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TORONTO — Shane Wight is already noticing the differences now that his name is in the same conversation as NHL star Connor McDavid.
Wright, who plays with the Greater Toronto Hockey League's Don Mills Flyers, is expected to go No. 1 at the upcoming Ontario Hockey League draft after being made eligible by Hockey Canada and the Ontario Hockey Federation. "What people don't see is Shane is one of the best high-character kids you're gonna meet, He brings it all. In terms of the status it's a no brainer for us."
Wright applied for exceptional player status in December. While his dominance on the ice is evident, he wouldn't have been given the approval to play in the OHL unless Hockey Canada and the OHF considered him to be mentally ready for playing with other skaters as old as 20. "Obviously it's pressure playing as a 15-year-old in the OHL but I'm not thinking about it. I just want to have fun.....my whole life I've played up in age and was kind of ahead of the curve," said Wright, who grew up a Sidney Crosby fan but now says Mathew Barzal is his favourite NHL player to watch.
"I went to see him play in October of that season, my dog Newman travelled everywhere with me and after two shifts he yanked on the chain and said 'let's get out of here, we've seen enough.'"
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