George Armstrong (ice hockey)
- George Armstrong (ice hockey)
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
position = Centre
shot = Right
height_ft = 6
height_in = 1
weight_lb = 204
played_for = Toronto Maple Leafs
league = NHL
nationality = Canada
birth_date = birth date and age|1930|07|06
birth_place = Skead, Ontario
career_start = 1949
career_end = 1971
draft =
draft_year =
draft_team =
image_size = 175px
halloffame = 1975
George Edward "Chief" Armstrong (born on July 6, 1930, in Skead, Ontario, Canada), was a professional ice hockey player.
Playing career
Armstrong played professionally from 1949 until 1971 (including the 1950–51 and 1951–52 seasons in the AHL). Nicknamed "the Chief" due to his native heritage, Armstrong played for the Toronto Maple Leafs for twenty-one seasons and served as the team's captain for eleven of them, the longest such tenure in Leafs' history. Thus, while Armstrong was never regarded as a true star his steady leadership contributed to the longest string of success the Leafs have seen as of 2007. Armstrong scored an empty net goal in game six of the 1967 Stanley Cup playoffs to clinch the Cup victory over the Montreal Canadians. The Leafs have not won the Cup since.
Career NHL totals: 296 goals scored, 417 assists collected in over 1,188 games played.
Individual honours
* Stanley Cup Champion (1962, 1963, 1964, 1967)
* 7-time NHL all-star (1956, 1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1968)
* Most games played in Leafs history (1187)
* Tied for sixth in goals scored as a Leaf with Mahovlich (296)
* Fifth all-time in points as a Leaf, fourth amongst forwards (713)
* Fifteenth all-time in franchise PIM's (721)
Coaching career
George Armstrong coached the Toronto Marlboros to a Memorial Cup championship in 1975, the same year he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
During the 1988–89 season, Armstrong served as head coach of the Leafs for forty-seven games.
ee also
*Captain (ice hockey)
*List of NHL players
*List of NHL seasons
*List of NHL players with 1000 games played
External links
*hockeydb|106|George Armstrong
*Legendsmember|Player|P197501|George Armstrong
* [http://www.hockey-reference.com/players/a/armstge01.html]
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