George Armstrong

Who is George Armstrong?

George Edward "Chief" Armstrong is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 21 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs. He played 1,187 NHL games between 1950 and 1971, all with Toronto and a franchise record, and was the team's Captain for 13 seasons. Armstrong was a member of four Stanley Cup championship teams and played in seven NHL All-Star Games. He scored the final goal of the NHL's "Original Six" era as Toronto won the 1967 Stanley Cup.

Armstrong played both junior and 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 for the Quebec Nordiques, as an assistant general manager of the Maple Leafs and for part of the 1988–89 NHL season as Toronto's head coach. Armstrong was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1975 and the Maple Leafs honoured his uniform number 10 in 1998.

George Armstrong was inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 2010.