George Armstrong

Date of Birth: Jul 06, 1930
Age: Deceased
Place of Birth: Skead, ON, CAN
Nation: Canada
Youth Team: -
Position: RW/C
Height: 185 cm / 6'1"
Weight: 84 kg / 185 lbs
Shoots: R
Contract: -

George Armstrong Facts

Nephews: Dale McCourt, Dan McCourt and Greg McCourt
Great Nephew: Derek McCourt
Granddaughter: Kalley Armstrong

Nobody has played more games for the Toronto Maple Leafs than George Armstrong. He played his entire 21-year career with the franchise and captained the team from 1958-69. He also won 4 Stanley Cups from 1962-67. The 7x All-Star retired in 1971 with 296 goals and 713 points.

Armstrong, 90, died on January 24, 2021.

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George Armstrong Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1946-1947	Copper Cliff Jr. Redmen	OHA-Jr.	9	6	5	11	4	-	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	10	-
1947-1948	Stratford Kroehlers	OHA-Jr.	36	33	40	73	33	-	Playoffs	2	1	0	1	6	-
1948-1949	Toronto Marlboros	OHA-Jr.	39	29	33	62	89	-	Playoffs	10	7	10	17	2	-
1948-1949	Toronto Marlboros	OHA-Sr.	3	0	0	0	2	-
1949-1950	Toronto Marlboros	OHA-Sr.	45	64	51	115	74	-	Playoffs	5	5	2	7	6	-
1949-1950	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	2	0	0	0	0	-
1950-1951	Pittsburgh Hornets	AHL	71	15	33	48	49	-	Playoffs	13	4	9	13	6	-
1951-1952	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	20	3	3	6	30	-	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	2	-
1951-1952	Pittsburgh Hornets	AHL	50	30	29	59	62	-
1952-1953	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	52	14	11	25	54	-
1953-1954	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	63	17	15	32	60	-	Playoffs	5	1	0	1	2	-
1954-1955	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	66	10	18	28	80	-	Playoffs	4	1	0	1	4	-
1955-1956	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	67	16	32	48	97	-	Playoffs	5	4	2	6	0	-
1956-1957	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	54	18	26	44	37	-
1957-1958	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	59	17	25	42	93	-
1958-1959	Toronto Maple Leafs "C"	NHL	59	20	16	36	37	-	Playoffs	12	0	4	4	10	-
1959-1960	Toronto Maple Leafs "C"	NHL	70	23	28	51	60	-	Playoffs	10	1	4	5	4	-
1960-1961	Toronto Maple Leafs "C"	NHL	47	14	19	33	21	-	Playoffs	5	1	1	2	0	-
1961-1962	Toronto Maple Leafs "C"	NHL	70	21	32	53	27	-	Playoffs	12	7	5	12	2	-
1962-1963	Toronto Maple Leafs "C"	NHL	70	19	24	43	27	-	Playoffs	10	3	6	9	4	-
1963-1964	Toronto Maple Leafs "C"	NHL	67	20	17	37	14	-	Playoffs	14	5	8	13	10	-
1964-1965	Toronto Maple Leafs "C"	NHL	59	15	22	37	14	-	Playoffs	6	1	0	1	4	-
1965-1966	Toronto Maple Leafs "C"	NHL	70	16	35	51	12	-	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	4	-
1966-1967	Toronto Maple Leafs "C"	NHL	70	9	24	33	26	-	Playoffs	9	2	1	3	6	-
1967-1968	Toronto Maple Leafs "C"	NHL	62	13	21	34	4	8
1968-1969	Toronto Maple Leafs "C"	NHL	53	11	16	27	10	-9	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	0	-
1969-1970	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	49	13	15	28	12	9
1970-1971	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	59	7	18	25	6	7	Playoffs	6	0	2	2	0	-

George Armstrong Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1948-1949	Toronto Marlboros	Allan Cup	10	2	5	7	6	-
1949-1950	Toronto Marlboros	Allan Cup	17	19	19	38	18	-

George Armstrong Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	2	121	45	62	107	0.88	111	-	1	13	4	9	13	1.00	6	-
Allan Cup	2	27	21	24	45	1.67	24	-	0
NHL	21	1188	296	417	713	0.60	721	15*	15	110	26	34	60	0.55	52	-
OHA-Jr.	3	84	68	78	146	1.74	126	-	3	17	8	11	19	1.12	18	-
OHA-Sr.	2	48	64	51	115	2.40	76	-	1	5	5	2	7	1.40	6	-

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

George Armstrong Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Copper Cliff Jr. Redmen	1	9	6	5	11	1.22	4	-	1	5	0	1	1	0.20	10	-
Pittsburgh Hornets (AHL)	2	121	45	62	107	0.88	111	-	1	13	4	9	13	1.00	6	-
Stratford Kroehlers	1	36	33	40	73	2.03	33	-	1	2	1	0	1	0.50	6	-
Toronto Maple Leafs	21	1188	296	417	713	0.60	721	15*	15	110	26	34	60	0.55	52	-
Toronto Marlboros	1	39	29	33	62	1.59	89	-	1	10	7	10	17	1.70	2	-
Toronto Marlboros (Seniors)	2	75	85	75	160	2.13	100	-	1	5	5	2	7	1.40	6	-

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

George Armstrong Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1947-1948	OHL Most Outstanding Player (Red Tilson Trophy) OHL Most Points (Eddie Powers Trophy) (73)
1955-1956	NHL All-Star Game
1956-1957	NHL All-Star Game
1958-1959	NHL All-Star Game
1961-1962	NHL All-Star Game NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1962-1963	NHL All-Star Game NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1963-1964	NHL All-Star Game NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1966-1967	NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1967-1968	NHL All-Star Game
1975-1976	Hockey Hall of Fame

George Armstrong Biography and Trivia

Number 10 retired by Toronto Maple Leafs
Cult/Star player for Toronto Maple Leafs
Cult/Star player for Toronto Marlboros