Blake Comeau
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Blake Comeau (born February 18, 1986 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian ice hockey player, who grew up in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan. He plays Right Wing for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League.
He played four seasons for the Kelowna Rockets of the WHL in which he recorded increasing point totals in each year. His best year in the WHL was in 2005–06 when he racked up 74 points in 60 games.
He was selected to represent Canada at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Vancouver, where he helped lead the Canadian team to the gold medal. He was one of the leading scorers in the tournament with 3 goals and 4 assists for 7 points in 6 games, and led his team in scoring.
He was drafted by the New York Islanders in the 2nd round of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft (47th Overall). He was signed to a three-year contract with the Islanders on March 22, 2006 and joined the Sound Tigers for the 2006 AHL playoffs.
After an impressive NHL training camp, Comeau was assigned to the Sound Tigers for the start of the AHL season. He was recalled by the Islanders on December 7, 2006 and made his NHL debut that evening. In a separate recall, he scored his first NHL goal and recorded his first assist on December 21, 2007.
