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George Armstrong

Position: RW
Shoots: Right
Height: 6-1    Weight: 184 lbs.
Born: July 6, 1930 in Skead, Ontario

Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame as Player in 1975

Coaching Record

20 15 10

Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 11, 2012, 8:22AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #236. Tomas Sandstrom… #237. GEORGE ARMSTRONG… #237. Saku Koivu… #239. Mike Foligno… 

NHL Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1949-50 19 TOR NHL 2 0 0 0 0 0
1951-52 21 TOR NHL 20 3 3 6 3 30
1952-53 22 TOR NHL 52 14 11 25 11 54
1953-54 23 TOR NHL 63 17 15 32 14 60
1954-55 24 TOR NHL 66 10 18 28 11 80
1955-56 25 TOR NHL 67 16 32 48 18 97
1956-57 26 TOR NHL 54 18 26 44 17 37
1957-58 27 TOR NHL 59 17 25 42 16 93
1958-59 28 TOR NHL 59 20 16 36 16 37
1959-60 29 TOR NHL 70 23 28 51 20 60
1960-61 30 TOR NHL 47 14 19 33 13 21
1961-62 31 TOR NHL 70 21 32 53 21 27
1962-63 32 TOR NHL 70 19 24 43 17 27
1963-64 33 TOR NHL 66 20 17 37 16 14 13 7 0 3
1964-65 34 TOR NHL 59 15 22 37 14 14 12 3 0 3
1965-66 35 TOR NHL 70 16 35 51 19 12 11 3 2 3
1966-67 36 TOR NHL 70 9 24 33 12 26 6 3 0 3
1967-68 37 TOR NHL 62 13 21 34 13 8 4 11 2 0 2 125 10.4
1968-69 38 TOR NHL 53 11 16 27 11 -9 10 9 1 1 1 103 10.7
1969-70 39 TOR NHL 49 13 15 28 11 9 12 11 2 0 3 93 14.0
1970-71 40 TOR NHL 59 7 18 25 9 7 6 7 0 0 1 93 7.5
Career NHL 1187 296 417 713 282 15 721 80 21 3 19 414 10.6

NHL Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1949-50 19 TOR NHL 2 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1
1951-52 21 TOR NHL 20 0.15 0.15 0.30 0.13 1.50 3 4 7 3 0.0 0.4 0.4
1952-53 22 TOR NHL 52 0.27 0.21 0.48 0.21 1.04 18 16 34 14 2.2 0.8 2.9
1953-54 23 TOR NHL 63 0.27 0.24 0.51 0.23 0.95 22 21 43 18 3.1 1.3 4.4
1954-55 24 TOR NHL 66 0.15 0.27 0.42 0.16 1.21 13 25 38 14 1.3 1.4 2.7
1955-56 25 TOR NHL 67 0.24 0.48 0.72 0.27 1.45 21 43 64 23 4.1 1.0 5.0
1956-57 26 TOR NHL 54 0.33 0.48 0.81 0.32 0.69 22 33 55 21 4.0 0.8 4.8
1957-58 27 TOR NHL 59 0.29 0.42 0.71 0.28 1.58 20 29 49 19 3.2 0.7 3.9
1958-59 28 TOR NHL 59 0.34 0.27 0.61 0.26 0.63 23 18 41 17 2.7 0.9 3.6
1959-60 29 TOR NHL 70 0.33 0.40 0.73 0.29 0.86 26 31 57 23 3.8 1.1 4.9
1960-61 30 TOR NHL 47 0.30 0.40 0.70 0.28 0.45 15 20 35 14 2.2 0.9 3.1
1961-62 31 TOR NHL 70 0.30 0.46 0.76 0.30 0.39 22 34 56 21 3.7 1.3 5.0
1962-63 32 TOR NHL 70 0.27 0.34 0.61 0.25 0.39 20 26 46 18 2.6 1.3 3.9
1963-64 33 TOR NHL 66 0.30 0.26 0.56 0.24 0.21 23 20 43 18 2.8 1.2 3.9
1964-65 34 TOR NHL 59 0.25 0.37 0.63 0.24 0.24 16 25 41 16 2.3 1.0 3.3
1965-66 35 TOR NHL 70 0.23 0.50 0.73 0.27 0.17 17 37 54 19 2.9 1.2 4.1
1966-67 36 TOR NHL 70 0.13 0.34 0.47 0.17 0.37 9 26 35 12 0.7 1.0 1.7
1967-68 37 TOR NHL 62 0.21 0.34 0.55 0.21 0.06 2.02 14 23 37 14 56 10 49 11 8 1.7 1.2 3.0
1968-69 38 TOR NHL 53 0.21 0.30 0.51 0.20 0.19 1.94 11 16 27 10 36 10 56 21 -9 1.1 0.4 1.5
1969-70 39 TOR NHL 49 0.27 0.31 0.57 0.23 0.24 1.90 13 15 28 11 37 4 39 15 9 1.7 0.9 2.6
1970-71 40 TOR NHL 59 0.12 0.31 0.42 0.15 0.10 1.58 6 17 23 8 41 9 42 17 7 0.4 1.1 1.4
Career NHL 1187 0.25 0.35 0.60 0.24 0.61 1.86 334 479 813 313 170 33 186 64 15 46.2 19.8 66.0

