Primeau, "Joe" (A. Joseph)
Hockey
b. Jan. 29, 1906, Lindsay, ONT
d. May 15, 1989
Primeau was the center on Toronto's "Kid Line," between Harvey "Busher" Jackson and Charlie Conacher, during the late 1920s and early 1930s. In 1931-32, Jackson led the NHL in scoring, Primeau was just three points behind him, and Conacher was 2 points behind Primeau. He was also second in scoring in 1933-34, this time to Conacher.
After playing part of the 1928-29 season with Toronto, Primeau joined the team for good the following season. He retired as a player in 1936 and became a very successful coach. After coaching the Toronto St. Michael's Juniors and to the Memorial Cup and the Toronto Marlboroughs to the Allan Cup, Primeau became the Toronto coach in 1950-51 and guided them to the Stanley Cup championship. He's the only coach ever to win all three championship trophies.
