| Cayden Primeau | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Primeau at Northeastern | |||
| Born |
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.
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]
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]
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.
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
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2019 Canada | |
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | W | L | OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | United States | IH18 | 
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 244 | 12 | 0 | 2.95 | .892 | |
| 2019 | United States | WJC |
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 299 | 8 | 0 | 1.61 | .936 | |
| Junior totals | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 543 | 20 | 0 | 2.21 | .920 | ||||
| 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] |