Comrie Traded, Heading Home to Edmonton
September 11, 2009 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under Edmonton Oilers, NHL, News, Signings and Contracts
Mike Comrie is heading home to Edmonton after being traded to the Oilers. He was offered a one-year deal worth $1.125.
You might remember that Comrie was originally drafted by the Oilers in 1999 and he really had a golden career with the team from 2000-2003. During the 2001-2002 season, he had a career-high of 60 points and then things went terribly wrong.
Comrie had been given a $10 million entry-level deal with the team (which included a signing bonus) and, for whatever reason, he held out in a contract dispute for 30 games during the 2003-2004 season and the fans …read more
Hilary Duff Talks About Hockey
March 31, 2009 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under NHL, Ottawa Senators, Players, Video
Singer, Hilary Duff, the girlfriend of Ottawa Senators player, Mike Comrie, was recently interviewed and spoke a bit about hockey. She mentions that she has become a hockey fan but can’t always follow the action because the game moves so fast.
She went totally girly on us when she said that, after Comrie was traded from the New York Islanders to the Sens, it was strange to see him playing in “a different outfit.” She did point out something interesting, though. She explained that, as a singer, she has performed at many of the arenas where Mike plays but that the …read more
Isles Send Comrie and Campoli to Senators
February 20, 2009 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under Atlantic, Fan Fare, NHL, New York Islanders, News, Northeast, Ottawa Senators, Players, Trades
Could this be good news for the Ottawa Senators? For their sake, I hope so. It’s been announced that the New York Islanders have traded Mike Comrie and Chris Campoli to the Sens in exchange for veteran centre Dean McAmmond and the Sharks’ first-round pick in the 2009 Entry Draft (via a different trade).
The Sens could really use a boost at this point. They were just getting on a roll when team captain, Daniel Alfredsson fractured his jaw, and things just have been really off-course for the club these past couple seasons.
I’m hoping Comrie can just pick …read more
