Nashville acquired Shane Wright from Seattle on Nov. 1, 2026, trading forward Matthew Wood.
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Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager Chris MacFarland announced Nov. 1, 2026 that the team has acquired forward Shane Wright from the Seattle Kraken in exchange for forward Matthew Wood.
MacFarland said, “We are excited to add Shane to our mix of forwards,” adding that he expects Wright to “bring a strong, two-way game to our team” and “add to the pace of our lineup.”
He continued, “We believe Shane will continue to grow as a player, and we look forward to working with him.”
Wright, 22 (1/5/04), is in his third full NHL season. With the Kraken in 2026-27, he has recorded four points (3g-1a) with 21 shots on goal and has won 50 percent of his faceoffs in 14 games.
Last season, the 6-foot-1, 192-pound, right-shot center posted 27 points (12g-15a), 59 blocked shots, 51 hits and a +6 rating in 74 games with Seattle.
In 2024-25, Wright’s rookie campaign, he recorded career highs in goals (19), assists (25) and points (44) while finishing with a +4 rating in 79 games and averaging 14:04 TOI.
Seattle originally selected Wright in the first round (4th overall) of the 2022 NHL Draft. Before joining the NHL, he played junior hockey with the OHL’s Kingston Frontenacs and Windsor Spitfires from 2019-22, totaling 197 points (86g-111a) in 141 games.
After being granted exceptional status, Wright was named the CHL Rookie of the Year in 2019-20, leading first-year skaters in goals (39) and points (66), and in 2021-22 he earned a spot on the OHL’s Third All-Star Team.
The Burlington, Ontario, native served as Kingston’s captain during the 2021-22 season. Internationally, he has won two gold medals for Canada, winning the 2023 World Junior Championship and the 2021 U-18 World Championship.
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