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1951-52 21 TOR NHL 4 0 0 0 2
1953-54 23 TOR NHL 5 1 0 1 2
1954-55 24 TOR NHL 4 1 0 1 4
1955-56 25 TOR NHL 5 4 2 6 0
1958-59 28 TOR NHL 12 0 4 4 10
1959-60 29 TOR NHL 10 1 4 5 4
1960-61 30 TOR NHL 5 1 1 2 0
1961-62 31 TOR NHL SC 12 7 5 12 2
1962-63 32 TOR NHL SC 10 3 6 9 4
1963-64 33 TOR NHL SC 14 5 8 13 10
1964-65 34 TOR NHL 6 1 0 1 4
1965-66 35 TOR NHL 4 0 1 1 4
1966-67 36 TOR NHL SC 9 2 1 3 6
1968-69 38 TOR NHL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970-71 40 TOR NHL 6 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Career NHL 4 110 26 34 60 52 0 0 0 0

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1946-47 16 Copper Cliff Jr. Redmen NOJHA 9 6 5 11 4
1947-48 17 Stratford Kroehlers OHA-Jr. 36 33 40 73 33
1948-49 18 Toronto Marlboros OHA-Jr. 39 29 33 62 89
1948-49 18 Toronto Marlboros OHA-Sr. 3 0 0 0 2
1949-50 19 Toronto Marlboros OHA-Sr. 45 64 51 115 74
1950-51 20 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 71 15 33 48 49
1951-52 21 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 50 30 29 59 62
Career 2 Seasons AHL 121 45 62 107 111
Career 1 Season NOJHA 9 6 5 11 4
Career 2 Seasons OHA-Jr. 75 62 73 135 122
Career 2 Seasons OHA-Sr. 48 64 51 115 76

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1946-47 16 Copper Cliff Jr. Redmen NOJHA 5 0 1 1 10
1947-48 17 Stratford Kroehlers OHA-Jr. 2 1 0 1 6
1948-49 18 Toronto Marlboros OHA-Jr. 10 7 10 17 2
1948-49 18 Toronto Marlboros Al-Cup 10 2 5 7 6
1949-50 19 Toronto Marlboros OHA-Sr. 3 0 0 0 0
1949-50 19 Toronto Marlboros Al-Cup 17 19 19 38 18
1950-51 20 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 13 4 9 13 6
Career 1 Season AHL 13 4 9 13 6
Career 2 Seasons Al-Cup 27 21 24 45 24
Career 1 Season NOJHA 5 0 1 1 10
Career 2 Seasons OHA-Jr. 12 8 10 18 8
Career 1 Season OHA-Sr. 3 0 0 0 0

