Eric Comrie

Born in Edmonton, Alberta on July 6, 1995, Eric Comrie was selected by the Winnipeg Jets in the second round of the 2013 NHL Draft — 59th overall. More than a decade later, he remains connected to that organization, wearing number 1 for the Jets in the 2025-26 season after signing with the San Jose Sharks as a free agent in the summer of 2026.

Comrie's path to an established NHL career unfolded gradually. He made his first Jets appearance in 2016-17, a single game that produced a win. Over the next two seasons he accumulated a handful more starts in Winnipeg before the organization began loaning him opportunities elsewhere. Three games with the Detroit Red Wings in 2019-20 and a single appearance with the New Jersey Devils in 2020-21 — a win — marked his journeyman stretch, though neither stint amounted to more than a few games.

The 2021-22 season represented a different chapter. Back in Winnipeg behind Connor Hellebuyck, Comrie appeared in 19 games, finishing with a 10-5 record, a 2.58 goals-against average, a .920 save percentage, and one shutout. That campaign launched a sustained run of NHL appearances. He moved to the Buffalo Sabres for 2022-23, where he went 9-9 across 19 starts with a shutout, then saw his Sabres time diminish in 2023-24 to 10 games and a 2-7 record. By 2024-25 he was back in Winnipeg, posting a .914 save percentage and two shutouts across 20 games. Through the 2025-26 season he has appeared in 102 NHL games in total, with 45 wins, 47 losses, a career goals-against average of 3.11, and 4 shutouts over 5,703:29 of ice time.

InGoal Magazine has covered Eric Comrie in three podcast appearances and twelve Pro Reads, making him one of the more frequently featured goaltenders in InGoal's video breakdown library.

His first Pro Reads session, conducted while he was with the Jets, produced seven entries that explored how he, Hellebuyck, and Jets goalie coach Wade Flaherty process the game in real time and in video sessions. Those early entries are available to InGoal subscribers. He returned to the format in August 2025 after a gap of nearly four years, and the sessions produced a run of new entries that InGoal has continued publishing into 2026.

In one of those recent breakdowns, Comrie dissected a lateral sequence against Calgary, explaining how early identification of handedness and one-timer threats shapes his crease movement — specifically, his preference for keeping toe caps up ice rather than opening with a t-push ^[1]. A follow-up entry in the same video session examined a similar scenario against Vegas, where Comrie detailed reading Shea Theodore as a passer rather than a shooter and the mechanics of his shuffle into a backdoor slide ^[2]. Further entries for InGoal subscribers break down his depth decisions against a Nashville power play, how he stays relaxed navigating screens, post-play and scramble recoveries against Carolina, a 3-on-1 against Pittsburgh and the role of post positioning, and a power play sequence featuring Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby ^{[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]}.

A 2026 Pro Read available to InGoal members breaks down a 2-on-1 rush against Vegas — part of what Comrie identified as a 26-save shutout late in the 2024-25 season — covering his depth decisions, how he attacks open looks, and his process for reacting to stick blades rather than anticipating shots ^[11]. Another 2026 entry examines a penalty kill rush entry against Nashville and the role of pre-scouting in depth choices on the power play ^[3].

On episode 280 of the InGoal Radio Podcast, recorded in November 2024, Comrie spoke at length with Kevin Woodley about his relationship with Flaherty, describing the daily pre- and post-practice work they do together and what he called a "really special relationship" built around crease-movement drills and video sessions where footage translates directly into drills ^[12]. He also reflected on how his approach to pre-game preparation evolved over time, explaining that suppressing his naturally outgoing personality in an attempt to replicate the quiet, focused pre-game demeanor he associated with goaltenders actually drained him: "quiet stillness breeds tension for me," he told Woodley ^[12]. He described working with a sports psychologist, using personality assessments to understand how he performs at his best, practicing HRV feedback training using tools like Heart Math and Neuro Peak, and writing mantras on his stick as in-game reminders ^[12].

Episode 179 of InGoal Radio, recorded in July 2022 with David Hutchison, also featured Comrie ^[13], as did an earlier 2019 episode focused on his CCM Jetspeed FT2 skates ^[14].

A 2022 Pro Read examined how Comrie manages screens to hold his sight line on a release, drawing on footage from his time with the Devils — a session that also referenced his work with the Sense Arena virtual reality training platform ^[15].

As of the 2025-26 season Comrie remains active with the Jets, with his signing by the San Jose Sharks as a free agent in 2026 marking the next chapter of a career that has now stretched more than a decade in the NHL.