Mike Comrie

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Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
NHL Team F. Teams	Phoenix Coyotes Edmonton Oilers Philadelphia Flyers
Nationality	Canada
Born	September 11, 1980, Edmonton, CAN
NHL Draft	91st overall, 1999 Edmonton Oilers
Pro Career	2000 – present

Mike Comrie (born September 11, 1980, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) is a professional ice hockey player who plays centre in the National Hockey League. Comrie is currently a member of the Phoenix Coyotes.

1 Playing career
2 Reception in Edmonton
3 Personal
4 Career Statistics
5 International play
6 Notes
7 See also

[edit] Playing career

Comrie was drafted in the third round, ninety-first overall, in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft, by his hometown Edmonton Oilers. Comrie's NHL career began with the Oilers during the 2000-2001 season. Following a lengthy holdout after the 2002-03 season, attributed to personal differences with Oilers general manager Kevin Lowe, Comrie was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Jeff Woywitka, a first round selection in 2004 (Rob Schremp), and a third round selection in 2005 (Dan Syvret). Comrie played only 21 games for Philadelphia before being traded to the Phoenix Coyotes for Sean Burke, Branko Radivojevič, and the rights to Ben Eager.

In August 2006, Phoenix re-signed Comrie to a one-year contract worth $3 million (US). ^[1]

[edit] Reception in Edmonton

When Comrie began his career in Edmonton, he was one of most beloved Oilers on the team, playing the role of the "local hero". However, after his holdout and subsequent departure from the team, Comrie became one of the most hated Oilers in team history. Whenever he returns to Edmonton, Oilers fans soundly boo him whenever he touches the puck in Edmonton. Many fans, and even some offhand references in The Edmonton Sun tout Comrie as one of the most hated men in Oilers history, along with Peter Pocklington and Chris Pronger. 1

[edit] Personal

He dated a Canadian model/soccer player for a period of time, and had career difficulty as a result of the breakup. Has not been in a serious relationship since. ^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Career Statistics

			Regular Season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000-01	Kootenay Ice	WHL	37	39	40	79	79	-	-	-	-	-
2000-01	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	41	8	14	22	14	6	1	2	3	0
2001-02	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	82	33	27	60	45	-	-	-	-	-
2002-03	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	69	20	31	51	90	6	1	0	1	10
2003-04	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	21	4	5	9	12	-	-	-	-	-
2003-04	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	28	8	7	15	16	-	-	-	-	-
2004-05	Färjestads BK	Elitserien	10	1	6	7	10	-	-	-	-	-
2005-06	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	80	30	30	60	55	-	-	-	-	-
NHL Totals			321	103	114	217	232	12	2	2	4	10