Redmen winger Wright gets invite to Habs camp
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MONTREAL - Andrew Wright, a 6-foot-2, 185-pound left-winger with the Ï㽶ÊÓƵ men's hockey team, has received an invitation from the Montreal Canadiens to attend a development evaluation camp on June 10 at the Habs training facility in Brossard, Que.
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A 21-year-old economics junior from Toronto, Wright is bidding to become the 10th McGill player to skate in the NHL. He is coming off a solid season with the Redmen, finishing fourth on the team in scoring with 33 points, including 12 goals in 24 regular season games. In 42 contests overall, he posted a 20-42-62 record with 54 penalty minutes.
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Wright is among a number of McGill players to earn a tryout with an NHL team in recent years. The most prominent one is current Montreal Canadiens left-winger Mathieu Darche, who previously had stints with Columbus, Nashville, San Jose and Tampa Bay.
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Redmen rearguard Marc-Andre Dorion of St. Hubert, Que., attended the Toronto Maple Leafs rookie camp in 2010 and the Dallas Stars camp before enrolling at McGill in 2008.
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Other recent McGill grads to skate in an NHL camp after plaing for the Redmen include David Urquhart (New York Rangers, 2009; Montreal 2010), goaltender Mathieu Poitras (Anaheim, 2008; Washington, 2005), forward Greg Davis (St. Louis, 2001) and defenceman Todd Hanrahan (Pittsburgh, 1994).
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FORMER McGILL PLAYERS IN THE NHL
Sam Rothschild (left wing; played 1924-28 with Montreal Maroons, NY Americans & Pittsburgh Pirates)
Lester Patrick (defenceman; played 1926-28 with New York Rangers; also coached from 1926-39)
*Russ Blinco (forward; played 1933-39 with Montreal Maroons and Chicago Blackhawks)
Nels Crutchfield (defenceman; played 1934-35 with Montreal Canadiens)
Jack McGill (left wing; played 1934-37 with Montreal Canadiens)
Johnny Peirson (forward; played 1946-58 with Boston Bruins)
*Jack Gelineau (goaltender; played 1948-54 with Boston & Chicago)
Reggie Sinclair (right wing; played 1950-53 with New York & Detroit)
Mathieu Darche (left wing; played 2009-to present with Montreal and 2000-08 with Columbus, Nashville, San Jose, Tampa Bay)
*NHL Rookie of the Year
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SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
Communications Officer
McGill Athletics & Recreation
514-398-7012
earl.zukerman [at] mcgill.ca
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