Wayne Primeau
Encyclopedia
Wayne Michael Primeau is a Canadian professional
ice hockey
player who is currently a free agent. He is the younger brother of Keith Primeau
. He is currently not playing in the NHL.
(OHL
) and played with the Platers for 3 years from 1992–1995
.
Wayne Primeau was drafted 17th overall in 1994
by the Buffalo Sabres
where he scored his first NHL goal in his first NHL game against Martin Brodeur
of the New Jersey Devils
. He was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning
in 2000 and was then traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins
on February 1, 2001.
Primeau was acquired by San Jose from the Pittsburgh Penguins for Matt Bradley
on March 11, 2003. After a career year in 2003–04, Primeau was eligible for group IV unrestricted free agency. However he decided to re-sign with the San Jose Sharks
.
He was traded to the Boston Bruins
on November 30, 2005 with Brad Stuart
and Marco Sturm
for Joe Thornton
, and the Bruins traded him to the Calgary Flames
, along with Stuart, in exchange for Chuck Kobasew
and Andrew Ference
on February 10, 2007.
On July 27, 2009 he was traded from the Calgary Flames to the Toronto Maple Leafs
along with a 2nd round pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft
in exchange for forward Colin Stuart
, defenceman Anton Stralman
and a 7th round pick in 2012
.
Prior to the start of the Maple Leafs' 2010 training camp, Primeau was signed to a professional tryout contract with the Leafs.
On September 26, 2010 he was released from his pro try out contract.
Professional
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ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player who is currently a free agent. He is the younger brother of Keith Primeau
Keith Primeau
Keith Primeau is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings, Hartford Whalers, Carolina Hurricanes and Philadelphia Flyers...
. He is currently not playing in the NHL.
Playing career
Wayne Primeau was a 1st round draft pick of the Owen Sound PlatersOwen Sound Platers
Owen Sound Platers was a name used for a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League from 1989 to 2000, in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada. In 2000, after the team was sold, new ownership renamed the team the Owen Sound Attack.-History:...
(OHL
Ontario Hockey League
The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada....
) and played with the Platers for 3 years from 1992–1995
1994–95 OHL season
The 1994–95 OHL season was the 15th season of the Ontario Hockey League. Sixteen teams each played 66 games. The Detroit Junior Red Wings won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Guelph Storm...
.
Wayne Primeau was drafted 17th overall in 1994
1994 NHL Entry Draft
The 1994 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Hartford Civic Center on June 28–29, 1994.-Selections by round:Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.-Round one:-Round two:-Round three:-Round four:...
by the Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:...
where he scored his first NHL goal in his first NHL game against Martin Brodeur
Martin Brodeur
Martin Pierre Brodeur is a French-Canadian ice hockey goaltender who has played his entire National Hockey League career with the New Jersey Devils. In his 19-year tenure with the Devils, he has won three Stanley Cup championships and has been in the playoffs every year but two...
of the New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
. He was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay Lightning
The Tampa Bay Lightning are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They have one Stanley Cup championship in their history, in 2003–04. They are often referred to as the...
in 2000 and was then traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...
on February 1, 2001.
Primeau was acquired by San Jose from the Pittsburgh Penguins for Matt Bradley
Matt Bradley
Matthew William Bradley is a Canadian professional hockey right winger who plays for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League.-Playing career:...
on March 11, 2003. After a career year in 2003–04, Primeau was eligible for group IV unrestricted free agency. However he decided to re-sign with the San Jose Sharks
San Jose Sharks
The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
.
He was traded to the Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...
on November 30, 2005 with Brad Stuart
Brad Stuart
Bradley Stuart is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League .- Playing career :...
and Marco Sturm
Marco Sturm
Marco Johann Sturm is a German professional ice hockey winger with the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League . Sturm began his career with EV Landshut of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, playing with the team from 1995 to 1997. Selected 21st overall in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft by the San Jose...
for Joe Thornton
Joe Thornton
Joseph Eric Thornton is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and captain of the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League . He was selected first overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft and went on to play seven seasons with the club, five as its Captain. During the...
, and the Bruins traded him to the Calgary Flames
Calgary Flames
The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is the third major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Calgary, following the...
, along with Stuart, in exchange for Chuck Kobasew
Chuck Kobasew
Nicholas James "Chuck" Kobasew is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League .-Amateur:...
and Andrew Ference
Andrew Ference
Andrew James Stewart Ference is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League...
on February 10, 2007.
