Wayne Michael Primeau (born June 4, 1976) is a
Canadian
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former
professional
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ice hockey
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player who played in the
National Hockey League
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(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
1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General.
* January 6
** The Republ ...
to
1995.
He was drafted 17th overall in
1994
The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations.
In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...
by the
Buffalo Sabres
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, where he scored his first NHL goal in his first NHL game against
Martin Brodeur of the
New Jersey Devils
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. He was traded to the
Tampa Bay Lightning in 2000 and was then traded to the
Pittsburgh Penguins
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on February 1, 2001.
Primeau was acquired by the
San Jose Sharks
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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
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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
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(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
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(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
2012 was designated as:
*International Year of Cooperatives
*International Year of Sustainable Energy for All
Events January
*January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins.
* January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...
.
Prior to the start of the Maple Leafs' 2010 training camp, Primeau was signed to a professional tryout contract with the Leafs.
He was released at the conclusion of training camp on September 26.
Career statistics
See also
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Notable families in the NHL
References
External links
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1976 births
Living people
Anderson Collegiate Vocational Institute alumni
Boston Bruins players
Buffalo Sabres draft picks
Buffalo Sabres players
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Calgary Flames players
Canadian ice hockey centres
Franco-Ontarian people
NHL first-round draft picks
Oshawa Generals players
Owen Sound Platers players
Pittsburgh Penguins players
Rochester Americans players
San Jose Sharks players
Ice hockey people from Scarborough, Ontario
Tampa Bay Lightning players
Toronto Maple Leafs players