Joe Primeau

Joe Primeau
Hockey Hall of Fame , 1963
Primeau (middle) in the "Kid-Line" with Charlie Conacher (l.) And Busher Jackson (r.)
Date of birth	January 29, 1906
place of birth	Lindsay , Ontario , Canada
date of death	May 14, 1989
Place of death	Toronto , Ontario , Canada
size	175 cm
Weight	73 kg
position	center
Shot hand	Left
Career stations
1923-1924	St. Michael's Majors
1924-1926	Toronto St. Mary's
1926-1927	Toronto Marlboros
1927-1929	Toronto Ravinas
1929-1936	Toronto Maple Leafs

Alfred Joseph Francis "Gentleman Joe" Primeau (born January 29, 1906 in Lindsay , Ontario ; † May 14, 1989 in Toronto , Ontario) was a Canadian ice hockey player and coach who worked for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the National from 1928 to 1936 Hockey League played.

Career

Conn Smythe had once signed him for the New York Rangers , but when Smythe moved to Toronto, he took Primeau to the Maple Leafs, where he also made his debut in the NHL. There he led the “Kid Line” as the center. He crowned his most successful year in 1932 with his only Stanley Cup victory and as “Gentleman Joe” he won the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy . The man with the smoothest hands in the NHL ended his career at the age of 30 and started a concrete factory.

He was also successful as a coach and won championships in various leagues. He won the Memorial Cup with the youth team of the Toronto St. Michael's Majors , won the Allan Cup and won the Stanley Cup as coach of his Toronto Maple Leafs in 1951 .

In 1963 he was honored with the induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame .

NHL statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Regular season	9	309	66	177	243	105
Playoffs	6th	38	5	18th	23	12

Sporting successes

• Stanley Cup : 1932 (as a player); 1947 (as a trainer)
• Memorial Cup : 1947 (as coach)
• Allan Cup : 1949 (as coach)

Personal awards

• NHL Second All-Star Team : 1934
• Lady Byng Memorial Trophy : 1932

Web links

• Joe Primeau in the database of the Hockey Hall of Fame (English)
• Joe Primeau at hockeydb.com (English)