Cayden Primeau
Primeau at Northeastern
Born (1999-08-11) August 11, 1999
Farmington Hills, Michigan, U.S.
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NHL team Montreal Canadiens
NHL Draft 199th overall, 2017
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 2019–present

Cayden Primeau (born August 11, 1999) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently playing for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He helped Northeastern win their third Hockey East Tournament in 2019 and received the Mike Richter Award as the National Goaltender of the Year the same season.

Playing career

Primeau was stellar during his brief college career with the Northeastern Huskies.[1] In his freshman season, he won 19 games[1] and helped Northeastern jump from eighth to second in Hockey East. While the team did not fare well in the postseason, Primeau was named to the All-Hockey East Rookie Team, First Team and won the conference goaltending title for having the lowest goals against average in league play.[2] The following season, Primeau pushed the Huskies even further, winning a program record 25 games[1] and earning the Tournament MVP when Northeastern won their third Hockey East tournament.[3] Although Northeastern faltered in the NCAA tournament, Primeau was still named an AHCA East First Team All-American and won the Mike Richter Award.[4]

Primeau was selected by the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the seventh round, 199th overall, in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.[5] After his sophomore season concluded, Primeau ended his college career by signing an entry-level contract with the Canadiens on March 31, 2019.[6] He was immediately assigned to Montreal's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Laval Rocket.[6] Primeau was recalled from Laval on December 5, 2019[5] and made his NHL debut against the Colorado Avalanche the same day, stopping 32 of 35 shots in a 3–2 loss.[7]

International career

Primeau played with Team USA at the 2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, making five starts. The team won a silver medal at the tournament.[6]

Personal life

Primeau is the son of former NHL player Keith Primeau, and was born in Farmington Hills, Michigan where his family kept an off-season home when Keith played for the Detroit Red Wings earlier in his career.

Primeau and his family moved to Voorhees, New Jersey when he was five months old, after his father was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers in January 2000. He is an alumnus of Bishop Eustace Preparatory School.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2015–16 Philadelphia Revolution EHL 29 16 5 0 1,224 38 0 1.86 .951 4 — — — — — 3.62 .910
2016–17 Lincoln Stars USHL 30 14 11 1 1,616 85 1 3.16 .895 — — — — — — — —
2017–18 Northeastern University HE 34 19 8 5 2,005 64 4 1.92 .931 — — — — — — — —
2018–19 Northeastern University HE 36 25 10 1 2,129 74 4 2.09 .933 — — — — — — — —
2019–20 Laval Rocket AHL 33 17 11 3 1,887 77 4 2.45 .908 — — — — — — — —
2019–20 Montreal Canadiens NHL 2 1 1 0 120 5 0 2.52 .931 — — — — — — — —
2020–21 Laval Rocket AHL 16 11 4 0 914 32 2 2.10 .909 — — — — — — — —
2020–21 Montreal Canadiens NHL 4 1 2 1 202 14 0 4.16 .849 — — — — — — — —
2021–22 Laval Rocket AHL 33 16 12 3 1,915 94 2 2.94 .909 14 9 5 912 33 0 2.17 .936
2021–22 Montreal Canadiens NHL 12 1 7 1 520 40 0 4.62 .868 — — — — — — — —
2022–23 Laval Rocket AHL 41 19 15 6 2,409 122 3 3.04 .909 2 0 2 119 5 0 2.52 .912
2022–23 Montreal Canadiens NHL 3 0 2 0 139 8 0 3.46 .852 — — — — — — — —
NHL totals 21 3 12 2 979 67 0 4.11 .871 — — — — — — — —
Medal record
Representing  United States
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Canada

International

Year Team Event Result GP W L OT MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2016 United States IH18 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 3 1 0 244 12 0 2.95 .892
2019 United States WJC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 4 1 0 299 8 0 1.61 .936
Junior totals 9 7 1 0 543 20 0 2.21 .920

Awards and honors

Award Year
College
Hockey East All-Rookie Team 2018 [8]
All-Hockey East First Team 2018, 2019 [9][10]
AHCA East First Team All-American 2019 [11]
AHL
All-Rookie Team 2020 [12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cayden Primeau". Northeastern Huskies. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Hockey East Names 2017–18 Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team" (Press release). Hockey East. March 14, 2018. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Northeastern Edges Boston College, 3-2, to Claim Hockey East Championship". Hockey East. March 23, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  4. ↑ Cowan, Stu (April 12, 2019). "Canadiens prospect Cayden Primeau wins Mike Richter Award". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Habs G Primeau to make NHL debut vs. Avs". TSN. December 5, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 "Canadiens sign goaltender Cayden Primeau to entry-level contract". Sportsnet. March 31, 2019. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Landeskog scores in return, Avalanche beat Canadiens 3-2". ESPN. Associated Press. December 5, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Hockey East Names 2017–18 Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team". HockeyEastOnline.com. 2018-03-14. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
  9. ↑ "Hockey East Namess 2017–18 All-Star Teams". HockeyEastOnline.com. 2018-03-14. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
  10. ↑ "Hockey East Names 2018-19 All-Star Teams". hockeyeastonline.com. March 20, 2019. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Total of 19 schools boast players on 2018-19 All-American selections". USCHO.com. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  12. ↑ "2019-20 AHL All-Rookie Team". American Hockey League. May 19, 2020. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
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