Keith Primeau Keith Primeau ( born November 24 , 1971 ) is a retired Canadian professional player . He is currently an assistant coach for the Bishop Eustace Preparatory School hockey team in Pennsauken , New Jersey . He grew up in the Markham and Whitby AA minor hockey system along with his younger brother Wayne Primeau , who now plays for the Calgary Flames . Playing career . Primeau was drafted third overall in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft by the Detroit Red Wings after playing two years with the Niagara Falls Thunder of the OHL . He split his first two professional seasons with Detroit and the Adirondack Red Wings of the AHL . He set career highs in assists ( 42 ) , points ( 73 ) , and plus / minus ( + 34 ) in 1993 – 94 . He made his only Stanley Cup Finals appearance while with the Red Wings in 1995 , losing in a sweep to the New Jersey Devils . Primeau held out after the club signed Igor Larionov and after playing for Canada in the 1996 World Cup of Hockey , Detroit traded him along with Paul Coffey and a 1997 first round draft pick ( Nikos Tselios ) to the Hartford Whalers for Brendan Shanahan and Brian Glynn prior to the 1996 – 97 season . Primeau became a leader with his new team when the franchise moved to North Carolina and became the Carolina Hurricanes , being named team captain in 1998 – 99 . He missed the majority of the 1999 – 2000 NHL season after holding out , however , and was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers along with a 2000 fifth round draft pick ( Kristofer Ottosson ) for Rod Brind ' Amour , Jean - Marc Pelletier and a 2000 second round draft pick ( Agris Saviels ) on January 23 , 2000 . On May 5 , 2000 , Primeau scored the game - winning goal in the longest game in modern NHL playoff history ( five overtime periods for a total of 152 minutes and one second ) against Ron Tugnutt of the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals . Only two games , in 1933 and 1936 , were longer . In his first full season with the Flyers , Primeau led the team in goals ( 34 ) and tied his career high in points ( 73 ) in 2000 – 01 . Early in the following season , he was named team captain after defenceman Éric Desjardins resigned from the position . After posting nearly identical seasons statistically in 2001 – 02 and 2002 – 03 , Primeau was given the task of centering a more defense - oriented line in 2003 – 04 . He did well enough to earn a place in the 2004 NHL All - Star Game , the second of his career . In the 2004 playoffs Primeau recorded 9 goals and 7 assists for a total of 16 points ; it was the best playoff year of Primeau ' s career and his play carried the team to within a game of the Stanley Cup Finals . In Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Tampa Bay Lightning , Primeau scored the game - tying goal with 1 : 49 left in regulation . The Flyers won the game , 5 – 4 in overtime , sending the series back to Tampa for Game 7 . The Flyers would go on to lose that game by a score of 2 – 1 . Nine games into the 2005 – 06 season , Primeau suffered a concussion which ended his season . As a result of ongoing post - concussion syndrome , he officially announced his retirement on September 14 , 2006 . On February 12 , 2007 , Keith Primeau was honored before a game against the Detroit Red Wings , the team which originally drafted him . An emotional Primeau thanked the fans for welcoming him after being traded to Philadelphia .