- Red Armstrong
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Red Armstrong Born October 17, 1938
Owen Sound, ON, CANDied July 23, 1974 (aged 35)
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CANHeight 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) Position Right wing Shot Left Played for Toronto Maple Leafs
Rochester AmericansPlaying career 1960–1973 Norman Gerrard "Red" Armstrong (October 17, 1938 – July 23, 1974) was a professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League.
Playing career
Norm Armstrong played seven games in the NHL for the Toronto Maple Leafs.[1] During those games, he scored one goal and added one assist for a total of two points. He also earned two penalty minutes.
He also played for the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League.
He was inducted into the Rochester Americans Hall of Fame in 1986. He played for the Americans during 1962–71. He is third in the Americans franchise for most games played at 566. Following his untimely death from a fall in a construction accident in 1974 at age 35 the Rochester Americans retired his number six jersey.
External links
Red Armstrong's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
References
- ^ "Red Armstrong". Greatest Hockey Legends.com. http://mapleleafslegends.blogspot.com/2010/02/red-armstrong.html. Retrieved 2010-05-04.
Categories:- 1938 births
- 1974 deaths
- Baltimore Clippers players
- Eastern Hockey League players
- People from Owen Sound
- Rochester Americans players
- Toronto Maple Leafs players
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