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Carolina Hurricanes: Every NHL All-Star selection in franchise history

By Andrew Miller

RALEIGH, NC - JANUARY 30: Eric Staal #12 of the Carolina Hurricanes and Jeff Skinner #53 of the Carolina Hurricanes prepare for the game in the team Staal locker room prior to the start of the 58th NHL All-Star Game at the RBC Center on January 30, 2011 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images)
RALEIGH, NC - JANUARY 30: Eric Staal #12 of the Carolina Hurricanes and Jeff Skinner #53 of the Carolina Hurricanes prepare for the game in the team Staal locker room prior to the start of the 58th NHL All-Star Game at the RBC Center on January 30, 2011 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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2000 Season: Keith Primeau. (Photo by Bruce Bennett Studios/Getty Images)
2000 Season: Keith Primeau. (Photo by Bruce Bennett Studios/Getty Images) /

10. player. 109. . Center. Years selected: 1999. Keith Primeau

The first captain for Carolina was also in the first duo of Canes selected for the All-Star Game, alongside Irbe, during the 1998-99 season. The former star center Keith Primeau’s tenure in North Carolina is largely a forgotten portion of his career.

However, Primeau had two of his best four point totals of his 15 season career. Most hockey fans now remember Primeau as a key member of some of the skilled and deep Philadelphia Flyers teams in the early 2000s with scorers like Simon Gagne, Jeremy Roenick, John LeClair, and Mark Recchi.

Primeau was a natural leader wherever he went, also guiding Carolina to its first playoff appearance, while playing in Greensboro, in 1999. That set off a stretch of three playoff appearances in four seasons, also the best run so far for the organization.

Losing Primeau entering the 2000s did not hurt the Canes too much. Francis was a seamless replacement as a captain. And, it’s great that Primeau went on to have a largely successful career with the Flyers. He retired at 34, after two All-Star Game appearances (the other in 2004).

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