Interestingly enough, the Voorhees, NJ native actually studied psychology at Northeastern University before turning pro.
He began the first semester of his freshman year as a business major, but elected to change the focus of his education to criminal justice and psychology in his second semester in Boston.
"I liked business, but at the same I wanted to go into class wanting to learn and being able to use that information," explained Primeau, referencing the all-important academic switch. "I've always been intrigued with criminal justice, but more so the psychology part of things."
While Primeau is no longer enrolled at Northeastern, he's clearly furthering his schooling on his own, so to speak.
Admittedly, the Canadiens' seventh-round selection (199th overall) in 2017 internalized lessons aplenty from the books he checked off his offseason reading list.
"Just not worrying about what other people are thinking and just living in the present and doing your own thing were the main takeaways, but there were so many different points," mentioned Primeau, who claimed the Mike Richter Award this past season as the NCAA's top goaltender. "I really pride myself on trying to be mentally strong and trying to stay even-keeled. Any way I can try and take in information and utilize it to my advantage, that's really what inspires me to read that material."
Primeau confirmed that his next read will be Becoming the Iceman: Pushing Past Perceived Limits by Wim Hof and Justin Rosales.
"It's just about optimizing the brain and getting into the deeper part of the mind to calm yourself," said Primeau. "Hof sits in ice baths for hours on end and he's perfectly fine. I can definitely learn from someone like that, especially being a goalie."
The young netminder has also been making a concerted effort to enhance his overall well-being from a nutritional standpoint as well.
He took that to heart during the offseason.