Paul Comrie

Paul Comrie
Born (1977-02-07) February 7, 1977 (age 47)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Edmonton Oilers
NHL draft 224th overall, 1997
Tampa Bay Lightning
Playing career 1999–2000

Paul Gordon Comrie (born February 7, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Edmonton Oilers during the 1999–00 season.

Hockey player

Before his short professional career, Paul played for the Fort Saskatchewan Traders, and then for the University of Denver from 1996 until 1999. Comrie was an All-American and All-Academic while playing at the University of Denver as well as the Captain his senior year. He was selected in the 9th round of the 1997 NHL Entry Draft, 224th overall, by the Tampa Bay Lightning. On December 30, 1997, the Lightning traded Comrie, along with Roman Hamrlik, to the Edmonton Oilers (the team his brother, Mike Comrie, also played for) in exchange for Bryan Marchment, Steve Kelly, and Jason Bonsignore. He played in fifteen NHL games for the Oilers during the 1999–00 season.[1] Comrie was forced to retire at the age of 24 due to concussion problems.[2][1]

Business career

Comrie, who studied business at the University of Denver, is the oldest son of Bill Comrie, founder of the home furnishings store The Brick.[1][3] Following his retirement from hockey, Comrie entered into the family business, The Brick, as Case Goods Buyer in 2002 and Director of Imports in 2003. From 2004 onwards, Comrie was appointed to various executive positions and as a director of the Brick:

  • President of United Furniture Warehouse LP 2004-2006
  • Vice President, Merchandising, Furniture and Mattresses of the Brick Group Income Fund 2006-2008
  • Chief Merchandising Officer of the Brick Group Income Fund 2008–2014
  • Chief Executive Officer of Elements International 2014–Present[4]

Transactions

Personal life

Comrie's half-brother Eric plays goal for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League. He was selected 59th overall in the 2013 NHL draft by the Winnipeg Jets.

Comrie is the former brother-in-law of Hilary Duff, through brother Mike, who also played for the Oilers.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1993–94 Fort Saskatchewan Traders AJHL 55 7 23 30 50 6 0 1 1 2
1994–95 Fort Saskatchewan Traders AJHL 51 30 37 67 121 — — — — —
1995–96 University of Denver WCHA 38 13 10 23 61 — — — — —
1996–97 University of Denver WCHA 40 21 28 49 72 — — — — —
1997–98 University of Denver WCHA 33 17 23 40 72 — — — — —
1998–99 University of Denver WCHA 40 18 31 49 84 — — — — —
1998–99 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 7 0 1 1 0 8 1 3 4 2
1999–00 Edmonton Oilers NHL 15 1 2 3 4 — — — — —
1999–00 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 12 3 3 6 6 — — — — —
NHL totals 15 1 2 3 4 — — — — —

Awards and honours

Award Year
All-WCHA Third Team 1997–98
All-WCHA First Team 1998–99
AHCA West Second-Team All-American 1998–99

References

  1. ^ a b c d Sandor, Steven (1 October 2013). "Growing Up Comrie". Edify. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  2. ^ Arsenault, Dan. "Oilers' Comrie retires due to post-concussion syndrome". CBC.ca.
  3. ^ Brick buys 82 United stores in Canada - 2004-03-29
  4. ^ "Paul Comrie acquires majority stake in Elements International". 26 January 2014.