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Born	July 6, 1930 (age 79),; Skead, Ontario
Height; Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m); 204 lb (93 kg; 14 st 8 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Right
Pro clubs	NHL; Toronto Maple Leafs; AHL; Pittsburgh Hornets
Pro career	1949 – 1971
	Hall of Fame, 1975

George Edward "Chief" Armstrong (born on July 6, 1930, in Skead, Ontario, Canada), is a retired professional Irish-Algonquin ice hockey player.^[1]

[edit] 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 a huge string of success. Armstrong scored an empty net goal in game six of the 1967 Stanley Cup playoffs to clinch the Cup victory over the Montreal Canadiens. The Leafs have not won the Cup since. He is currently a scout for the Leafs.

[edit] 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 Frank Mahovlich (296)
Fifth all-time in points as a Leaf, fourth amongst forwards (713)
Fifteenth all-time in franchise PIM (721)

[edit] 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.

Team	Year	Regular season							Post season
Team	Year	G	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	Finish	Result
TOR	1988–89	47	17	26	4	-	(62)	5^th in Norris	Did not qualify

[edit] Career statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1947–48	Stratford Kroehlers	OHA	36	33	40	73	33	—	—	—	—	—
1949–50	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	2	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1950–51	Pittsburgh Hornets	AHL	71	15	33	48	49	13	4	9	13	6
1951–52	Pittsburgh Hornets	AHL	50	30	29	59	62	—	—	—	—	—
1951–52	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	20	3	3	6	4	0	0	0	0	2
1952–53	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	52	14	11	25	54	—	—	—	—	—
1953–54	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	63	17	15	32	60	5	1	0	1	2
1954–55	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	66	10	18	28	80	4	1	0	1	4
1955–56	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	67	16	32	48	97	5	4	2	6	0
1956–57	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	54	18	26	44	37	—	—	—	—	—
1957–58	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	59	17	25	42	93	—	—	—	—	—
1958–59	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	59	20	16	36	37	12	0	4	4	10
1959–60	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	70	23	28	51	60	10	1	4	5	4
1960–61	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	47	14	19	33	21	5	1	1	2	0
1961–62	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	70	21	32	53	27	12	7	5	12	2
1962–63	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	70	19	24	43	27	10	3	6	9	4
1963–64	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	67	20	17	37	14	14	5	8	13	10
1964–65	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	59	15	22	37	14	6	1	0	1	4
1965–66	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	70	16	35	51	12	4	0	1	1	4
1966–67	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	70	9	24	33	26	9	2	1	3	6
1967–68	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	62	13	21	34	4	—	—	—	—	—
1968–69	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	53	11	16	27	10	4	0	0	0	0
1969–70	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	49	13	15	28	12	—	—	—	—	—
1970–71	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	59	7	18	25	6	6	0	2	2	0
NHL totals			1188	296	417	713	721	110	26	34	60	52

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

[edit] References

^ "George Armstrong Biography, Pictures and Stats - Home of the oronto Maple Leafs" (php). HomeoftheLeafs.com. http://www.homeoftheleafs.com/players/armstrong.php. Retrieved 2009-10-03.

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Preceded by Sid Smith	Toronto Maple Leafs captains 1957–69	Succeeded by Dave Keon
Preceded by John Brophy	Head coaches of the Toronto Maple Leafs 1988–1989	Succeeded by Doug Carpenter

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