Colby Armstrong
Date of birth | November 23, 1982 |
place of birth | Lloydminster , Saskatchewan , Canada |
size | 188 cm |
Weight | 85 kg |
position | Right wing |
Shot hand | Right |
Draft | |
NHL Entry Draft |
2001 , 1st lap, 21st position Pittsburgh Penguins |
Career stations | |
1998-2002 | Red Deer Rebels |
2002-2005 | Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins |
2005-2007 | Pittsburgh Penguins |
2007-2010 | Atlanta Thrashers |
2010–2012 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
2012-2013 | Montréal Canadiens |
2013-2014 | Växjö Lakers Hockey |
Colby Joseph Armstrong (born November 23, 1982 in Lloydminster , Saskatchewan ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player who played 476 games in the NHL in his career . With the Canadian national ice hockey team , he won the 2007 World Cup , with the attacker the winger scoring the decisive goal. His younger brother Riley was an ice hockey player and now works as an ice hockey coach.
Career
The 1.88 m tall winger began his professional career with the Red Deer Rebels in the Canadian Junior Western Hockey League before he was selected in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft as the 21st player in the first round by the Pittsburgh Penguins .
From the Penguins, the right-shooter was used from 2002 with the Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins , a farm team in the American Hockey League , but he made his NHL debut in the 2005/06 season . Due to good performance in the following season , the Penguins extended Armstrong's contract for another two years, annually this contract brought him 1.2 million US dollars . During this time, the Canadian attracted negative attention through dangerous body checks , which resulted in injuries to opponents such as Trevor Letowski , Jeff Carter , Saku Koivu and Patrick Eaves , but were not punished subsequently by the referees in the game or by the league. On February 26, 2008 Armstrong was finally transferred to the Atlanta Thrashers together with Angelo Esposito , Erik Christensen and a first-round draft pick in exchange for Marián Hossa and Pascal Dupuis .
In the free agent phase in 2010 Armstrong moved to the Toronto Maple Leafs in Canada, who paid off his contract in June 2012. He then moved to the Montréal Canadiens .
On July 27, 2013 Armstrong announced that he would switch to Växjö Lakers Hockey from the Elitserien , where he ended his career after a year.
He now works as an expert and presenter for the Canadian TV broadcaster SportsNet Ontario .
International
With the Canadian national team , Colby Armstrong won the gold medal at the 2007 World Cup . In the final against Finland , the attacker scored the decisive goal. Also at the 2009 World Cup , he was in the squad of the Canadian selection, which was defeated in the final against Russia .
Achievements and Awards
- 2001 Participation in the CHL Top Prospects Game
- 2001 President's Cup win with the Red Deer Rebels
- 2001 Memorial Cup win with the Red Deer Rebels
International
- 2007 gold medal at the world championship
- 2009 silver medal at the world championship
Career statistics
Regular season | Play-offs | |||||||||||||
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season | team | league | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | ||
1998/99 | Red Deer Rebels | WHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1999/00 | Red Deer Rebels | WHL | 68 | 13 | 25th | 38 | 122 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | ||
2000/01 | Red Deer Rebels | WHL | 72 | 36 | 42 | 78 | 156 | 21st | 6th | 6th | 12 | 39 | ||
2001/02 | Red Deer Rebels | WHL | 64 | 27 | 41 | 68 | 115 | 23 | 6th | 10 | 16 | 32 | ||
2002/03 | Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins | AHL | 73 | 7th | 11 | 18th | 76 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4th | ||
2003/04 | Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins | AHL | 67 | 10 | 17th | 27 | 71 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4th | ||
2004/05 | Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins | AHL | 80 | 18th | 37 | 55 | 89 | 10 | 4th | 2 | 6th | 14th | ||
2005/06 | Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins | AHL | 31 | 11 | 18th | 29 | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2005/06 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 47 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 58 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2006/07 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 80 | 12 | 22nd | 34 | 67 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | ||
2007/08 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 54 | 9 | 15th | 24 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2007/08 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 18th | 4th | 7th | 11 | 6th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2008/09 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 82 | 22nd | 18th | 40 | 75 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2009/10 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 79 | 15th | 14th | 29 | 61 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2010/11 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 50 | 8th | 15th | 23 | 38 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2011/12 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 29 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2012/13 | Montréal Canadiens | NHL | 37 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 4th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15th | ||
2013/14 | Vaxjo Lakers | SHL | 37 | 12 | 7th | 19th | 26th | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20th | ||
WHL overall | 205 | 76 | 109 | 185 | 393 | 46 | 12 | 17th | 29 | 82 | ||||
AHL total | 251 | 46 | 83 | 129 | 280 | 37 | 7th | 4th | 11 | 22nd | ||||
NHL overall | 476 | 89 | 120 | 209 | 376 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26th |
International
Represented Canada to:
year | team | event | result | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | |
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2007 | Canada | WM | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4th | ||
2009 | Canada | WM | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4th | ||
Men overall | 18th | 1 | 4th | 5 | 8th |
( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1 play-downs / relegation )
Web links
- Colby Armstrong at legendsofhockey.net (English)
- Colby Armstrong at eliteprospects.com (English)
- Colby Armstrong at hockeydb.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Colby Armstrong signs with Swedish team , accessed July 29, 2013.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Armstrong, Colby |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Armstrong, Colby Joseph |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian ice hockey player |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 23, 1982 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Lloydminster , Saskatchewan , Canada |