By HockomockSports.com Staff
Canton senior Matt Wright has been selected as the HockomockSports.com Player of the Week, presented by Morse Insurance, for March 9 through March 15. Wright is the 27th athlete chosen as Player of the Week for the 2025-26 school year and the 13th in the winter season.
Wright waited until his senior season to get his shot to be the starting goalie for the Bulldogs and he made it count with a string of outstanding saves that helped Canton come from behind to beat Tewksbury in the Div. 2 state title game on Sunday afternoon at the TD Garden. For the season, Wright and the Bulldogs allowed only 17 goals in 25 games.
Canton senior defenseman Teddy Shuman said of Wright after the state title game, “I’m so proud of him. He’s the hardest worker and I feel like he kind of doubted himself last year and working with him all offseason, I’ve never seen someone work harder. I’m a big believer that hard work shows up on the biggest stage and it did today. He was the MVP today and he was awesome.”
Wright played his best in the biggest games of the season, including regular season shutouts of Final Four teams Hingham and Tewksbury. In the playoffs, he pulled off a series of stops that directly contributed to close wins, including a last-minute kick save that secured a shutout and a one-goal win over Walpole in the quarterfinal. Against Burlington in the Final Four, Wright denied the Red Devils several gilt-edged chances to add to its lead in the first and second periods, giving the Bulldogs time to find their feet and take control.
On Sunday at the Garden, Wright put in the best performance of his Canton career against one of the state’s most prolific attacks. He made 10 saves in the first period, showing off his reflexes to keep out a couple of point-blank shots that looked destined for the back of the net. In the second, he made a couple excellent saves when Tewksbury star Tyler Bourgea got free in the zone. After Canton tied the game early in the third, Wright made the save of the season. Bourgea got loose on a breakaway, but Wright stayed with it and threw out a right pad to deny the senior his 200th career point. The Bulldogs were lifted by the save and went on to score with 1:22 remaining and win a fourth title in the past seven seasons.
Click here for a recap of Canton’s come-from-behind win over Tewksbury in the D2 final.
Click here for a story on Wright’s big night at the TD Garden and how he helped Canton lift the trophy.
The Player of the Week, presented by Morse Insurance, is selected by the HockomockSports.com staff. Nominations can be submitted throughout the week up until Saturday night at 8:00 PM. There may be a poll posted on Sunday with the nominations. The results of the poll influence the selection but do not strictly dictate the decision.
Matt Wright
Matt Wright The Player of the Week, presented by Morse Insurance, is selected by the HockomockSports.com staff. Nominations can be submitted throughout the week up until Saturday night at midnight. There may be a poll posted on every Sunday with the nominations. The results of the poll influence the selection but do not strictly dictate the decision. Matt Wright The Player of the Week, presented by Morse Insurance, is selected by the HockomockSports.com staff. Nominations can be submitted throughout the week up until Saturday night at midnight. There may be a poll posted on every Sunday with the nominations. The results of the poll influence the selection but do not strictly dictate the decision. Matt Wright The Player of the Week, presented by Morse Insurance, is selected by the HockomockSports.com staff. Nominations can be submitted throughout the week up until Saturday night at midnight. There may be a poll posted on every Sunday with the nominations. The results of the poll influence the selection but do not strictly dictate the decision. Matt Wright The Player of the Week, presented by Morse Insurance, is selected by the HockomockSports.com staff. Nominations can be submitted throughout the week up until Saturday night at midnight. There may be a poll posted on every Sunday with the nominations. The results of the poll influence the selection but do not strictly dictate the decision. Matt Wright The Player of the Week, presented by Morse Insurance, is selected by the HockomockSports.com staff. Nominations can be submitted throughout the week up until Saturday night at midnight. There may be a poll posted on every Sunday with the nominations. The results of the poll influence the selection but do not strictly dictate the decision. Matt Wright The Player of the Week, presented by Morse Insurance, is selected by the HockomockSports.com staff. Nominations can be submitted throughout the week up until Saturday night at midnight. There may be a poll posted on every Sunday with the nominations. The results of the poll influence the selection but do not strictly dictate the decision. Matt Wright The Player of the Week, presented by Morse Insurance, is selected by the HockomockSports.com staff. Nominations can be submitted throughout the week up until Saturday night at midnight. There may be a poll posted on every Sunday with the nominations. The results of the poll influence the selection but do not strictly dictate the decision. Matt Wright The Player of the Week, presented by Morse Insurance, is selected by the HockomockSports.com staff. Nominations can be submitted throughout the week up until Saturday night at
midnight. There may be a poll posted on every Sunday with the nominations. The results of the poll influence the selection but do not strictly dictate the
decision.
