Mike Comrie

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Mike Comrie
Date of birth September 11, 1980
place of birth Edmonton , Alberta , Canada
size 178 cm
Weight 84 kg
position center
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1999 , 3rd lap, 91st position
Edmonton Oilers
Career stations
1995-1996 Edmonton SSAC
1996-1998 St. Albert Saints
1998-2000 University of Michigan
2000 Kootenay Ice
2000-2003 Edmonton Oilers
2003 Philadelphia Flyers
2003-2006 Phoenix Coyotes
2004-2005 Färjestad BK
2006-2007 Ottawa Senators
2007-2009 New York Islanders
2009 Ottawa Senators
2009-2010 Edmonton Oilers
2010-2011 Pittsburgh Penguins

Michael William "Mike" Comrie (born September 11, 1980 in Edmonton , Alberta ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played 621 games for the Edmonton Oilers , Philadelphia Flyers , Phoenix Coyotes , Ottawa Senators in the course of his active career between 2000 and 2011 , New York Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins in the National Hockey League on the position of the center . With the Canadian national team Comrie won the gold medal at the 2003 World Cup .

Career

The 1.78 m tall center began his career in various amateur leagues, during his student days he played for the University of Michigan team in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association , a league in the game operations of the National Collegiate Athletic Association . In the 1999 NHL Entry Draft , the left-handed shooter was finally selected in 91st place in the third round by the Edmonton Oilers from the National Hockey League .

In the 2000/01 season Comrie completed his first NHL appearances for the Oilers, two seasons later he finally asked to be transferred to another team, so that he finally moved in exchange for Jeff Woywitka and two draft picks to the Philadelphia Flyers . For Philadelphia, Mike Comrie was on the ice 21 times and was finally transferred to the Phoenix Coyotes during the 2003/04 season for Sean Burke , Branko Radivojevič and the rights to Ben Eager .

During the NHL lockout of the 2004/05 NHL season , the Canadian played for the Swedish first division club Färjestad BK , after which he was still part of the Coyotes squad. In August 2006, the franchise from Phoenix extended the contract with Comrie for another year, once again he reached a 30-goal season in Phoenix, but was transferred to the Ottawa Senators on January 3, 2007 in exchange for Alexei Kaigorodow . With the Senators, the striker reached the final of the Stanley Cup , but there the team lost in five games against the Anaheim Ducks .

On 5 July 2007 signed Mike Comrie as a free agent a one-year contract worth 3,375,000 US dollars at the New York Islanders . In 2009 Comrie moved back to the Ottawa Senators, but played there only a short season and then went back to his draft club, the Edmonton Oilers. In September 2010, Comrie agreed on a one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins . On February 13, 2012, he announced his resignation after the third hip operation in five years.

Achievements and Awards

International

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1995/96 Edmonton SSAC AMHL 33 51 52 103 - - - - -
1996/97 St. Albert Saints AJHL 63 37 41 78 44 - - - - -
1997/98 St. Albert Saints AJHL 58 60 78 138 134 19th 24 24 48 51
1998/99 University of Michigan NCAA 42 19th 25th 44 38
1999/00 University of Michigan NCAA 40 24 35 59 95
2000/01 Kootenay Ice WHL 37 39 40 79 79 - - - - -
2000/01 Edmonton Oilers NHL 41 8th 14th 22nd 14th 6th 1 2 3 0
2001/02 Edmonton Oilers NHL 82 33 27 60 45 - - - - -
2002/03 Edmonton Oilers NHL 69 20th 31 51 90 6th 1 0 1 10
2003/04 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 21st 4th 5 9 12 - - - - -
2003/04 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 28 8th 7th 15th 16 - - - - -
2004/05 Färjestad BK Elitserien 10 1 6th 7th 10 - - - - -
2005/06 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 80 30th 30th 60 55 - - - - -
2006/07 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 24 7th 13 20th 20th - - - - -
2006/07 Ottawa Senators NHL 41 13 12 25th 24 20th 2 4th 6th 17th
2007/08 New York Islanders NHL 76 21st 28 49 87 - - - - -
2008/09 New York Islanders NHL 41 7th 13 20th 26th - - - - -
2008/09 Ottawa Senators NHL 22nd 3 4th 7th 6th - - - - -
2009/10 Edmonton Oilers NHL 43 13 8th 21st 30th - - - - -
2010/11 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 21st 1 5 6th 18th - - - - -
NCAA overall 82 43 60 103 133
AJHL total 121 97 119 216 178 19th 24 24 48 51
WHL overall 37 39 40 79 79 - - - - -
NHL overall 589 168 197 365 443 32 4th 6th 10 27
Elitserien total 10 1 6th 7th 10 - - - - -

International

Represented Canada to:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
2002 Canada WM 6th place 7th 1 2 3 10
2003 Canada WM 1st place, gold 9 3 2 5 6th
2006 Canada WM 4th Place 9 3 1 4th 10
Men overall 25th 7th 5 12 26th

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

family

His father, Bill Comrie, is the founder of The Brick , a Canadian chain of furniture and furniture stores . The entrepreneur has private assets of several hundred million Canadian dollars and was temporarily on the list of the 100 richest Canadians. His brother Paul and his half-brother Eric also made it into the NHL as professional ice hockey players.

Comrie was dating actress Hilary Duff since early 2007 . They were married on August 14, 2010 in Santa Barbara, California . Their son was born on March 20, 2012. In January 2014, they announced their split.

Web links

Commons : Mike Comrie  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Penguins Sign Forward Mike Comrie. Pittsburgh Penguins , accessed February 13, 2012 .
  2. ↑ Mike Comrie, 31, retires after surgery. ESPN , accessed December 16, 2012 .
  3. ↑ Richest Canadians get richer. cbc.ca, November 19, 2009, accessed April 7, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Comrie, Mike
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Comrie, Michael William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH September 11, 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH Edmonton , Alberta