VEGAS (May 31, 2021) – Vegas Golden Knights General Manager Kelly McCrimmon announced today, May 31, that the team has signed forward Mason Primeau to a three-year, entry-level contract.
During the 2020-21 season, Primeau played in 10 AHL games with the Henderson Silver Knights and chipped in three assists. The forward also appeared in four contests with the ECHL’s Fort Wayne Komets and gathered three points (1 G, 2 A). Last season, he recorded 19 points (11 G, 8 A) to go with 33 PIM in 45 games in his fourth season playing in the OHL. Primeau’s father, Wayne, was drafted 17th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1994 NHL Draft and skated in 774 career NHL games. The Golden Knights selected Primeau in the fifth round (141st overall) of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.
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– Appeared in 10 games for the Henderson Silver Knights in the AHL and recorded three points (0 G, 3 A) to go with four PIM during the 2020-21 season
– Spent three seasons playing with the OHL’s North Bay Battalion and Guelph Storm, appearing in a total of 174 games with 65 points (31 G, 34 A)
– Father, Wayne, was drafted 17th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1994 NHL Draft and skated in 774 career NHL games with the Sabres, Tampa Bay Lightning, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks, Boston Bruins, Calgary Flames and Toronto Maple Leafs
– Selected by Vegas in the fifth round (141st overall) of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft
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