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. He was released at the conclusion of training camp on September 26.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1992-93	Owen Sound Platers	OHL		66	10	27	37	110		8	1	4	5	0
1993-94	Owen Sound Platers	OHL		65	25	50	75	75		9	1	6	7	8
1994-95	Owen Sound Platers	OHL		66	34	62	96	84		10	4	9	13	15
1994-95	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		1	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1995-96	Owen Sound Platers	OHL		28	15	29	44	52		—	—	—	—	—
1995-96	Oshawa Generals	OHL		24	12	13	25	33		3	2	3	5	2
1995-96	Rochester Americans	AHL		8	2	3	5	6		17	3	1	4	11
1995-96	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1996-97	Rochester Americans	AHL		24	9	5	14	27		1	0	0	0	0
1996-97	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		45	2	4	6	64		9	0	0	0	6
1997-98	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		69	6	6	12	87		14	1	3	4	6
1998-99	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		67	5	8	13	38		19	3	4	7	6
1999-00	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		41	5	7	12	38		—	—	—	—	—
1999-00	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		17	2	3	5	25		—	—	—	—	—
2000-01	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		47	2	13	15	77		—	—	—	—	—
2000-01	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		28	1	6	7	54		18	1	3	4	2
2001-02	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		33	3	7	10	18		—	—	—	—	—
2002-03	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		70	5	11	16	55		—	—	—	—	—
2002-03	San Jose Sharks	NHL		7	1	1	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
2003-04	San Jose Sharks	NHL		72	9	20	29	90		17	1	2	3	4
2005-06	San Jose Sharks	NHL		21	5	3	8	17		—	—	—	—	—
2005-06	Boston Bruins	NHL		50	6	8	14	40		—	—	—	—	—
2006-07	Boston Bruins	NHL		51	7	8	15	75		—	—	—	—	—
2006-07	Calgary Flames	NHL		27	3	4	7	36		6	0	2	2	14
2007-08	Calgary Flames	NHL		43	3	7	10	26		7	1	0	1	4
2008-09	Calgary Flames	NHL		24	0	4	4	14		—	—	—	—	—
2009-10	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		59	3	5	8	35		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				774	69	125	194	789		90	7	14	21	42

[ Source: Wikipedia ]