Kevin Primeau

Kevin Primeau (born January 3, 1955, in Edmonton, Alberta) is a retired professional ice hockey winger. He played two games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Vancouver Canucks and seven games in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the Edmonton Oilers.

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, with Primeau winning the Major W.J. "Danny" McLeod Award in 1978, as Most Valuable Player of the national championship tournament.

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. 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, and his other son Ben was the captain of the Fernie Ghostriders in the KIJHL.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs 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 — — — — —

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1980 Canada Oly 6 4 1 5 6Senior totals 6 4 1 5 6