Rick Comley was born on January 20,1947 and is a former collegiate ice hockey player and former head coach at Michigan State University.
19 Facts About Rick Comley
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Rick Comley played at Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste.
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Rick Comley was named LSSU's Most Outstanding Athlete that year.
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When head coach Ron Mason took the head coaching position at Bowling Green State University, Rick Comley was named his successor.
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In 1976, Northern Michigan University launched a varsity hockey program, and approached Rick Comley to become its first head coach.
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Again, Rick Comley guided NMU to the NCAA Frozen Four in 1981 with a victory over Cornell before losing to eventual national champion Wisconsin and archrival Michigan Tech in the consolation game.
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Rick Comley won the WCHA MacNaughton Cup as regular-season champions in 1991 and won the Broadmoor Trophy as play-off champions in 1989,1991 and 1992.
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Rick Comley coached NMU to five straight winning seasons and three trips to Joe Louis Arena for the CCHA championships.
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Rick Comley was announced as Ron Mason's successor as head ice hockey coach at Michigan State University in March 2002.
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Rick Comley was succeeded at NMU by former player and New York Rangers assistant Walt Kyle.
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Previously, Rick Comley declined head coaching offers at Bowling Green State University in 1979 and 1994 and at University of Denver in 1994.
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Rick Comley is one of only five coaches to have won more than 700 games, and one of only three to have won NCAA Championships at two separate schools.
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Rick Comley was the CCHA coach of the year twice and WCHA coach of the year twice.
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Rick Comley has won the Spencer Penrose Memorial Trophy as the national coach of the year twice.
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Rick Comley was runner-up for the Spencer Penrose Trophy in 2007.
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Rick Comley has coached 14 AHCA First and Second Team All-Americans, three CCHA players of the year, one WCHA player of the year, 20 First and Second Team All-CCHA selections, 13 First Team and Second Team All-WCHA selection and 19 players who went on to play in the NHL.
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Rick Comley has won two CCHA regular-season championships, three CCHA play-off titles, one WCHA regular-season title and four WCHA play-off titles.
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Rick Comley's teams have advanced to the NCAA tournament nine times making the Frozen Four four times.
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In 38 years of coaching, Rick Comley has coached a number of outstanding players.