Shane Wright was frustrated at camp after being bested by AHL coach in drill
Just before the latest NHL draft, fans got a sense of the player they were getting in Shane Wright. He was slated to go 1st overall, and he made it very clear that he felt he deserved that position. He went fourth overall, and wasn't too pleased about it, something he also expressed. IN this year's rookie camp, it seems Seattle Kraken's youngsters got a sense of what Wright will be like as a teammate.
During the latest "Coach Frenchy" podcast, a reporter who covers the Seattle Kraken and was in attendance for the first day of rookie camp made a guest appearance and was asked about of his impression Wright. He called Wright "an interesting cat" before launching into a story. On his very first day of rookie camp, the Kraken had members of the couching staff of the AHL's Coachella Valley Firebirds playing "cursory defence" on some drills. Wright took the puck up through neutral ice before it was promptly poke-checked away from him by Jessica Campbell, assistant coach of the Firebirds and a goal and silver medalist at various major tournaments. Wright was not happy.
It wasn't the only moment of frustration that Wright was involved in.
I don't think anyone blames any player for getting frustrated with themselves at times. Wright definitely seems to have a chip on his shoulder, though and I'm getting the sense it was there long before he fell to fourth at the NHL draft. If he plays in the NHL this season, he could be a very interesting player to watch.
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YESTERDAY
MAY 16, 2026
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| G | A | PTS | ||
| Rasmus Dahlin | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Tage Thompson | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Jack Quinn | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Zach Benson | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jake Evans | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jason Zucker | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Ivan Demidov | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Konsta Helenius | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Zach Metsa | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Arber Xhekaj | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Bowen Byram | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Cole Caufield | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Lane Hutson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Michael Matheson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Ryan McLeod | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Josh Norris | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Mattias Samuelsson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Josh Anderson | - | - | - | |
| Zachary Bolduc | - | - | - | |
| Alexandre Carrier | - | - | - | |
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