On July 27, 2009 he was traded from the Calgary Flames to the Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
along with a 2nd round pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft
2011 NHL Entry Draft
The 2011 NHL Entry Draft was the 49th NHL Entry Draft. It was held on June 24–25, 2011, at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. It was the first time the Draft was held in the state of Minnesota since the Minnesota North Stars hosted the 1989 NHL Entry Draft.The top three picks consisted...
in exchange for forward Colin Stuart
Colin Stuart (ice hockey)
Colin Stuart is an American professional ice hockey winger who currently plays for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League . He is the older brother of Winnipeg Jets defenseman, Mark Stuart.-Playing career:...
, defenceman Anton Stralman
Anton Strålman
Anton Strålman is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman, currently under contract with the New York Rangers.- Playing career :...
and a 7th round pick in 2012
2012 NHL Entry Draft
The 2012 NHL Entry Draft will be the 50th NHL Entry Draft. The draft will be held on June 22–23, 2012 at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is the first time Pittsburgh will host the draft since the 1997 NHL Entry Draft....
.
Prior to the start of the Maple Leafs' 2010 training camp, Primeau was signed to a professional tryout contract with the Leafs.
On September 26, 2010 he was released from his pro try out contract.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1992–93 | Owen Sound Platers Owen Sound Platers Owen Sound Platers was a name used for a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League from 1989 to 2000, in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada. In 2000, after the team was sold, new ownership renamed the team the Owen Sound Attack.-History:... |
OHL Ontario Hockey League The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada.... |
66 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 110 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1993–94 1993–94 OHL season The 1993–94 OHL season was the 14th season of the Ontario Hockey League. Sixteen teams each played 66 games. The North Bay Centennials won the J... |
Owen Sound Platers | OHL | 65 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 75 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 1994–95 1994–95 OHL season The 1994–95 OHL season was the 15th season of the Ontario Hockey League. Sixteen teams each played 66 games. The Detroit Junior Red Wings won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Guelph Storm... |
Owen Sound Platers | OHL | 66 | 34 | 62 | 96 | 84 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 15 | ||
| 1994–95 | Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:... |
NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 1995–96 OHL season The 1995–96 OHL season was the 16th season of the Ontario Hockey League. Seventeen teams each played 66 games. The Peterborough Petes won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Guelph Storm. The Detroit Junior Red Wings become the Detroit Whalers.-Notes:... |
Owen Sound Platers | OHL | 28 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 24 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1995–96 1995–96 AHL season The 1995–96 AHL season was the 60th season of the American Hockey League. The AHL expands by two teams and realigns into two conferences, and four divisions. The Northern Conference includes the North and Atlantic Divisions... |
Rochester Americans Rochester Americans The Rochester Americans are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, and a top affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres. The team plays its home games in Rochester, New York, at the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | ||
| 1995–96 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 1996–97 AHL season The 1996–97 AHL season was the 61st season of the American Hockey League. The league renames its divisions due to relocating teams. The Northern Conferences consists of the Atlantic Division becoming the Canadian Division, and the Central Division becoming the Empire State Division... |
Rochester Americans | AHL | 24 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1996–97 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 45 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 64 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1997–98 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 69 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 87 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1998–99 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 67 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 38 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 1999–00 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 41 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning The Tampa Bay Lightning are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They have one Stanley Cup championship in their history, in 2003–04. They are often referred to as the... |
NHL | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 47 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original... |
NHL | 28 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 54 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 33 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 70 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 72 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 90 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2004–05 | DNP — Lockout | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 21 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Boston Bruins Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the... |
NHL | 50 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 51 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Calgary Flames Calgary Flames The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is the third major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Calgary, following the... |
NHL | 27 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | ||
| 2007–08 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 43 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 2008–09 NHL season The 2008–09 NHL season was the 92nd season of operation of the National Hockey League . It was the first season since prior to the 2004–05 lockout in which every team played each other at least once during the season, following three seasons where teams only played against two divisions in the... |
Calgary Flames | NHL | 24 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 2009–10 NHL season The 2009–10 NHL season was the 93rd season of operation of the National Hockey League , and the 100th season since the founding of the predecessor National Hockey Association . It ran from October 1, 2009, including four games in Europe on October 2 and 3—until April 11, 2010, with the 2010... |
Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL | 59 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 774 | 69 | 125 | 194 | 789 | 90 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 42 | ||||