Mike Comrie is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Mike Comrie was born on September 11, 1980, and he is currently 43 years old. Over the 13 years that he played in the National Hockey League (NHL), he was known to have played for the likes of Edmonton Oilers, Philadelphia Flyers, Phoenix Coyotes, Ottawa Senators, New York Islanders, and the Pittsburgh Penguins.
He only retired in early 2012 due to a third hip surgery. Mike Comrie was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta. Concerning education, he attended Jasper Place High School. It is known that he played in the 1993 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from the Whitemud region of Edmonton, Alberta.
Subsequently, he got drafted in the third round, ninety-first overall, in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft by his hometown Edmonton Oilers out of the University of Michigan and played in the Canadian Western Hockey League for 37 games before being called up to play for the Edmonton Oilers.
Mike Comrie signed a $10-million three-year deal with the Edmonton Oilers. From Edmonton Oilers, Mike Comrie moved to the Philadelphia Flyers and played only 21 games. He was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes for Sean Burke, Branko Radivojevic, and the rights to Ben Eager. Mike Comrie signed with Färjestad BK of the Elitserien during the 2004–05 NHL lockout but left in December 2004 after playing just 10 games.
In July 2005, due to an agreement reached between the NHL and NHLPA members to resume hockey operations and play, Mike Comrie got back to the Coyotes for the 2005–06 NHL season. He was re-signed for a one-year contract worth $3 million, on August 4, 2006.
Later on January 3, 2007, Comrie was traded to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for Senators prospect Alexei Kaigorodov. Mike Comrie represented Canada in the ice hockey World Cup in 2002, 2003 and 2006.
Mike Comrie Parents
Mike Comrie was born to Bill and Theresa. The father of Mike Comrie, Bill and his uncles, Fred and John, are the founders of The Brick furniture company. The company was sold for $700 million in 2012. Mike Comrie’s mother, Theresa died in 1990 as a result of cancer.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Comrie
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