Kevin Primeau

Kevin Primeau
Born (1955-01-03) January 3, 1955 (age 69)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for Team Canada
Vancouver Canucks (NHL)
Edmonton Oilers (WHA)
National team  Canada
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1977–1981

Kevin Primeau (born January 3, 1955, in Edmonton, Alberta) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played two games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Vancouver Canucks. He also played seven games in the World Hockey Association with the Edmonton Oilers. Primeau also represented Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics where he scored 4 goals and 1 assist in 6 games.[1] He later served as the head coach of the Swiss team HC La Chaux-de-Fonds. He also was the head coach of the Hungarian team Alba Volán Székesfehérvár, and the Hungary national team.

In university, he played for the University of Alberta Golden Bears from 1974–75 to 1977–78; the Golden Bears won the national CIAU University Cup championship in 1975 and 1978,[2] with Primeau winning the Major W.J. "Danny" McLeod Award in 1978, as Most Valuable Player of the national championship tournament.[3]

Family

Kevin's son Josh plays professionally in the Swiss League with HC Sierre,[4] and his other son Ben was the captain of the Fernie Ghostriders in the KIJHL.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1974–75 University of Alberta CIAU 33 12 15 27 23 — — — — —
1975–76 University of Alberta CIAU 34 10 10 20 29 — — — — —
1976–77 University of Alberta CIAU 34 20 14 34 49 — — — — —
1977–78 University of Alberta CIAU 25 13 16 29 36 — — — — —
1977–78 Edmonton Oilers WHA 7 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 2
1978–79 HC Davos NLB 30 26 23 49 — — — — — —
1979–80 EHC Visp NLB — — — — — — — — — —
1979–80 Canadian National Team Intl 41 16 11 27 18 — — — — —
1980–81 Vancouver Canucks NHL 2 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
1980–81 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 45 14 9 23 22 — — — — —
1981–82 EHC Visp NLB 38 39 19 58 — — — — — —
1982–83 EHC Visp NLB 37 25 18 43 — — — — — —
1983–84 SC Langenthal NLB — — — — — — — — — —
1983–84 Sherbrooke Jets AHL 30 2 1 3 6 — — — — —
WHA totals 7 0 1 1 2 — — — — —
NHL totals 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1980 Canada Oly 6 4 1 5 6
Senior totals 6 4 1 5 6

References

  1. ^ Kevin Primeau Olympic Stats
  2. ^ "History | Past Champions". U Sports. 2023-03-19. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  3. ^ "Major W.J. 'Danny' McLeod Award (Championship MVP)" (PDF). U Sports. 2019-03-17. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  4. ^ Josh Primeau
  5. ^ "Fernie Ghostriders". Archived from the original on 2013-12-06. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
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