Wayne Primeau
Player profile and career history
C · #18
Wayne Primeau was a center. Born June 4, 1976 in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada, he stood 6'4", weighed 225 lbs and shot left. He was drafted in 1994 (round 1, 17th overall) by the Buffalo Sabres. In 774 NHL regular-season games he had 69 goals and 125 assists for 194 points.
NHL regular-season career
- Games
- 774
- Goals
- 69
- Assists
- 125
- Points
- 194
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 125
- Game Winning Goals
- 8
- Games Played
- 774
- Goals
- 69
- Ot Goals
- 1
- Pim
- 789
- Plus Minus
- -95
- Points
- 194
- Power Play Goals
- 9
- Power Play Points
- 20
- Shooting Pctg
- 0.0779
- Shorthanded Goals
- 5
- Shorthanded Points
- 11
- Shots
- 885
NHL playoff career
- Games
- 90
- Goals
- 7
- Assists
- 14
- Points
- 21
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 14
- Game Winning Goals
- 0
- Games Played
- 90
- Goals
- 7
- Ot Goals
- 0
- Pim
- 42
- Plus Minus
- -13
- Points
- 21
- Power Play Goals
- 1
- Power Play Points
- 4
- Shooting Pctg
- 0.076
- Shorthanded Goals
- 0
- Shorthanded Points
- 1
- Shots
- 92
NHL career scoring rates
- Goals / game
- 0.09
- Assists / game
- 0.16
- Points / game
- 0.25
- Shots / game
- 1.14
Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.
NHL season record highs
Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.
- Goals
- 9 2003–04 · San Jose Sharks
- Assists
- 20 2003–04 · San Jose Sharks
- Points
- 29 2003–04 · San Jose Sharks
- Shots
- 142 2003–04 · San Jose Sharks
Teams & leagues through the years
Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.
2009–10
2008–09
2007–08
2006–07
2005–06
2003–04
2002–03
2001–02
2000–01
1999–00
1998–99
1997–98
1996–97
- RochesterAHL
Buffalo SabresNHL
1995–96
- RochesterAHL
Buffalo SabresNHL
- OshawaOHL
- Owen SoundOHL
1994–95
Buffalo SabresNHL
- Owen SoundOHL
1993–94
- Owen SoundOHL
1992–93
- Owen SoundOHL
1991–92
- WhitbyMinor-ON
Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.
Season-by-season history
All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.
Scroll across the table for all columns. Open “All stats” on any season for its complete supplied record.
| Season | League | Team | Type | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/− | Shots | PPG | PPP | SHG | SHP | GWG | OTG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | NHL | Regular | 59 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 35 | -1 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2008–09 | NHL | Regular | 24 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | -3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2007–08 | NHL | Regular | 43 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 26 | -3 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2007–08 | NHL | Playoffs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2006–07 | NHL | Regular | 51 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 75 | -15 | 72 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 2006–07 | NHL | Regular | 27 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 36 | -2 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | All stats
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| 2006–07 | NHL | Playoffs | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2005–06 | NHL | Regular | 50 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 40 | -10 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2005–06 | NHL | Regular | 21 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 17 | -6 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 2003–04 | NHL | Regular | 72 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 90 | 4 | 142 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | All stats
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| 2003–04 | NHL | Playoffs | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -7 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2002–03 | NHL | Regular | 70 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 55 | -30 | 101 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2002–03 | NHL | Regular | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2001–02 | NHL | Regular | 33 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2000–01 | NHL | Regular | 28 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 54 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2000–01 | NHL | Regular | 47 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 77 | -17 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2000–01 | NHL | Playoffs | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | -2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1999–00 | NHL | Regular | 41 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 38 | -8 | 40 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1999–00 | NHL | Regular | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 25 | -4 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1998–99 | NHL | Regular | 67 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 38 | -6 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1998–99 | NHL | Playoffs | 19 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1997–98 | NHL | Regular | 69 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 87 | 9 | 51 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1997–98 | NHL | Playoffs | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1996–97 | AHL | Rochester | Regular | 24 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1996–97 | NHL | Regular | 45 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 64 | -2 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1996–97 | AHL | Rochester | Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1996–97 | NHL | Playoffs | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1995–96 | AHL | Rochester | Regular | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1995–96 | NHL | Regular | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1995–96 | OHL | Oshawa | Regular | 24 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1995–96 | OHL | Owen Sound | Regular | 28 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1995–96 | AHL | Rochester | Playoffs | 17 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1995–96 | OHL | Oshawa | Playoffs | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1994–95 | NHL | Regular | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1994–95 | OHL | Owen Sound | Regular | 66 | 34 | 62 | 96 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1994–95 | OHL | Owen Sound | Playoffs | 10 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1993–94 | OHL | Owen Sound | Regular | 65 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1993–94 | OHL | Owen Sound | Playoffs | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1992–93 | OHL | Owen Sound | Regular | 66 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1992–93 | OHL | Owen Sound | Playoffs | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1991–92 | Minor-ON | Whitby | Regular | 63 | 36 | 50 | 86 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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NHL game-by-game archive
This season’s game-log import is queued. The background archive fills gradually.
NHL source coverage only; missing records are not zero-stat appearances. Historical team abbreviations are retained.
Recent NHL games
| Date | Opponent | Goals | Assists | Points | Time on ice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-04-10 | MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:02 |
| 2010-04-06 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:37 |
| 2010-03-28 | PIT | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6:48 |
| 2010-03-25 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:49 |
| 2010-03-20 | MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:02 |
Career refresh is delayed. The last imported record is retained.
Profile updated Oct 13, 12:00 pm EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.