James Wright (ice hockey player)

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James Wright
Date of birth March 24, 1990
place of birth Saskatoon , Saskatchewan , Canada
size 191 cm
Weight 89 kg
position center
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 2008 , 4th round, 117th position
Tampa Bay Lightning
Career stations
2005-2009 Vancouver Giants
2009-2011 Tampa Bay Lightning
Norfolk Admirals
2011-2013 San Antonio Rampage
2013-2014 Winnipeg Jets
2014-2015 KHL Medveščak Zagreb
2015-2016 Bridgeport Sound Tigers
2016-2017 Admiral Vladivostok
2017-2018 Barys Astana
since 2018 Linköpings HC

James Wright (born March 24, 1990 in Saskatoon , Saskatchewan ) is a Canadian ice hockey player who has been under contract with Linköpings HC in the Svenska Hockeyligan since July 2018 and plays for them on the position of the center .

Career

James Wright began his career as a hockey player with the Vancouver Giants , who selected him in the first round of the 2005 WHL Bantam Draft as the ninth player overall and for which he was active in the Canadian Junior League Western Hockey League from 2005 to 2009 and in 2006 Ed Chynoweth Cup won as WHL champion. In addition, the team won the 2007 Memorial Cup , the final tournament for the championship of the Canadian Hockey League . During his time with the Vancouver Giants, the attacker was selected in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in the fourth round as a total of 117 players. For the Lightning he made his debut in the National Hockey League on October 3, 2009 in the game against the Atlanta Thrashers . The left-shooter scored his first NHL goal on October 22, 2009 in the home game against the San Jose Sharks .

In December 2011, the Bolts and Mike Vernace transferred him to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Mike Kostka and Evan Oberg . After the NHL lockout ended in January 2013, he was put on the waiver list and selected by the Winnipeg Jets . This did not extend his contract, which expired after the 2013/14 season, so he moved to Europe for the first time and joined the KHL Medveščak Zagreb in the Continental Hockey League . After a season he returned to North America and signed a one-year contract with the New York Islanders before he returned to the KHL with Admiral Vladivostok .

In November 2017 it was exchanged for Martin St. Pierre from Barys Astana .

International

Wright made his debut for the Canadian national team ahead of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics . He was used in three preparation games, but then not called into the Olympic squad.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
2005/06 Vancouver Giants WHL 2 0 0 0 2 - - - - -
2006/07 Vancouver Giants WHL 48 5 7th 12 31 14th 3 1 4th 0
2007/08 Vancouver Giants WHL 60 13 23 36 21st 6th 1 0 1 2
2008/09 Vancouver Giants WHL 71 21st 26th 47 54 17th 3 7th 10 13
2009/10 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 48 2 3 5 18th - - - - -
2009/10 Vancouver Giants WHL 21st 6th 13 19th 17th 16 7th 9 16 4th
2010/11 Norfolk Admirals AHL 80 16 31 47 64 6th 1 0 1 8th
2010/11 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
2011/12 Norfolk Admirals AHL 22nd 1 4th 5 6th - - - - -
2011/12 San Antonio Rampage AHL 54 11 17th 28 23 10 3 4th 7th 2
2012/13 San Antonio Rampage AHL 40 5 12 17th 31 - - - - -
2012/13 Winnipeg Jets NHL 38 2 3 5 31 - - - - -
2013/14 Winnipeg Jets NHL 59 0 2 2 15th - - - - -
2014/15 KHL Medveščak Zagreb KHL 53 15th 4th 19th 39 - - - - -
2015/16 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 73 14th 27 41 53 2 0 0 0 0
2016/17 Admiral Vladivostok KHL 55 13 12 25th 44 6th 1 0 1 2
2017/18 Admiral Vladivostok KHL 26th 2 6th 8th 12 - - - - -
2017/18 Barys Astana KHL 15th 3 2 5 6th - - - - -
WHL overall 202 45 69 114 125 53 14th 17th 31 19th
AHL total 269 47 91 138 177 18th 4th 4th 8th 10
NHL overall 146 4th 8th 12 64 - - - - -
KHL total 149 33 24 57 101 6th 1 0 1 2

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Wright, James
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH March 24, 1990
PLACE OF BIRTH Saskatoon , Saskatchewan