Cayden Primeau

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Cayden Primeau
Cayden Primeau Northeastern University goalie.jpg
Primeau at Northeastern
Born (1999-08-11) August 11, 1999 (age 24)
Farmington Hills, Michigan, U.S.
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NHL team Montreal Canadiens
NHL draft 199th overall, 2017
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 2019–present

Cayden Primeau (born August 11, 1999) is a Canadian-American professional ice hockey goaltender for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the seventh round, 199th overall, by the Canadiens in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.

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Playing career

Primeau was stellar during his brief collegiate career with the Northeastern Huskies. [1] In his freshman season, he won 19 games [1] and helped Northeastern jump from eighth to second in the Hockey East conference standings. While the team did not fare well in the postseason, Primeau was named to the All-Hockey East Rookie Team, First Team and won the conference goaltending title for having the lowest goals against average in league play. [2] The following season, he pushed the Huskies even further, winning a program record 25 games [1] and earning the Tournament MVP when Northeastern won their third Hockey East tournament. [3] Although Northeastern faltered in the NCAA tournament, Primeau was still named an AHCA East First Team All-American and won the Mike Richter Award. [4]

Selected by the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the seventh round (199th overall) in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, [5] Primeau ended his college career following his sophomore season and signed an entry-level contract with the Canadiens on March 31, 2019. [6] He was immediately assigned to Montreal's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Laval Rocket. [6] Primeau was recalled from Laval on December 5, 2019 [5] and made his NHL debut against the Colorado Avalanche the same day, stopping 32 of 35 shots in a 3–2 loss. [7]

International play

Primeau played with Team USA at the 2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, making five starts. The team won a silver medal at the tournament. [6]

Personal life

Primeau is the son of former NHLer Keith Primeau and was born in Farmington Hills, Michigan prior to the family moving to Voorhees, New Jersey when Cayden was five months old following his father's trade to the Philadelphia Flyers in January 2000. [8]

He is an alumnus of Bishop Eustace Preparatory School. [9]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGPWLOTMINGA SO GAA SV% GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
2015–16 Philadelphia Revolution EHL 2916501,2243801.86.9514—————3.62.910
2016–17 Lincoln Stars USHL 30141111,6168513.16.895————————
2017–18 Northeastern University HE 3419852,0056441.92.931————————
2018–19 Northeastern UniversityHE36251012,1297442.09.933————————
2019–20 Laval Rocket AHL 33171131,8877742.45.908————————
2019–20 Montreal Canadiens NHL 2110120502.52.931————————
2020–21 Laval RocketAHL1611409143222.10.909————————
2020–21 Montreal CanadiensNHL41212021404.16.849————————
2021–22 Laval RocketAHL33161231,9159422.94.90914959123302.17.936
2021–22 Montreal CanadiensNHL121715204004.62.868————————
2022–23 Laval RocketAHL41191562,40912233.04.909202119502.52.912
2022–23 Montreal CanadiensNHL3020139803.46.852————————
2023–24 Montreal CanadiensNHL2389413256622.99.910————————
NHL totals44112162,30413323.46.894————————
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Men's ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Canada

International

YearTeamEventResultGPWLOTMINGASOGAASV%
2016 United States IH18 Silver medal icon.svg43102441202.95.892
2019 United States WJC Silver medal icon.svg5410299801.61.936
Junior totals97105432002.21.920

Awards and honors

AwardYearRef
College
Hockey East All-Rookie Team 2018 [2]
Hockey East Goaltending Champion 2018, 2019 [10]
New England D1 All-Stars2018 [11]
New England Rookie of the Year2018 [12]
All-Hockey East First Team 2018, 2019 [13] [14]
AHCA East First Team All-American 2019 [15]
Hockey East All-Tournament Team 2019 [16]
Hockey East Three-Stars Award 2019 [17]
Mike Richter Award 2019 [18]
William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player 2019 [19]
AHL
All-Rookie Team 2020 [20]
All-Star Game 2021 [21]

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Hockey East Goaltending Champion
2017–18, 2018–19 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Hockey East Three-Stars Award
2018–19 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Mike Richter Award
2018–19 		Succeeded by
Preceded by William Flynn Tournament MVP
2019 		Succeeded by
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