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Wright signs with Islanders after campaign in KHL

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James Wright is trying to work his way back to the NHL. After spending a season with Zagreb Medvescak KHL of the Kontinental Hockey League, he has signed a one-year, two-way deal with the New York Islanders, per TVA Sports’ Renaud Lavoie.

His contract is worth $800K at the NHL level.

Taken by Tampa Bay in the fourth round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, Wright went on to score four goals and 12 points in 146 games with the Lightning and Winnipeg Jets. He played in a career-high 59 contests with Winnipeg in 2013-14, but was still unsigned in Sept. 2014 and opted to head to the KHL.

Wright had 15 goals and 19 points in 53 contests with the Croatian club last season.

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