Bill Armstrong (ice hockey, born 1966)

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Bill Armstrong
Born (1966-06-25) June 25, 1966 (age 57)
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 19891998

William Harold Armstrong (born June 25, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.

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Early life

Armstrong was born in London, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1979 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from London, Ontario. [1] Armstrong played at Western Michigan University from 1986 to 1989.

Career

Armstrong 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 "High Wrap", a lacrosse-style shot notably used by Mike Legg, Sidney Crosby, Miks Indrašis, Mikael Granlund, [3] Andrei Svechnikov, Trevor Zegras, Kent Johnson and Connor Bedard.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1984–85 London Diamonds OHA-B43172138102
1985–86London DiamondsOHA-B4126234981
1986–87 Western Michigan Broncos CCHA 4313203386
1987–88 Western Michigan BroncosCCHA4122173988
1988–89 Western Michigan BroncosCCHA4023194297
1989–90 Hershey Bears AHL 581061699
1990–91 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 10110
1990–91 Hershey BearsAHL703627631506281019
1991–92 Hershey BearsAHL6426224818662246
1992–93 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 4214112599
1992–93 Utica Devils AHL3218213960
1993–94 Albany River Rats AHL74325082188
1994–95 Albany River RatsAHL7632477911513651120
1995–96 Albany River RatsAHL1034722
1995–96 Indianapolis Ice IHL1245913
1995–96 Detroit Vipers IHL54342559661262815
1996–97 Grand Rapids Griffins IHL3518939
1996–97 Orlando Solar Bears IHL3442529551036929
1997–98 Orlando Solar BearsIHL62191837106
1997–98 Kansas City Blades IHL914524502211
NHL totals10110

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References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
  2. "Bill Armstrong Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Salary, Title". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  3. Hruby, Patrick (2010-04-08). "The coolest goal ever scored in hockey". ESPN. Retrieved 2011-05-18.