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Canada George Armstrong
#10 Toronto Maple Leafs / NHL - 70/71
1-time Hockey Hall of Fame 1
4-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 4
1-time OHL Most Outstanding Player (Red Tilson Trophy) 1
1-time OHL Most Points (Eddie Powers Trophy) 1
Date of Birth
Jul 06, 1930
Position
C
Age
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Skead, ON, CAN
Weight
185 lbs / 84 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
-

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.

Team Staff profile of George Armstrong also available

Use/Embed statistics

George Armstrong Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1946-47 Copper Cliff Jr. Redmen OHA-Jr. 9* 6* 5* 11* 4* -* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 10 -
1947-48 Stratford Kroehlers OHA-Jr. 36* 33* 40* 73* 33* -* | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 6 -
1948-49 Toronto Marlboros OHA-Jr. 39* 29* 33* 62* 89* -* | Playoffs 10 7 10 17 2 -
Toronto Marlboros OHA Sr. 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
1949-50 Toronto Marlboros OHA Sr. 45* 64* 51* 115* 74* -* | Playoffs 5 5 2 7 6 -
Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
1950-51 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 71* 15* 33* 48* 49* -* | Playoffs 13 4 9 13 6 -
1951-52 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 20* 3* 3* 6* 30* -* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 -
Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 50* 30* 29* 59* 62* -* |
1952-53 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 52* 14* 11* 25* 54* -* |
1953-54 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 63* 17* 15* 32* 60* -* | Playoffs 5 1 0 1 2 -
1954-55 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 66* 10* 18* 28* 80* -* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 4 -
1955-56 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 67* 16* 32* 48* 97* -* | Playoffs 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 “C” NHL 59* 20* 16* 36* 37* -* | Playoffs 12 0 4 4 10 -
1959-60 Toronto Maple Leafs “C” NHL 70* 23* 28* 51* 60* -* | Playoffs 10 1 4 5 4 -
1960-61 Toronto Maple Leafs “C” NHL 47* 14* 19* 33* 21* -* | Playoffs 5 1 1 2 0 -
1961-62 Toronto Maple Leafs “C” NHL 70* 21* 32* 53* 27* -* | Playoffs 12 7 5 12 2 -
1962-63 Toronto Maple Leafs “C” NHL 70* 19* 24* 43* 27* -* | Playoffs 10 3 6 9 4 -
1963-64 Toronto Maple Leafs “C” NHL 67* 20* 17* 37* 14* -* | Playoffs 14 5 8 13 10 -
1964-65 Toronto Maple Leafs “C” NHL 59* 15* 22* 37* 14* -* | Playoffs 6 1 0 1 4 -
1965-66 Toronto Maple Leafs “C” NHL 70* 16* 35* 51* 12* -* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 4 -
1966-67 Toronto Maple Leafs “C” NHL 70* 9* 24* 33* 26* -* | Playoffs 9 2 1 3 6 -
1967-68 Toronto Maple Leafs “C” NHL 62* 13* 21* 34* 4* 8* |
1968-69 Toronto Maple Leafs “C” NHL 53* 11* 16* 27* 10* -9* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 -
1969-70 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 49* 13* 15* 28* 12* 9* |
1970-71 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 +/-
1948-49 Toronto Marlboros Allan Cup 10* 2* 5* 7* 6* -* |
1949-50 Toronto Marlboros Allan Cup 17* 19* 19* 38* 18* -* |

George Armstrong Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years 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 1 188* 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 Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Number 10 retired by Toronto Maple Leafs

Cult/Star player for Toronto Maple Leafs

Cult/Star player for Toronto Marlboros