Bill Armstrong (ice hockey, born 1966)
William Harold Armstrong (born June 25, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.
| Bill Armstrong | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
June 25, 1966 London, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
NHL Philadelphia Flyers AHL Hershey Bears Utica Devils Albany River Rats IHL Cincinnati Cyclones Indianapolis Ice Detroit Vipers Grand Rapids Griffins Orlando Solar Bears Kansas City Blades | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1989–1998 | ||
Biography
As a youth, Armstrong played in the 1979 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from London, Ontario.[1]
Armstrong played collegiately at Western Michigan University from 1986–1989.
He played in one National Hockey League (NHL) game for the Philadelphia Flyers during the 1990–91 NHL season and spent the rest of his professional career in the American Hockey League (AHL) and International Hockey League (IHL). His playing career was cut short due to a brain tumor which required surgery.[2]
He invented the "Michigan" dangling maneuver notably used by Mike Legg, Sidney Crosby, Miks Indrašis, Mikael Granlund,[3] and Andrei Svechnikov.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1984–85 | London Diamonds | OHA-B | 43 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | London Diamonds | OHA-B | 41 | 26 | 23 | 49 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Western Michigan Broncos | CCHA | 43 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Western Michigan Broncos | CCHA | 41 | 22 | 17 | 39 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Western Michigan Broncos | CCHA | 40 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 58 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 70 | 36 | 27 | 63 | 150 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 19 | ||
| 1991–92 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 64 | 26 | 22 | 48 | 186 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1992–93 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 42 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Utica Devils | AHL | 32 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 74 | 32 | 50 | 82 | 188 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 76 | 32 | 47 | 79 | 115 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 20 | ||
| 1995–96 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 54 | 34 | 25 | 59 | 66 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 15 | ||
| 1996–97 | Grand Rapids Griffins | IHL | 35 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Orlando Solar Bears | IHL | 34 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 55 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 29 | ||
| 1997–98 | Orlando Solar Bears | IHL | 62 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | ||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
- Bill Armstrong at Hockey-Reference.com
- Hruby, Patrick (2010-04-08). "The coolest goal ever scored in hockey". ESPN. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database