Tyler Wright

SWIFT CURRENT INDUCTEE (1989-93)

2008 Inductee TYLER WRIGHT, Columbus Blue Jackets Development Coach Former Columbus Blue Jackets center Tyler Wright rejoined the organization’s hockey operations department in July 2007 when he was named development coach for the club. In his role he primarily will work with young players throughout the organization, assisting with the development of prospects playing in the professional minor leagues, various major junior leagues and college hockey.  Wright was selected by Columbus in the 2000 Expansion Draft and spent four-plus seasons with the club. He registered 57 goals and 51 assists for 108 points with 436 penalty minutes in 309 games as a Blue Jacket and ranks second on the club in career penalty minutes and fourth in games played. He also served as an alternate captain during the 2000-01, 2001-02 and 2003-04 seasons. His best campaign was the inaugural 2000-01 season when he posted a career-high 16-16-32 and a team-leading 140 penalty minutes. He appeared in 613 games in 13 NHL seasons, tallying 79-70-149 and 854 penalty minutes with the Blue Jackets, Anaheim Ducks, Pittsburgh Penguins and Edmonton Oilers. Edmonton’s first pick, 12* overall, in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft, he also represented Team Canada at the 1992 and 1993 (gold medal) World Junior Championships and 2002 World Championships. Wright was bom on April 6, 1973 in Kamsack, Saskatchewan. He and his wife, Christina, are the parents of daughters. Kennady and Ava, and son, Tanner. The family resides in Upper Arlington.    Grew up in Kamsack, Sask.   PLAYING CAREER NOTES 2005-06: Split the season between the Blue Jackets and Anaheim Ducks… Combined for 2-6-8, 51 PIM in 43 games… Had 0-4-4, 20 PIM in 18 games with Columbus… Traded to Anaheim with Francois Beauchemin for Sergei Fedorov and a fifth round pick in the 2006 Entry Draft on Nov. 15… 2004-05: Had 3-4-7 and 4 PIM in seven games with EHC Biel/Bienne in Switzerland… Added 8-8-16 and 44PIM in 12 playoff games… 2003-04: Totaled 9-9-18 with 63 PIM and-19plus/minus rating in 68 games… Tied for sixth on the team in goals… Second on club with three game-winning tallies… Netted two power play goals… Notched three multi-point games… Seven of nine goals came at Nationwide Arena… Seven of nine goals came in the second half of the season as he registered 8-7-15 in 41 games during the 2004 calendar year… Netted overtime goal Mar. 27 at Nashville,.. Recorded two assists Apr. 3 at Detroit… Registered a goal and an assist Jan. 24 vs. Chicago and Jan. 29 vs. Nashville… Had three-game goal and point-scoring streak Jan. 24-29 (3-2-5)… Missed six games due to hyper-extended elbow(Oct. 16 -28),.. Missed four games with calf injury (Nov. 20 -26)… Missed four games with rib injury (Dec. 31 – Jan. 6)… 2002-03: Totaled 19-11-30 with 113 PIM and -25 plus/minus rating in 70 games… Fifth on team in goals and seventh in points… Played 500th game of his NHL career Apr. 2 vs. Minnesota… Goal Nov. 5 vs. Washington was the 100th point of his NHL career… First Jackets player to score two hat tricks in same season, Oct. 27 vs. Los Angeles and Mar. 20 vs. Toronto… Third goal of the game Mar. 20 against Toronto was the game-winner in overtime… First hat trick Oct. 27 vs. Los Angeles included an even-strength, power play and shorthanded goal… Scored 11 goals in a 14-game span from Oct. 27-Dec. 14… 2001-02: Totaled 13-11-24 with 100 PIM and ^40 plus/minus raring in 77 games… Scored one of the Blue Jackets’ three game-tying goals at NY Rangers on Jan, 14 with just 1:09 left in regulation.,. Netted four power play goals and one game-winning goal,.. Season-high goal and two assists Dec. ) 4 at Anaheim and Jan. 9 at Washington .. Played in his 400th career NHL game vs. San Jose on Jan, 24,,. 2000-01: Totalled 16-16-32 with 140 PIM and-9 plus/ minus rating in 76 games… Led the club in PIM, shorthanded goals (one-tied), game-tying goals (one-tied) and hits 197… Set career highs in goals, assists and points… Netted his first career hat trick with an even-strength, power play and empty net shorthanded goal at Atlanta on Mar. 16, leading the Blue Jackets to a 3-0 win… Scored the Blue Jackets’ first-ever power play goal Oct. 9 vs. Los Angeles… 1999-00: Tallied 12-10-22 in 50 games with Pittsburgh… Set a career high with four points in a game (2-2-4) on Mar. 21 vs. NY Islanders… Led the Penguins in shooting percentage (17.6 percent), scoring his 12 goals on just 68 shots.., Started the year in Scranton Wjlkes-Barre (AHL), but was recalled on Dec. 18… Tallied 5-15-20 in 25 AHL games prior to joining the Penguins.., Played every Stanley Cup Playoff game with Pittsburgh, recording 3-1-4 in 11 games,.. Scored the first goal in a Game Five, series-clinching 2-1 win over Washington in the opening round of the playoffs on April 21… 1998-99: Played in 61 games and ranked third on the team with 90 PIM… Set a career-high with 34 PIM in one game on Dec. 21 at Toronto.., Played in his 200th career game on Jan. 26 vs. Carolina… In the lineup for all 13 Stanley Cup Playoff games… Recorded 19 PIM during the playoffs… 1997-98: Played in a career-high 82 games and was one of only two Penguins to not miss a game… Logged his 100th career NHL game on Oct. 28 at Calgary… Recorded his first career two-goal game on Oct. 3 at Carolina… Saw his first Stanley Cup Playoff action on Apr, 23 vs. Montreal… Recorded his first career playoff point with an assist on Eddie Olczyk’s shorthanded game-winning goal in Game Four against the Canadiens… 1996-97: Played in 45 games with Pittsburgh, tallying 2-2-4 with 70 PIM.,, Played in 10 regular season games with Cleveland of the International Hockey League (IHL) and posted 4-3-7… Appeared in 14 playoff games with the Lumberjacks and totaled 4-2-6… 1995-96: Played his final season in Edmonton, appearing in 23 games and recording 1-0-1 along with 33 PIM… 1994-95: Spent the majority of the season with Cape Breton (AHL), playing in 70 games and tallying 16-15-31… Racked up 184 PIM to rank second on the team… Played six games with Edmonton and scored one goal… 1993-94: Played five games with Edmonton but spent the majority of the season with Cape Breton Tallied 14-27-41 in 65 games… Had 160 PIM… Appeared in five playoff games with Cape Breton and recorded 2-0-2… 1992-93: Saw his first-ever NHL action, playing in seven games with Edmonton and notching 1-1 -2 and 19 PIM… Scored his first NHL goal and point on Oct. 10 at Vancouver against goaltender Kirk McLean… OTHER: Recorded 0-2-2 in seven games for Canada at the 2002 IIHF World Hockey Championships in Sweden… Played for Team Canada at the 1992 and 1993 World Junior Championships, winning a gold medal in Sweden in 1993. JUNIOR CAREER: Played for Swift Current (Western Hockey League) for three-plus seasons, notching career totals of 115-156-271 in 233 games,., Finest offensive season came in 1990-91 when he tallied 41-51-92 in 66 games… Had 36-46-82 along with 295 PIM in 1991-92… Exploded in the 1992-93 postseason, recording 9-17-26 in 17 games along with a league-leading 49 PIM… Racked up 647 PIM during his career… Named Swift Current’s Most Valuable Player in 1990-91.