John Wright

Canadian professional ice hockey player

PersonAge 77humanQ3182789

Born: November 9, 1948
Birthplace: Toronto
Citizenship: Canada
Occupation: ice hockey player
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1.Stated in HockeyDBhockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=5806Retrieved 2015-07-18
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Education: University of Toronto
Height: 180 cm
Languages spoken, written or signed: English

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John Gilbert Brereton Wright is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 127 games over three seasons in the National Hockey League in the 1970s with the Vancouver Canucks, St. Louis Blues, and Kansas City Scouts. Prior to turning professional Wright spent four years at the University of Toronto, and also briefly played in the minor American Hockey League before retiring in 1975.

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NHL skater stats — season by season

3 seasons · from AIDB's NHL skater dataset

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/−	PIM	PPG	GWG	S	S%
1972–73	VAN	71	10	27	37	-14	32	0	1	121	8.3
1973–74	VAN, STL	52	6	9	15	-4	33	1	0	68	8.8
1974–75	KCS	4	0	0	0	-3	2	0	0	5	0.0
Career		127	16	36	52	-21	67	1	1	194	8.2

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Member of sports team: Kansas City Scouts
St. Louis Blues
Vancouver Canucks
Sex or gender: male
Given name: John
Sport: ice hockey
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1.Stated in NHL.comRetrieved 2022-05-04
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Position played on team / speciality: centre
Drafted by: Toronto Maple Leafs(1966) significant event: 1966 NHL amateur draft · draft pick number: 4
Family name: Wright
Mass: 175 lb
Shooting handedness: right-handed shot
Birth name: John Gilbert Brereton Wright
League: National Hockey League(1972–1975)
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1.Stated in Hockey Referencehockey-reference.com/players/w/wrighjo01.html
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Number of matches played/races/starts: 127 league: National Hockey League
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1.Stated in Hockey Referencehockey-reference.com/players/w/wrighjo01.html
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Total goals in career: 16 league: National Hockey League
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1.Stated in Hockey Referencehockey-reference.com/players/w/wrighjo01.html
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Total shots in career: 194 league: National Hockey League
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1.Stated in Hockey Referencehockey-reference.com/players/w/wrighjo01.html
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Penalty minutes in career: 67 league: National Hockey League
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1.Stated in Hockey Referencehockey-reference.com/players/w/wrighjo01.html
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Career plus-minus rating: -21 league: National Hockey League
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1.Stated in Hockey Referencehockey-reference.com/players/w/wrighjo01.html
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Total points in career: 52 league: National Hockey League
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1.Stated in Hockey Referencehockey-reference.com/players/w/wrighjo01.html
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Total assists in career: 36 league: National Hockey League
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1.Stated in Hockey Referencehockey-reference.com/players/w/wrighjo01.html
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