Hurricanes sign G Cayden Primeau to one-year, $775,000 contract

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Cayden Primeau (30) in action during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Washington Capitals, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, in Washington. (Nick Wass/AP)

The Carolina Hurricanes have signed goaltender Cayden Primeau to a one-year, $775,000 contract, the team announced Tuesday.

Carolina acquired the 25-year-old from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for a 2026 seventh-round pick just one day before signing him to the deal.

Primeau, who is the son of former Hurricanes captain Keith Primeau, posted a 2-3-1 record in the NHL last season while holding a 4.70 goals against average and .836 save percentage. He spent most of the year with the AHL’s Laval Rocket (26 games), where he registered a 21-2-3 record, 1.96 GAA and .927 save percentage.

The six-foot-three, 205-pound netminder has played a total of 55 NHL games with the Canadiens, posting a 13-24-7 record, 3.69 GAA,.884 save percentage and two shutouts in that span.

Primeau has also represented the United States at the 2019 IIHF world championship, 2019 IIHF U20 world championship (silver) and the 2017 IIHF U18 world championship (gold).

He was originally selected by Montreal in the seventh round (199th overall) of the 2017 draft.

July 1, 2025

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Cayden Primeau
Goaltender
AGE: 26
SIGNED BY
Carolina Hurricanes
LENGTH
1 yr
CONTRACT TYPE
Re-signing
SALARY CAP HIT
$775,000
TOTAL
$775,000

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