It wasn’t so long ago that Cayden Primeau was the 199th name called at the 2017 NHL Draft, with the Montreal Canadiens trading picks with Philadelphia to grab him. It seemed like a long shot given his numbers in the USHL that season, but Trevor Timmins and his staff had good reason for wanting the young netminder from New Jersey.
The gamble paid off almost instantly as Primeau went to join the ranks of the NCAA at Northeastern University, and in his freshman season became one of the top goaltenders in the nation.