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George Edward Armstrong (born on July 6, 1930 in Skead, Ontario, Canada), was a professional ice hockey player. Image File history File links Armstrong_tml. ...
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July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 178 days remaining. ...
1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...
Skead is a community in the Ontario city of Greater Sudbury. ...
Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English (French has some legal status) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation - House seat - Senate seats 106 24 Area Total • Land • Water (% of total) Ranked...
Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ...
He played professionally from 1949 until 1971 (including the 1950-51 and 1951-52 seasons in the AHL). Of First Nations extraction, Armstrong was a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs for a remarkable twenty-one seasons and served as its team captain for eleven seasons, the longest such tenure in Leafs' history. While Armstrong was never regarded a star, nor ever named to an All-Star squad, his steady leadership contributed to the longest string of success the Leafs would ever again see. George 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. 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ...
1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ...
The American Hockey League (AHL) is regarded as the top professional hockey league in North America outside the National Hockey League (NHL). ...
Carved mask in Vancouver First Nations is a term for ethnicity used in Canada to replace the word Indian. It refers to the Indigenous peoples of North America located in what is now Canada, and their descendants, who are not Inuit or Métis. ...
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Stanley Cup on display at the Hockey Hall of Fame The Stanley Cup, originally called the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup, is awarded each year by the National Hockey League to the champion of its playoff tournament. ...
The Toronto Marlboros, Memorial Cup champions of 1975, were coached by George Armstrong, the same year he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. The Memorial Cup is the championship trophy of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). ...
The Hockey Hall of Fame in a former bank building The Stanley Cup on display at the Hockey Hall of Fame The Hockey Hall of Fame, located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, celebrates the history of ice hockey, with exhibits featuring memorabilia and NHL trophies (including the Stanley Cup) along with...
During the 1988-89 Armstrong served as head coach of the Leafs for forty-seven games.
George Armstrong was nicknamed "the Chief" due to his Native heritage.
Career Statistics: 296 goals scored, 417 assists over 1,188 games played.
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It is my understanding that besides responding to the moniker of "The Chief" he also had the longer appellation of "Chief Shoot the Puck". In ice hockey each team has a designated captain, who wears a C on his jersey. ...
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References Internet Hockey Database biography of Armstrong | 
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