Canadiens expected to sign NCAA goalie prospect Cayden Primeau

United States goalie Cayden Primeau is expected to sign an entry-level contract with the Montreal Canadiens in the coming days. (Jonathan Hayward/CP)

One of the Montreal Canadiens‘ top prospects is turning pro.

Goalie Cayden Primeau is expected to sign his entry-level contract with the team in the coming days, Sportsnet’s Eric Engels reports.

Engels adds that Primeau will join the AHL’s Laval Rocket for the remainder of the season.

Primeau, a seventh-round pick by the Canadiens in 2017, completed his second season with Northeastern University when the Huskies lost 5-1 to Cornell on Saturday.

In 35 games this season, the 19-year-old posted a 25-9-1 record with a 2.00 goals-against average and .936 save percentage.

A native of Voorhees, N.J., Primeau also made five starts for the United States at the 2019 world juniors, helping the team win a silver medal.

The prospect is the son of former Philadelphia Flyers captain Keith Primeau.

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