Red Armstrong Explained

Played For:Toronto Maple Leafs
Rochester Americans
League:NHL
Position:Right wing/Defence
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:205
Birth Date:17 October 1938
Birth Place:Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada
Death Place:Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
Career Start:1960
Career End:1973

Norman Gerrard "Red, Norm" Armstrong (October 17, 1938 – July 23, 1974) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played seven games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 1962–63 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1960 to 1973, was mainly spent in the American Hockey League.

Playing career

Norm Armstrong played seven games in the NHL for the Toronto Maple Leafs.[1] During those games, he scored one goal and added one assist for a total of two points. He also earned two penalty minutes.

He also played for the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League.

He was inducted into the Rochester Americans Hall of Fame in 1986. He played for the Americans during 1962–71 and in 1972–73. He retired during training camp prior to the 1973–74 season. He is third in the Americans franchise for most games played at 566. Following his untimely death from a fall in a construction accident in 1974 at age 35, the Rochester Americans retired his number 6 jersey.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1958–59Sarnia LegionnairesWOJBHL45 21 25 46
1959–60Wallaceburg HornetsOHA Sr36 3 13 16
1960–61Charlotte CheckersEHL64 8 13 21 192
1961–62Charlotte CheckersEHL2 0 1 1 2
1961–62Philadelphia RamblersEHL66 17 30 47 2123 0 1 1 6
1962–63Toronto Maple LeafsNHL7 1 1 2 2
1962–63Rochester AmericansAHL18 1 6 7 30
1962–63Sudbury WolvesEPHL44 14 23 37 1448 2 3 5 21
1963–64Rochester AmericansAHL67 17 13 30 1122 0 1 1 4
1964–65Rochester AmericansAHL70 32 14 46 12310 2 3 5 17
1965–66Rochester AmericansAHL67 14 26 40 14612 0 0 0 12
1966–67Tulsa OilersCHL11 2 5 7 8
1966–67Rochester AmericansAHL57 13 34 47 77
1967–68Rochester AmericansAHL54 13 25 38 1121 0 0 0 6
1968–69Rochester AmericansAHL74 29 40 69 133
1969–70Rochester AmericansAHL70 30 45 75 117
1970–71Rochester AmericansAHL44 13 17 30 101
1970–71Springfield KingsAHL10 0 16 16 153 0 0 0 6
1971–72Baltimore ClippersAHL68 9 15 24 6118 2 2 4 19
1972–73Rochester AmericansAHL45 4 5 9 225 0 1 1 2
AHL totals644 175 256 431 104951 4 7 11 66
NHL totals7 1 1 2 2

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Red Armstrong . Greatest Hockey Legends.com . 2010-05-04.