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Canada Derek Armstrong
#17 Peoria Rivermen / AHL - 09/10
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
1-time AHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time AHL Most Points (JB Sollenberger Trophy) 1
1-time AHL Most Valuable Player (Les Cunningham Award) 1
1-time AHL Playoffs MVP (Jack A Butterfield Trophy) 1
1-time AHL Second All-Star Team 1
1-time OHL Second All-Rookie Team 1
Date of Birth
Apr 23, 1973
Position
C
Age
50
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Ottawa, ON, CAN
Weight
196 lbs / 89 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1992 round 6 #128 overall by New York Islanders

Assets: A very experienced center. Works extremely hard on and off the ice. Quality playmaker and good on draws.

Flaws: Tends to struggle when the tempo goes up. Doesn't have great physical tools.

Team Staff profile of Derek Armstrong also available

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Derek Armstrong Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1989-90 Hawkesbury Hawks CJHL 48* 8* 10* 18* 30* -* | Playoffs 12 1 1 2 2 -
1990-91 Hawkesbury Hawks CJHL 54* 27* 45* 72* 49* -* | Playoffs 12 10 9 19 6 -
Sudbury Wolves OHL 2* 0* 2* 2* 0* -* |
1991-92 Sudbury Wolves OHL 66* 31* 54* 85* 22* -* | Playoffs 9 2 2 4 2 -
1992-93 Sudbury Wolves OHL 66* 44* 62* 106* 56* -* | Playoffs 14 9 10 19 26 -
1993-94 New York Islanders NHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Salt Lake Golden Eagles IHL 76* 23* 35* 58* 61* -17* |
1994-95 Denver Grizzlies IHL 59* 13* 18* 31* 65* 6* | Playoffs 6 0 2 2 0 2
1995-96 New York Islanders NHL 19* 1* 3* 4* 14* -6* |
Worcester IceCats AHL 51* 11* 15* 26* 33* 1* | Playoffs 4 2 1 3 0 1
1996-97 New York Islanders NHL 50* 6* 7* 13* 33* -8* |
Utah Grizzlies IHL 17* 4* 8* 12* 10* -10* | Playoffs 6 0 4 4 4 -2
1997-98 Ottawa Senators NHL 9* 2* 0* 2* 9* 1* |
Detroit Vipers IHL 10* 0* 1* 1* 2* -1* |
Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 54* 16* 30* 46* 40* 15* | Playoffs 15 2 6 8 22 -2
1998-99 New York Rangers NHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 59* 29* 51* 80* 73* 16* | Playoffs 7 5 4 9 10 1
1999-00 New York Rangers NHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 77* 28* 54* 82* 101* 12* | Playoffs 23 7 16 23 24 15
2000-01 New York Rangers NHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 75* 32* 69* 101* 73* 19* | Playoffs 5 0 6 6 6 0
2001-02 SC Bern NLA 44* 17* 36* 53* 60* -* | Playoffs 6 3 5 8 8 -
Team Canada International -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2002-03 Los Angeles Kings NHL 66* 12* 26* 38* 30* 5* |
Manchester Monarchs AHL 2* 3* 0* 3* 4* 0* |
2003-04 Los Angeles Kings NHL 57* 14* 21* 35* 33* 4* |
2004-05 Genève-Servette HC NLA 9* 6* 7* 13* 18* -* |
SC Rapperswil-Jona NLA 3* 1* 3* 4* 4* -* |
2005-06 Los Angeles Kings NHL 52* 13* 28* 41* 46* -2* |
2006-07 Los Angeles Kings NHL 67* 11* 33* 44* 62* 13* |
2007-08 Los Angeles Kings NHL 77* 8* 27* 35* 63* 4* |
2008-09 Los Angeles Kings NHL 56* 5* 4* 9* 63* -11* |
2009-10 St. Louis Blues NHL 6* 0* 0* 0* 2* -2* |
Peoria Rivermen AHL 46* 17* 19* 36* 21* 7* |

Derek Armstrong Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2001-02 Team Canada Spengler Cup 4* 0* 0* 0* -* -* |

Derek Armstrong Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 7 364* 136* 238* 374* 1.03* 345* 70* | 5 54 16 * 33 * 49 * 0.91 * 62 * 15 *
CJHL (CCHL) 2 102* 35* 55* 90* 0.88* 79* -* | 2 24 11 * 10 * 21 * 0.88 * 8 * - *
IHL 4 162* 40* 62* 102* 0.63* 138* -22* | 2 12 0 * 6 * 6 * 0.50 * 4 * 0 *
International 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 14 467* 72* 149* 221* 0.47* 355* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
NLA (NL) 2 56* 24* 46* 70* 1.25* 82* -* | 1 6 3 * 5 * 8 * 1.33 * 8 * - *
OHL 3 134* 75* 118* 193* 1.44* 78* -* | 2 23 11 * 12 * 23 * 1.00 * 28 * - *
Spengler Cup 1 4* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *

Derek Armstrong Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
09/09/2009
09/09/2009 Confirmed Los Angeles Kings St. Louis Blues
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1990, 20 #281 overall by Sudbury Wolves in the OHL Priority Selection

Cult/Star player for Bern

Cult/Star player for Hartford Wolf Pack

Cult/Star player for Sudbury Wolves

Career transactions
- 2009-09-08 • Signed to a one-year contract by the St. Louis Blues
- 2007-02-14 • Signed to a two-year contract extension by the Los Angeles Kings
- 2005-02-24 • Released by Rapperswil
- 2005-02-13 • Signed to a lockout contract by Rapperswil
- 2004-04-02 • Signed to a three-year contract extension by the Los Angeles Kings
- 2002-07-16 • Traded to the Los Angeles Kings for a 2003 6th round pick (Chris Holt=
- 2001-07-18 • Signed by Bern