Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant spotted a familiar name on the back of a jersey during an afternoon session of development camp Wednesday at City National Arena.
“Coach Gallant came up to me and asked who my dad was,” fifth-round pick Mason Primeau said. “I said, ‘Wayne, and Keith is my uncle.’ (Gallant) told me (him and Keith) played together in Detroit, so I thought that was pretty cool.”
Mason Primeau, 17, hopes to eventually play for Gallant and the Knights. For now, though, he plans to go back to the Ontario Hockey League, where he thrived playing for the North Bay Battalion after a midseason trade last season.