columbus Blue Jackets |access-date=December 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051124031218/http://www.bluejackets.com/news/press/arts/2699.0.html |archive-date=November 24, 2005 |date=November 15, 2005}} The final year of his contract was bought out by Anaheim in June 2006.{{cite web |title=Hockey |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/192890626/ |via=Newspapers.com |publisher=The Los Angeles Times |access-date=September 21, 2024 |page=115 |date=June 28, 2006 |quote=The Ducks bought out the contract of forward Tyler Wright}}

International play

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{{MedalSport | Ice hockey }}

{{MedalCompetition | World Junior Championships}}

{{MedalGold |1993 Gävle |}}

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On the international stage, Wright represented Canada at the 1992 and 1993 World Junior Championships. At the 1993 tournament, he was an alternate captain and helped Canada win the gold medal and was a member of Canada's World Championship team in 2002.

Post-retirement

In July 2007, Wright rejoined the Columbus Blue Jackets organization in a front office position when he was named a development coach for the club. His duties included working with prospects and young players throughout the organization, and assisting with the development of prospects within the professional minor leagues, various major junior leagues, and college level.{{cite web |title=Former Columbus Blue Jackets player Tyler Wright joins Club's Hockey Operations Staff as Development Coach |date=2007-07-26 |publisher=Columbus Blue Jackets |url=http://bluejackets.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=335387 |access-date=2024-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070823070724/http://bluejackets.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=335387 |archive-date=2007-08-23 |url-status=dead}}

On July 1, 2013, Wright resigned from the Blue Jackets. On July 10, 2013, he was named the director of amateur scouting for the Detroit Red Wings. On July 11, 2019, it was announced that Wright would depart the Detroit Red Wings and join new GM Ken Holland in Edmonton. The two previously worked together for the last six seasons with the Detroit Red Wings.{{Cite web |title=Detroit Red Wings hire Tyler Wright as director of amateur scouting |first=Brendan |last=Savage |website=MLive.com |date=2013-07-12 |url=https://www.mlive.com/redwings/2013/07/detroit_red_wings_hire_tyler_w.html |access-date=2013-07-10 |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221010035404/https://www.mlive.com/redwings/2013/07/detroit_red_wings_hire_tyler_w.html |archive-date=2022-10-10 |url-status=live}} On August 22, 2023 it was announced the Tyler Wright and the Edmonton Oilers had parted ways.{{cite news |title=Edmonton Oilers say good-bye to head scout Tyler Wright, bring in former Avs scout who drafted Nate MacKinnon |first=David |last=Staples |author-link=David Staples |date=2023-08-22 |newspaper=Edmonton Journal |url=https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/hockey/nhl/cult-of-hockey/edmonton-oilers-say-good-bye-to-head-scout-tyler-wright-bring-in-former-avs-scout-who-drafted-nate-mackinnon |access-date=2023-09-26 |url-access=subscription}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

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! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

1989–90

| Swift Current Broncos

| WHL

| 67

141832119

| 4

00012
style="background:#f0f0f0;"

| 1990–91

| Swift Current Broncos

| WHL

| 66

415192157

| 3

0006
1991–92

| Swift Current Broncos

| WHL

| 63

364682295

| 8

25716
style="background:#f0f0f0;"

| 1992–93

| Swift Current Broncos

| WHL

| 37

24416576

| 17

9172649
1992–93

| Edmonton Oilers

| NHL

| 7

11219

| —

————
style="background:#f0f0f0;"

| 1993–94

| Cape Breton Oilers

| AHL

| 65

142741160

| 5

20211
1993–94

| Edmonton Oilers

| NHL

| 5

0004

| —

————
style="background:#f0f0f0;"

| 1994–95

| Cape Breton Oilers

| AHL

| 70

161531184

| —

————
1994–95

| Edmonton Oilers

| NHL

| 6

10114

| —

————
style="background:#f0f0f0;"

| 1995–96

| Cape Breton Oilers

| AHL

| 31

61218158

| —

————
1995–96

| Edmonton Oilers

| NHL

| 23

10133

| —

————
style="background:#f0f0f0;"

| 1996–97

| Cleveland Lumberjacks

| IHL

| 10

43734

| 14

42644
1996–97

| Pittsburgh Penguins

| NHL

| 45

22470

| —

————
style="background:#f0f0f0;"

| 1997–98

| Pittsburgh Penguins

| NHL

| 82

347112

| 6

0114
1998–99

| Pittsburgh Penguins

| NHL

| 61

00090

| 13

00019
style="background:#f0f0f0;"

| 1999–00

| Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins

| AHL

| 25

5152086

| —

————
1999–00

| Pittsburgh Penguins

| NHL

| 50

12102245

| 11

31417
style="background:#f0f0f0;"

| 2000–01

| Columbus Blue Jackets

| NHL

| 76

161632140

| —

————
2001–02

| Columbus Blue Jackets

| NHL

| 77

131124100

| —

————
style="background:#f0f0f0;"

| 2002–03

| Columbus Blue Jackets

| NHL

| 70

191130113

| —

————
2003–04

| Columbus Blue Jackets

| NHL

| 68

991863

| —

————
style="background:#f0f0f0;"

| 2004–05 National League B season|2004–05

| EHC Biel

| NLB

| 7

3474

| 12

881644
2005–06

| Columbus Blue Jackets

| NHL

| 18

04420

| —

————
style="background:#f0f0f0;"

| 2005–06

| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim

| NHL

| 25

22431

| —

————
2006–07

| EHC Basel

| NLA

| 4

0004

| —

————
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! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 613

7970149854

! 41

63957

=International=

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! Year

! Team

! Event

! Result

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! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

1992

| Canada

| WJC

| 6th

| 7

10116
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| 1993

| Canada

| WJC

| {{gold1}}

| 7

3366
2002

| Canada

| WC

| 6th

| 7

02233
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! colspan="4" | Junior totals

! 14

! 4

! 3

! 7

! 22

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="4" | Senior totals

! 7

! 0

! 2

! 2

! 33

References

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External links

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{{succession box | before = Scott Allison | title = Edmonton Oilers first round draft pick | years = 1991 (first of two)| after = Martin Ručinský}}

{{succession box | before = Position Created | title = Captain of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | years = 1999-00
(shared with)
John Slaney
Stephen Leach | after = John Slaney
Sven Butenschon}}

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Category:1973 births

Category:Canadian ice hockey centres

Category:Canadian ice hockey right wingers

Category:Canadian people of English descent

Category:Cape Breton Oilers players

Category:Cleveland Lumberjacks players

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Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland

Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States

Category:Canadian ice hockey coaches

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Category:Detroit Red Wings scouts

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