BY THE MICHIGAN DAILY
Published January 22, 2001
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) A huge weight has been lifted off Mike Comrie"s shoulders.
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Mike Comrie scored his first NHL goal as the Edmonton Oilers ended the Detroit Red Wings five-game undefeated streak with a 2-1 victory on Saturday night.
"To be able to contribute and get a goal at that time of the game, it was exciting and a little bit of a relief," Comrie said. "It"s nice to finally chip one in and not have to worry about it any more.
"The first couple weeks, I"ve been grabbing my stick a little tight."
Comrie, a highly touted junior player from the University of Michigan, signed with Edmonton on Dec. 30.
He tapped a rebound between Chris Osgood"s legs 9:14 into the third period to give Edmonton a 2-0 lead.
"I saw the puck sliding across the red line and I wondered if it was going to go over," Comrie said. "It felt like slow motion."
Comrie, who led the WHL in scoring before signing with the Oilers, has a goal and two assists in first nine NHL games.
"It"s a big goal for Mike," teammate Daniel Cleary said. "That"s probably the longest stretch he"s gone in his whole career without scoring a goal."
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Four-minute mile run by "M" recruit
NEW YORK (AP) Alan Webb of South Lakes High School in Reston, Va., became the first American prep runner to break four minutes for the indoor mile, with a time of 3:59.86 at the New Balance Games on Saturday.
In smashing the scholastic indoor mark of 4:02.7 set by Thom Hunt in 1976, Webb was only the fourth U.S. high school runner to break four minutes.
Webb was timed in 3:43.27 for 1,500 meters, also breaking the scholastic indoor mark of 3:46.6 by Hunt in his big race 25 years ago.
Now, Webb, who is headed for Michigan in the fall, plans to chase Jim Ryun"s outdoor record.
