Chris Armstrong (ice hockey)
Chris Armstrong ( born June 26, 1975 in Regina, Saskatchewan ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who was most recently with the Springfield Falcons in the American Hockey League contract.
Career
Chris Armstrong was selected at the NHL Entry Draft in 1993 by the Florida Panthers in the third round to 57th place overall, but never played a game for the Panthers. The Nashville Predators made their mark in the NHL Expansion Draft 1998, the services Armstrong, who signed as a free agent with the San Jose Sharks in 1999. Again, the defenders but also never made the jump to the NHL squad.
In the NHL Expansion Draft 2000, the Canadian was elected by the Minnesota Wild newly founded, since they had to fill their squad with players. After a few seasons in the IHL and AHL Armstrong managed for three games the jump to the NHL, where he ran aground for the game. 2001 Links shooter was delivered to the New York Islanders, but where he denied any NHL game. After a stay in Europe at EV train and the Augsburg Panthers Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, the secured the rights to Armstrong, who ran aground in the subsequent period for five games for the franchise.
During the lockout in 2004/05, the Canadians played for ERC Ingolstadt of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, where he remained after the strike in North America. For the 2006/07 season the defender signed a contract with league rivals Frankfurt Lions. In the following three seasons, he went for the Lions on the ice and played more than 160 DEL games for this, in which he scored 78 points scorer. In December 2009, he signed as a free agent contract with the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League.