{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 1977)}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | name = Paul Comrie | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|2|7}} | birth_place = Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 11 | weight_lb = 195 | position = Centre | shoots = Left | played_for = Edmonton Oilers | draft = 224th overall | draft_year = 1997 | draft_team = Tampa Bay Lightning | career_start = 1999 | career_end = 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.<ref name="edify">{{cite news |last1=Sandor |first1=Steven |title=Growing Up Comrie |url=https://edifyedmonton.com/people/profiles/growing-up-comrie/ |access-date=27 October 2022 |publisher=Edify |date=1 October 2013}}</ref> Comrie was forced to retire at the age of 24 due to concussion problems.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Arsenault|first1=Dan|title=Oilers' Comrie retires due to post-concussion syndrome|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/oilers-comrie-retires-due-to-post-concussion-syndrome-1.276343|publisher=CBC.ca}}</ref><ref name="edify"/>
==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.<ref name="edify"/><ref>[http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/19774-Brick_buys_82_United_stores_in_Canada.php Brick buys 82 United stores in Canada - 2004-03-29]</ref> 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<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/484445-paul-comrie-acquires-majority-stake-in-elements-international|title = Paul Comrie acquires majority stake in Elements International|date = 26 January 2014}}</ref>
==Transactions== * December 20, 1997 – Comrie and Roman Hamrlik traded to Edmonton by Tampa Bay in exchange for Jason Bonsignore, Steve Kelly, and Bryan Marchment
==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.<ref name="edify"/>
==Career statistics== ===Regular season and playoffs=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! 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 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1994–95 | Fort Saskatchewan Traders | AJHL | 51 || 30 || 37 || 67 || 121 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1995–96 | University of Denver | WCHA | 38 || 13 || 10 || 23 || 61 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1996–97 | University of Denver | WCHA | 40 || 21 || 28 || 49 || 72 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1997–98 | University of Denver | WCHA | 33 || 17 || 23 || 40 || 72 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 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 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1999–00 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 15 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 4 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1999–00 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 12 || 3 || 3 || 6 || 6 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 15 !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |}
==Awards and honours== {| class="wikitable" ! Award ! Year |- | All-WCHA Third Team | 1997–98 |- | All-WCHA First Team | 1998–99 |- | AHCA West Second-Team All-American | 1998–99 |- |}
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