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Joe Primeau

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Hockey Player

The Resume

    (January 29, 1906-May 14, 1989)
    Born in Lindsay, Ontario, Canada
    Birth name is Alfred Joseph Francis Primeau
    Nickname is 'Gentleman Joe'
    Centre for the Toronto Maple Leafs (1927-36)
    Head coach for the Toronto Maple Leafs (1950-53)
    One-time All-Star (1934)
    Two-time Stanley Cup champion (1932 as a player and 1951 as a head coach)
    Lady Byng Memorial Trophy winner (1932)
    Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame (1963)

Why he might be annoying:

    He went by his first middle name.
    He named his oldest son after himself.
    He recorded a career high of 25 penalty minutes in the 1931-32 season.
    He was a member of three Stanley Cup losing teams (1933, 1935-36).
    His Maple Leaf teams went into decline following its 1951 Stanely Cup victory as a head coach.
    He closed his NHL coaching career with the Maple Leafs' failure to make the playoffs.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was the NHL leader for assists three times (1931-32, 1934).
    He always shot left.
    He, along with Charlie Conacher and Busher Jackson, formed the Mape Leafs' 'The Kid Line.'
    He ran a successful concrete block business.
    He had the distinction of helping the Maple Leafs to win a Stanley Cup both as a player and a head coach.
    He was the first coach to guide a team to win a Stanley Cup, Memorial Cup and an Allan Cup.
    He presented the Canada Cup tournament award to Bob Gainey (1976).

Credit: Neo NX2004


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