# Wayne Primeau

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. He was released at the conclusion of training camp on September 26.

## Career statistics

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | 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 | NHL totals | NHL totals | 774 | 69 | 125 | 194 | 789 | 90 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 42 |