Mike Komisarek
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| Position | Defense |
| Shoots | Right |
| Nickname(s) | Komo, Komi, Komisaurus, King Kom |
| Height Weight | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 245 lb (111 kg) |
| NHL Team | Montreal Canadiens |
| Nationality | United States |
| Born | January 19 1982, West Islip, NY, US |
| NHL Draft | 7th overall, 2001 Montreal Canadiens |
| Pro Career | 2002 – present |
Michael Komisarek (born January 19, 1982, in West Islip, New York) is an American professional ice hockey player of Polish descent hailing from Long Island. He currently plays as a defenseman and is an alternate captain for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL).
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[edit] Playing career
[edit] Amateur years
Komisarek began playing competitively on Long Island, New York, but he soon outgrew the competition around him. He then played for the New England Jr. Coyotes of the Eastern Junior Hockey League (EJHL). He was then picked up by USA Hockey's National Team Development Program. He is a student of the respected Lithuanian hockey coach Aleksey Nikiforov.
[edit] College career
Komisarek played two seasons at the University of Michigan , piling up 46 points and 145 penalty minutes in 80 games. He helped the Wolverines to a 55-24-10 mark, a CCHA title and two trips to the NCAA Frozen Four.
[edit] Professional career
After two seasons with the University of Michigan, Komisarek was selected seventh overall in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft by the Montreal Canadiens. He played his first NHL game in the 2002–03 season with the Canadiens. He re-signed with the Canadiens in 2007 for a 2 year contract for 3.4 million dollars, along with his pal Christopher Higgins, who is also from Long Island.
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2000–01 | Michigan Wolverines | CCHA | 41 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Michigan Wolverines | CCHA | 39 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 56 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 79 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 60 | ||
| 2002–03 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 46 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2004–05 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 20 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2005–06 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 73 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 116 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 2006–07 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 80 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 75 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 101 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | ||
| 2008–09 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 66 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 121 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||
| NHL totals | 361 | 12 | 46 | 58 | 496 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 56 | ||||
