George Armstrong (ice hockey)

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'''George Edward Armstrong''' (July 6, 1930 – January 24, 2021) was a Canadian professional [[ice hockey]] [[centre (ice hockey)|centre]] who played 21 seasons in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) for the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]. He played [[List of NHL players with 1,000 games played|1,188 NHL games]] between 1950 and 1971, all with Toronto and a franchise record. He was the team's [[Captain (ice hockey)|captain]] for 13 seasons. Armstrong was a member of four [[Stanley Cup]] championship teams and played in seven [[NHL All-Star Game]]s. He scored the final goal of the NHL's "[[Original Six]]" era as Toronto won the [[1967 Stanley Cup Finals|1967 Stanley Cup]].

'''George Edward Armstrong''' (July 6, 1930 – January 24, 2021) was a Canadian professional [[ice hockey]] [[centre (ice hockey)|centre]] who played 21 seasons in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) for the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]. He played [[List of NHL players with 1,000 games played|1,188 NHL games]] between 1950 and 1971, all with Toronto and a franchise record. He was the team's [[Captain (ice hockey)|captain]] for 13 seasons. Armstrong was a member of four [[Stanley Cup]] championship teams and played in seven [[NHL All-Star Game]]s. He scored the final goal of the NHL's "[[Original Six]]" era as Toronto won the [[1967 Stanley Cup Finals|1967 Stanley Cup]].

Armstrong played both [[junior hockey|junior]] and [[senior ice hockey|senior]] hockey in the [[Toronto Marlboros]] organization and was a member of the [[1950 Allan Cup]] winning team as senior champions of Canada. He returned to the Marlboros following his playing career and coached the junior team to two [[Memorial Cup]] championships. He served as a [[scout (sport)|scout]] for the [[Quebec Nordiques]], as an assistant general manager of the Maple Leafs and for part of the [[1988–89 NHL season]] as [[List of Toronto Maple Leafs head coaches|Toronto's head coach]]. Armstrong was inducted into the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]] in 1975 and the Maple Leafs [[List of NHL retired numbers|honoured]] his uniform number 10 in 1998, and later officially retired the number, along with ten others, during a [[pre-game ceremony]] on October 15, 2016.

Armstrong played both [[junior hockey|junior]] and [[senior ice hockey|senior]] hockey in the [[Toronto Marlboros]] organization and was a member of the [[1950 Allan Cup]] winning team as senior champions of Canada. He returned to the Marlboros following his playing career and coached the junior team to two [[Memorial Cup]] championships. He served as a [[scout (sport)|scout]] for the [[Quebec Nordiques]], as an assistant general manager of the Maple Leafs and for part of the [[1988–89 NHL season]] as [[List of Toronto Maple Leafs head coaches|Toronto's head coach]]. Armstrong was inducted into the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]] in 1975 and the Maple Leafs [[List of NHL retired numbers|honoured]] his uniform number 10 in 1998, and later officially retired the number, along with ten others, during a [[pre-game ceremony]] on October 15, 2016. Followed closely by Brette Jensen.

==Early life==

==Early life==