Playing Career
Wayne Primeau was a 1st round draft pick of the Owen Sound Platers (OHL) and played with the Platers for 3 years from 1992–1995.
Wayne Primeau was drafted 17th overall in 1994 by the Buffalo Sabres where he scored his first NHL goal in his first NHL game against Martin Brodeur of the New Jersey Devils. He was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2000 and was then traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins on February 1, 2001.
Primeau was acquired by San Jose from the Pittsburgh Penguins for Matt Bradley on March 11, 2003. After a career year in 2003–04, Primeau was eligible for group IV unrestricted free agency. However he decided to re-sign with the San Jose Sharks.
He was traded to the Boston Bruins on November 30, 2005 with Brad Stuart and Marco Sturm for Joe Thornton, and the Bruins traded him to the Calgary Flames, along with Stuart, in exchange for Chuck Kobasew and Andrew Ference on February 10, 2007.
On July 27, 2009 he was traded from the Calgary Flames to the Toronto Maple Leafs along with a 2nd round pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for forward Colin Stuart, defenceman Anton Stralman and a 7th round pick in 2012.
Prior to the start of the Maple Leafs' 2010 training camp, Primeau was signed to a professional tryout contract with the Leafs.
On September 26, 2010 he was released from his pro try out contract.
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