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2022 IIHF World Championship

2022 IIHF World Championship

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Canada Wayne Primeau

#18 Toronto Maple Leafs / NHL - 09/10
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World Championship
World Championship

Group A - Helsinki

Group B - Tampere

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Scoring Leaders
# Player GP G A TP
1. Roman Cervenka 8 4 10 14
2. Pierre-Luc Dubois 8 7 5 12
3. Denis Malgin 8 5 7 12
4. Drake Batherson 8 3 8 11
5. David Krejci 8 2 8 10
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Jun 04, 1976
Position
C
Age
45
Height
6'4" / 193 cm
Place of Birth
Scarborough, ON, CAN
Weight
225 lbs / 102 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1994 round 1 #17 overall by Buffalo Sabres
Highlights
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1

Son: Mason Primeau
and Manning Primeau
Daughter: Madison Primeau
Brother: Keith Primeau
Brother-in-Law: Derrick Smith
Nephews: Dalton Smith, Josh Primeau, Cayden Primeau, Chayse Primeau, Corey Primeau

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1991-92 Whitby Flyers Midget 63 36 50 86 96 - |
1992-93 Owen Sound Platers OHL 66 10 27 37 110 - | Playoffs 8 1 4 5 0 -
1993-94 Owen Sound Platers OHL 65 25 50 75 75 - | Playoffs 9 1 6 7 8 -
1994-95 Owen Sound Platers OHL 66 34 62 96 84 - | Playoffs 10 4 9 13 15 -
Buffalo Sabres NHL 1 1 0 1 0 -2 |
1995-96 Oshawa Generals OHL 24 12 13 25 33 - | Playoffs 3 2 3 5 2 -
Owen Sound Platers OHL 28 15 29 44 52 - |
Rochester Americans AHL 8 2 3 5 6 -4 | Playoffs 17 3 1 4 11 0
Buffalo Sabres NHL 2 0 0 0 0 0 |
1996-97 Rochester Americans AHL 24 9 5 14 27 -3 | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -1
Buffalo Sabres NHL 45 2 4 6 64 -2 | Playoffs 9 0 0 0 6 -2
1997-98 Buffalo Sabres NHL 69 6 6 12 87 9 | Playoffs 14 1 3 4 6 -1
1998-99 Buffalo Sabres NHL 67 5 8 13 38 6 | Playoffs 19 3 4 7 6 0
1999-00 Buffalo Sabres NHL 41 5 7 12 38 -8 |
Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 17 2 3 5 25 -4 |
2000-01 Tampa Bay Lightning “A” NHL 47 2 13 15 77 -17 |
Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 28 1 6 7 54 0 | Playoffs 18 1 3 4 2 -2
2001-02 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 33 3 7 10 18 -1 |
2002-03 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 70 5 11 16 55 -30 |
San Jose Sharks NHL 7 1 1 2 0 2 |
2003-04 San Jose Sharks NHL 72 9 20 29 90 4 | Playoffs 17 1 2 3 4 -7
2004-05 Did not play - - - - - - |
2005-06 San Jose Sharks NHL 21 5 3 8 17 -6 |
Boston Bruins NHL 50 6 8 14 40 -10 |
2006-07 Boston Bruins NHL 51 7 8 15 75 -15 |
Calgary Flames NHL 27 3 4 7 36 -2 | Playoffs 6 0 2 2 14 -1
2007-08 Calgary Flames NHL 43 3 7 10 26 -3 | Playoffs 7 1 0 1 4 0
2008-09 Calgary Flames NHL 24 0 4 4 14 -3 |
2009-10 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 59 3 5 8 35 -1 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1993-94 Canada U18 Pacific Cup 5 0 0 0 0 - |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2014-15 DHI Octane Elite U15 WSI U15 (W) Head Coach
2021-22 Markham Majors QC Int PW Asst. Coach
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 32 11 8 19 0.59 33 -7 | 2 18 3 1 4 0.22 11 -1
Pacific Cup (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 5 0 0 0 0.00 0 - | 0
Midget 1 63 36 50 86 1.37 96 - | 0
NHL 15 774 69 125 194 0.25 789 -83 | 7 90 7 14 21 0.23 42 -13
OHL 4 249 96 181 277 1.11 354 - | 4 30 8 22 30 1.00 25 -
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Brian Holzinger (F) 1994-2003 8 Buffalo Sabres, Pittsburgh Penguins, Rochester Americans, Tampa Bay Lightning
Curtis Brown (F) 1993-2004 8 Buffalo Sabres, Canada U18, Rochester Americans, San Jose Sharks
Alexei Zhitnik (D) 1994-2000 6 Buffalo Sabres
Rob Ray (F) 1994-2000 6 Buffalo Sabres

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07/28/2009
07/28/2009 Confirmed Calgary Flames Toronto Maple Leafs
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Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1992, 1 #4 overall by Owen Sound Platers in the OHL Priority Selection

Cult/Star player for Whitby Flyers

Career transactions
- 2009-07-27 • Traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs with a 2011 2nd round pick (traded to CHI: Brandon Saad) for Colin Stuart, Anton Strålman & a 2011 7th round pick (Matt DeBlouw)
- 2007-02-10 • Traded to the Calgary Flames with Brad Stuart for Andrew Ference & Chuck Kobasew
- 2005-11-30 • Traded to the Boston Bruins with Brad Stuart & Marco Sturm for Joe Thornton
- 2003-03-11 • Traded to the San Jose Sharks for Matt Bradley
- 2001-02-11 • Traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Matthew Barnaby
- 2000-03-09 • Traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning with Brian Holzinger & Cory Sarich for Chris Gratton
- 1994-06-28 • Selected 17th overall in the NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres

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