FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Brian Wright may be Canadian by birth, but the 21-year-old forward will feel like something of a hometown kid after being drafted 20th overall by the New England Revolution in the first round of Friday afternoon’s MLS SuperDraft presented by adidas.
Wright spent the past four years as a New Englander himself, scoring 39 goals and adding 25 assists during a standout career at the University of Vermont.
“A lot of friends still live in the New England area, so it’s like I’m not really leaving home,” Wright said just minutes after hearing his name called at the Los Angeles Convention Center.