Tyler Wright
Jersey Number: 28
Player information for Tyler Wright
Position
Center
Height
6'0" (183cm)
Born
April 6, 1973
Number
28
Shoots
Right
Weight
190 lbs (86kg)
Birthplace
Kamsack, Saskatchewan, CAN
Years in Columbus
5
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Player Career Notes
- An original Blue Jacket, registered 57-51-108 and 436 penalty minutes in 309 career games with the club from 2000-06.
- Served as an alternate captain for the Jackets from 2000-02 and 2003-04.
- Set career highs in assists, points and a club-high in penalty minutes with 16-16-32 and 140 penalty minutes in 76 contests in the club’s inaugural season in 2000-01.
- Had a career-high 19 goals with the Blue Jackets in 2002-03.
- Was the first player in Blue Jackets history to record multiple hat tricks in one campaign (2002-03) with three goals on Oct. 27, 2002 vs. Los Angeles and Mar. 20, 2003 vs. Toronto.
- Named the Blue Jackets’ Player Community Service Award recipient in 2002-03 and was the club’s nominee for the King Clancy Memorial Trophy in three straight seasons from 2001-04.
- Finished his 13-year NHL career with 79-70-149 and 854 penalty minutes in 613 games with the Anaheim Ducks, Blue Jackets, Pittsburgh Penguins and Edmonton Oilers from 1992-2006.
- Added 41-68-109 and 588 penalty minutes in 191 career American Hockey League appearances with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (1999-2000) and Cape Breton Oilers (1993-95).
- Ended his playing career with EHC Basel in Switzerland’s top professional league (NLA), skating in four contests in 2006-07.
- Suited up for Canada at several international tournaments, including the 2002 IIHF World Championships as well as the 1992 and 1993 IIHF World Junior Championships.
- Played his junior hockey with the Swift Current Broncos from 1989-93, compiling 115-156-271 and 647 penalty minutes in 233 career outings.
- Has served in various hockey operations roles with the Blue Jackets, Detroit Red Wings and Edmonton Oilers following his playing career. Was Columbus’ development coach (2007-11) and director of amateur scouting (2011-13) prior to moving on to the Red Wings as their director of amateur scouting (2013-19).
- Most recently served as the Oilers’ director of amateur scouting (2019-23) and director of player personnel (2022-23).
CBJ Career Regular Season Stats
| Season | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-2001 | 76 | 16 | 16 | 32 | -9 | 140 | 141 |
| 2001-2002 | 77 | 13 | 11 | 24 | -40 | 100 | 120 |
| 2002-2003 | 70 | 19 | 11 | 30 | -25 | 113 | 108 |
| 2003-2004 | 68 | 9 | 9 | 18 | -19 | 63 | 109 |
| 2005-2006 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 20 | 26 |
| Totals | 309 | 57 | 51 | 108 | -96 | 436 | 504 |
Transaction History
- Drafted by Edmonton in the first-round, 12th overall, in the 1991 NHL Draft.
- Selected by Columbus from Pittsburgh in the Expansion Draft on June 23, 2000.
- Traded to Anaheim with D Francois Beauchemin for C Sergei Fedorov and a fifth-round pick in the 2006 Draft on Nov. 15, 2005.