Kevin Primeau
Canadian ice hockey player (born 1955)
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Kevin Primeau (born January 3, 1955, in Edmonton, Alberta) is a retired professional ice hockey winger who played two games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Vancouver Canucks.
| Kevin Primeau | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 3, 1955 | ||
| 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 | ||
Early life
Primeau was born in Edmonton. 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,[1] with Primeau winning the Major W.J. "Danny" McLeod Award in 1978, as Most Valuable Player of the national championship tournament.[2]
Career
Primeau played seven games in the World Hockey Association with the Edmonton Oilers. Primeau represented Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics where he scored four goals and one assist in six games.[3] 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.
Personal life
Primeau'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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
