[1][2] His parents, Emile and Anita Comeau, moved to Ponoka and operated the local Massey Ferguson retailer.
He played minor ice hockey in town and attended Ponoka Composite High School.
[3] Comeau was a centreman during his playing career, listed at 6 feet (183 cm) and 165 pounds (75 kg) with a right-hand shot.
[3][4] He finished the 1970–71 season playing 11 games with the Edmonton Oil Kings in the Western Canada Hockey League.
[4][5] Comeau led the league with 82 assists in the 1980–81 IHL season, led the league with 126 points and won the Leo P. Lamoureux Memorial Trophy as the top scorer, was named a first-team all-star, and won the James Gatschene Memorial Trophy as the IHL's most valuable player.
[1][2][4][5] In the 1976–77 IHL season, Comeau and the Saginaw Gears finished first place overall in the league winning the Fred A. Huber Trophy, and won the playoffs to capture a Turner Cup title.
[4][9] The Blades moved out of Saskatoon Arena during his fifth season, into the new Saskatchewan Place, and were scheduled to host the 1989 Memorial Cup.
[9] Comeau led Saskatoon to second place in the east division with 42 wins, and into the third round of the 1988–89 WHL season playoffs.
[10] Saskatoon was leading in the third period of the Memorial Cup championship game, but were defeated 4–3 in overtime by Swift Current.