Wayne Primeau

Wayne Primeau
Primeau with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2009
Born	(1976-06-04) June 4, 1976 (age 49) Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	230 lb (104 kg; 16 st 6 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	Buffalo Sabres Tampa Bay Lightning Pittsburgh Penguins San Jose Sharks Boston Bruins Calgary Flames Toronto Maple Leafs
NHL draft	17th overall, 1994 Buffalo Sabres
Playing career	1995–2010

Wayne Michael Primeau (born June 4, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He is the younger brother of Keith Primeau.

Playing career

Primeau was a first round draft pick of the Owen Sound Platers in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) and played with the Platers for three years from 1992 to 1995.

He 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 the San Jose Sharks from the Penguins in exchange 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 Sharks.

Primeau was traded to the Boston Bruins on November 30, 2005, (along with Brad Stuart and Marco Sturm) in exchange for Joe Thornton. In February 2007, the Bruins traded him to the Calgary Flames (again along with Brad Stuart) in exchange for Chuck Kobasew and Andrew Ference.

On July 27, 2009, Primeau was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs (along with a second round pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft) in exchange for forward Colin Stuart, defenceman Anton Strålman and a seventh-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. ^[1] He was released at the conclusion of training camp on September 26.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1992–93	Owen Sound Platers	OHL		66	10	27	37	110		8	1	4	5	0
1993–94	Owen Sound Platers	OHL		65	25	50	75	75		9	1	6	7	8
1994–95	Owen Sound Platers	OHL		66	34	62	96	84		10	4	9	13	15
1994–95	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		1	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	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	Rochester Americans	AHL		8	2	3	5	6		17	3	1	4	11
1995–96	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	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
1999–2000	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		41	5	7	12	38		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		17	2	3	5	25		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		47	2	13	15	77		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Pittsburgh Penguins	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	NHL		7	1	1	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	San Jose Sharks	NHL		72	9	20	29	90		17	1	2	3	4
2005–06	San Jose Sharks	NHL		21	5	3	8	17		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Boston Bruins	NHL		50	6	8	14	40		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Boston Bruins	NHL		51	7	8	15	75		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Calgary Flames	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	Calgary Flames	NHL		24	0	4	4	14		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		59	3	5	8	35		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				774	69	125	194	789		90	7	14	21	42

See also

• Notable families in the NHL

References

1. "Wayne Primeau joins Toronto Maple Leafs on a try-out". bettor.blog.com. 2010-09-19. Retrieved 2010-09-19.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Hockey-Reference.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by David Cooper

Buffalo Sabres first round draft pick 1994

Succeeded by Jay McKee