Chloe Primerano

Chloe Primerano (born January 2, 2007) is a Canadian junior ice hockey defenceman and prospect to the Vancouver Giants of the Western Hockey League (WHL). She was the first female skater to be selected in the Canadian Hockey League Prospects Draft.

Primerano was born on January 2, 2007 in North Vancouver, to parents Joe and Fiona Primerano. She began playing ice hockey around the age of two or three, and would frequently play against male opponents.

Primerano played minor ice hockey with the Burnaby Winter Club U15 program, where during the 2021–22 season she scored two goals and 19 points in 30 regular season games. In the postseason, she added two assists in three playoff games. Scouts were impressed with Primerano's play against boys with Burnaby, saying that she was sometimes "the best defender on the ice on either team."

On May 19, 2022, the Vancouver Giants of the Western Hockey League (WHL) selected Primerano 268th overall, in the 13th round of the WHL Prospects Draft. While there have previously been female goaltenders in the Canadian Hockey League (CHL), Primerano is the first female skater to be drafted by a CHL team.

As a 15-year-old draft pick, Primerano was eligible to play a few games for the Giants during the 2022–23 WHL season. However, she ultimately played the entire season for RINK Academy in Kelowna, British Columbia, in the Women's U18 division of the Canadian School Sport Hockey League (CSSHL), where she set league records for points by a defenseman, with 48 points in 30 games. She led RINK scoring both in the regular season and in the playoffs, where her 11 points in five games helped RINK to win their second consecutive championship.

The following year, the 2023–24 season, Primerano chose to stay at RINK Academy. In November 2023, Primerano announced her commitment to the University of Minnesota for the 2024–25 season. Her defence partner at RINK, Gracie Graham, also committed to the university.

Primerano will make her IIHF tournament debut representing Canada at the 2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship.

Primerano's older brother Luca is also an ice hockey player. In 2022, he joined the Prince George Spruce Kings of the British Columbia Hockey League. Until her enrollment at RINK Academy in 2022, Chloe attended Burnaby Central Secondary School, where, in addition to hockey, she played basketball and soccer. Luca also attended the school.