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.
"Wright just does a mini-stick slam, his whole body tenses up, and, you know, the whole body language was just like 'ok this is interesting. That was an interesting reaction for a drill at a casual kind of rookie camp'."
It wasn't the only moment of frustration that Wright was involved in.
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"There was another moment on the first day where he was struggling and, again, you know, another mini stick slam. And the contrast between him and the other players who were clearly just very happy to be there, and Wright, who was kind of getting mad at himself for getting poke checked by a coach."
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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