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 21 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
George Armstrong 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.8 4.4 4.1 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.6 3.3 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.6 1.7 1.5 1.4 0.4 -0.1
Greg Adams 92.8 5.9 5.4 5.3 5.1 4.8 4.5 4.3 4.2 4.0 3.9 3.4 2.7 2.5 2.0 1.9 1.5 1.2
Dale Hunter 92.4 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.4 3.8 3.7 3.5 3.3 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.4 1.7 1.6 0.2
Dean Prentice 90.5 6.8 5.3 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.3 3.2 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.3 1.6 0.8 -0.4
Ron Ellis 87.4 6.4 5.4 5.4 5.3 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.5 2.0 0.7 0.0 -0.3
Scott Mellanby 87.4 6.9 6.4 5.9 5.8 5.1 4.9 4.2 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.1 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.0 1.8 1.4 1.3 0.5 -0.1
Martin Gelinas 85.8 7.6 5.7 5.6 5.3 4.6 4.2 4.1 3.4 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.4 1.9 1.9 1.6 1.6 1.1 0.1
Bob Pulford 84.8 5.6 5.1 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.3 2.7 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.5 1.4
Ulf Dahlen 83.8 6.1 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.1 4.8 4.3 4.3 3.4 3.1 2.8 2.8 2.6 1.6
Bob Nevin 83.7 6.9 6.5 6.0 5.5 5.5 4.2 4.2 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.1 2.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.6
Murray Craven 83.4 6.6 5.6 5.4 5.0 4.9 4.7 4.3 4.1 3.7 2.9 2.8 2.2 2.0 0.8 0.7 0.4 0.0 -0.3
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
George Armstrong 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.8 4.4 4.1 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.6 3.3 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.6 1.7 1.5 1.4 0.4 -0.1
Greg Adams 92.8 5.9 5.4 5.3 5.1 4.8 4.5 4.3 4.2 4.0 3.9 3.4 2.7 2.5 2.0 1.9 1.5 1.2
Dale Hunter 92.4 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.4 3.8 3.7 3.5 3.3 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.4 1.7 1.6 0.2
Dean Prentice 90.5 6.8 5.3 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.3 3.2 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.3 1.6 0.8 -0.4 -0.4
Ron Ellis 87.4 6.4 5.4 5.4 5.3 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.5 2.0 0.7 0.0 -0.3
Scott Mellanby 87.4 6.9 6.4 5.9 5.8 5.1 4.9 4.2 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.1 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.0 1.8 1.4 1.3 0.5 -0.1
Martin Gelinas 85.8 7.6 5.7 5.6 5.3 4.6 4.2 4.1 3.4 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.4 1.9 1.9 1.6 1.6 1.1 0.1
Bob Pulford 84.8 5.6 5.1 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.3 2.7 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.5 1.4
Ulf Dahlen 83.8 6.1 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.1 4.8 4.3 4.3 3.4 3.1 2.8 2.8 2.6 1.6
Bob Nevin 83.7 6.9 6.5 6.0 5.5 5.5 4.2 4.2 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.1 2.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.6
Murray Craven 83.4 6.6 5.6 5.4 5.0 4.9 4.7 4.3 4.1 3.7 2.9 2.8 2.2 2.0 0.8 0.7 0.4 0.0 -0.3

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games

1956 NHL
1957 NHL
1959 NHL
1962 NHL
1963 NHL
1964 NHL
1968 NHL

Championships

(Minimum 1 playoff game)

1962 Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL)
1963 Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL)
1964 Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL)
1967 Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL)

Games Played

1959-60 NHL 70 (1)
 1961-62 NHL 70 (1)
 1962-63 NHL 70 (1)
 1965-66 NHL 70 (2)
1966-67 NHL 70 (1)

Penalties in Minutes

1955-56 NHL 97 (10)
1957-58 NHL 93 (8)

Power Play Goals

1963-64 NHL 7 (7)

Short-Handed Goals

1965-66 NHL 2 (2)

Points Per Game

1956-57 NHL 0.81 (10)
  

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