BLOG: Scout collaboration and communication key for Wright

EDMONTON, AB - Tyler Wright has had plenty of time to see and understand how Oilers President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Ken Holland operates.
The newly-appointed Oilers Director of Amateur Scouting re-joined Holland's scouting staff on Friday alongside Archie Henderson, the club's new Director of Professional Scouting, after the trio spent four seasons together under the banner of the Detroit Red Wings from 2015-19.
During Wright's six years of service time under Holland in Detroit, the 46-year-old former first-round pick by the Oilers in 1991 is embracing the opportunity to re-establish the connection and continue learning from Holland.
"It's kind of like going to school when you talk to Ken because you learn something new from him every day," Wright said.
"Ken and I have a long history, and he's been a mentor of mine for quite some time. He's a very passionate man that has a lot of knowledge and experience. He's also had the ultimate success of winning at times."
Under Holland, the pair of Wright and Henderson have grown accustomed with Holland's style of management and how to best deliver the organization's goals to the extended contact list of Oilers scouts in North America and abroad.
"We're familiar with each other; we both understand the way Ken wants to build his hockey club," Wright said. "When there's change at the top, there's always a little bit of a trickle-down effect and this is a little bit of a result of that. I think I can speak for both Archie and myself when I say that we're pretty excited to come in and start making a difference."