Manitoba Moose's Comrie Named Player of the Week

The American Hockey League announced on Monday that Manitoba Moose goaltender Eric Comrie has been selected as the CCM/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending on January 20, 2019.

Comrie started four games for the Moose this week, going 4-0-0 allowing only seven goals on 138 shots faced in 244 minutes of play.

Comrie began the week this past Monday, putting up a 34-save effort to backstop the Moose to a 3-2 overtime victory over the Milwaukee Admirals. On Wednesday, Comrie stopped 31 shots – including 15 of them in the third period – in a 4-2 win over the Admirals. On Saturday, he made 19 of  37 saves in the final period of a 4-1 win over the San Antonio Rampage. Finally, on Sunday, Comrie faced 31 shots – his 10th consecutive start with at least 30 shots against – and turned aside 29 as the Moose defeated the Rampage, 4-2. Comrie’s performances for the week include 62 saves on 64 shots in the third period and in overtime (.969).

Comrie is now 5-0-1 in his last six starts and has a record of 15-11-2 in 28 appearances overall for Manitoba so far this season. He ranks first in the league in saves (870), second in minutes played (1,654), tied for fourth in wins (15), fourth in save percentage (.923) and 12th in goals-against average (2.65). The 23-year-old is in his fourth pro campaign and has made 164 AHL appearances with Manitoba and St. John’s, with a record of 67-78-18, a 2.89 GAA, a .911 save percentage and eight shutouts. Comrie was a second-round choice (59th overall) by Winnipeg in the 2013 NHL Draft and has played four games for the Jets in his career to date.

In recognition of being named the CCM/AHL Player of the Week, Comrie will be presented with an etched crystal award prior to an upcoming Manitoba Moose game.

My congratulations to Eric Comrie on his selection as the Player of the Week for this past week!