Riley Armstrong (ice hockey)

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Riley Armstrong
Riley Armstrong - SaiPa 2.jpg
Riley Armstrong playing for SaiPa in 2012.
Born (1984-11-08) November 8, 1984 (age 39)
Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for San Jose Sharks
Barys Astana
Augsburger Panther
SaiPa
HC Vita Hästen
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2004–2016

Riley Armstrong (born November 8, 1984) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and a former player. He is currently the director of player development Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League since 2023. He played two games with the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL) as a forward during the 2008–09 season.

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Playing career

Amateur

Armstrong was born in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, but grew up in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He attended Sacred Heart High School in Yorkton, Saskatchewan for grade 11 and 12 while playing AAA Midget, and also St. Joseph High School in Saskatoon with his brother Colby Armstrong, who also played in the NHL.

After playing minor hockey with the Saskatoon Redwings (and figure skating out of Martensville and Saskatoon Figure Skating Club, coached by his mother Rosemary), Armstrong left to play Midget AAA with the Yorkton Mallers, where he scored 44 goals and 77 points in 40 games, finishing 3rd in league scoring. Armstrong began playing for the Kootenay Ice of the Western Hockey League (WHL) in the 2002–03 season, scoring 6 goals. He was then traded to the Everett Silvertips during the 2003–04 season, scoring 18 goals.

Professional

On September 15, 2004, he was signed as a free agent by the San Jose Sharks. Armstrong was immediately sent down to the Cleveland Barons for two seasons, scoring a combined 12 goals. Armstrong spent the next three years with new Sharks affiliate, the Worcester Sharks before he made his NHL debut in the 2008-09 season with San Jose on November 29, 2008, in a 3–2 win over the Phoenix Coyotes playing on a line with Jeremy Roenick and Jody Shelley. [1]

On July 2, 2009, Armstrong signed with the Calgary Flames. [2] He was then assigned to its affiliate, the Abbotsford Heat. On March 3, 2010, Armstrong was traded to the Detroit Red Wings, linking up with their affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins. [3] He joined the Utah Grizzlies in November 2010, playing in two games and recording two assists and four penalty minutes. He was signed by Barys Astana on November 21, 2010. In late 2010 on December 29, Armstrong was signed on to play with Augsburger Panther of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga for the remainder of the season. [4]

Armstrong was signed to a contract by the Elmira Jackals on October 8, 2011. [5] After seven games with the team, Armstrong was signed to a PTO contract by the Binghamton Senators on November 17, 2011. [6] He was later released back to Elmira on December 17. [7] Armstrong signed with Finnish team SaiPa on December 25, 2011, and finished the season with the team.

Without a contract extension offer from SaiPa, Armstrong had an unsuccessful try-out with HC Ambrì-Piotta of the Swiss NLA before returning to the Utah Grizzlies of the ECHL for the commencement of the 2012–13 season where he was captain of the Grizzlies.

On July 19, 2013, Armstrong signed as a free agent to return to Europe on a one-year contract with German club, EV Landshut of the DEL2. [8]

Following another season in Europe in Sweden and Germany with HC Vita Hästen and Heilbronner Falken respectively, Armstrong returned as a free agent for a third stint with the Utah Grizzlies, signing a one-year contract on August 4, 2015. [9] Prior to the 2015–16 season, Armstrong was placed on waivers by the Grizzlies and was claimed by the Reading Royals on October 11, 2015. [10]

Coaching career

Armstrong ended his playing career in 2016, opting to pursue a career in coaching. On August 31, 2016, he was announced as the new assistant coach for the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL under head coach Jeff Christian. [11] On February 17, 2018, he was announced as the inaugural head coach of the Maine Mariners of the ECHL.

Over his first two seasons as head coach, he led the team to a 69–58–7 record. The Mariners then sat out the 2020–21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In August 2021, he joined the Philadelphia Flyers' coaching staff as an assistant with their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. [12]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2002–03 Kootenay Ice WHL 6561016691001114
2003–04 Everett Silvertips WHL691826441192154946
2004–05 Cleveland Barons AHL 7081119117—————
2005–06 Cleveland BaronsAHL6445967—————
2006–07 Worcester Sharks AHL73191736108601112
2007–08 Worcester SharksAHL6415193491—————
2008–09 Worcester SharksAHL71251742101123101346
2008–09 San Jose Sharks NHL 20002—————
2009–10 Abbotsford Heat AHL381181955—————
2009–10 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL1732514—————
2010–11 Utah Grizzlies ECHL 20224—————
2010–11 Barys Astana KHL 910116—————
2010–11 Augsburger Panther DEL 1753840—————
2011–12 Elmira Jackals ECHL934714—————
2011–12 Binghamton Senators AHL51236—————
2011–12 SaiPa SM-l 1223532—————
2012–13 Utah GrizzliesECHL38162137120421310
2012–13 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL20002—————
2013–14 EV Landshut DEL2 45244064991334720
2014–15 HC Vita Hästen Allsv 25671324—————
2014–15 Heilbronner Falken DEL2218122097—————
2015–16 Reading Royals ECHL26481240—————
AHL totals38783104162547183111458
NHL totals20002—————

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  2. ↑ "Flames sign Garth Murray, Riley Armstrong". Calgary Flames. July 2, 2009. Retrieved March 9, 2010.
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  4. ↑ "Panthers awarded the 11th foreigners licence; Riley Armstrong is from the KHL" (in German). Augsburger Panther. December 29, 2010. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
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  6. ↑ "B-Sens Announce Roster Moves". Binghamton Senators. November 17, 2011. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
  7. ↑ "B-SENS RECALL GOALTENDER STEWART, RELEASE FORWARD ARMSTRONG". Binghamton Senators. December 17, 2011. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
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