Murray Armstrong

Murray Alexander Armstrong ( born January 1, 1916 in Manor, Saskatchewan, † December 8, 2010 in St. Augustine, Florida ) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach, who from 1937 to 1946 for the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York / Brooklyn Americans and Detroit Red Wings played in the National Hockey League.

Career

Murray Armstrong began his career as a hockey player with the Regina Pats, where he played in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League from 1931 to 1935. After a season with the Regina Victorias Canadians moved to the New York Rovers, for whom he was also only one year in the Eastern Hockey League active. He was taken by the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League under contract then, for which he stood until 1939 on the ice. During this time he was mainly ice age in their farm team, the Syracuse Stars of the International - American Hockey League.

On May 7, 1936 Armstrong was discharged together with Buzz Boll, Busher Jackson, Jimmy Fowler and Doc Romnes in exchange for Sweeney Shriner of the New York Americans, who changed their name before the season 1941/42, in Brooklyn Americans. While he did his military service in World War II, he was standing by the Army team of Regina Army Caps on the ice, he also trained at the same time.

On September 11, 1943, the rights to the player of the Americans were assigned to the Detroit Red Wings, for which he was active in the NHL until 1946, three more seasons. In the 1946/47 season, the attacker for the Buffalo Bisons played in the AHL and the Dallas Texans of the United States Hockey League, with whom he won the championship as a player-coach and was also awarded the most valuable player of the season. This was also his last year as an active player.

After the end of his career as a player Armstrong trained initially from 1950 to 1955 his former team, the. Regina Pats in the Western Hockey League He also coached the hockey team at the University of Denver three times in total in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (1959-1960, 1971-1973 and 1976-1977 ).

Awards and achievements

NHL stats

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