Bill Armstrong (ice hockey, born 1966)
For the hockey player born in 1970, see Bill Armstrong (ice hockey b. 1970).
| Bill Armstrong | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
June 25, 1966 London, ON, CAN | ||
| 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 | 1989–1998 | ||
William Harold Armstrong (born June 25, 1966) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He 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). Armstrong played collegiately at Western Michigan University from 1986–1989. His playing career was cut short due to a brain tumor which required surgery.[1] He invented the "Michigan" dangling maneuver notably used by Mike Legg, Sidney Crosby, Miks Indrašis and Mikael Granlund.[2]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1984–85 | London Diamonds | OHA-B | 43 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | London Diamonds | OHA-B | 41 | 26 | 23 | 49 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Western Michigan Broncos | CCHA | 43 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Western Michigan Broncos | CCHA | 41 | 22 | 17 | 39 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Western Michigan Broncos | CCHA | 40 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 58 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 70 | 36 | 27 | 63 | 150 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 19 | ||
| 1991–92 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 64 | 26 | 22 | 48 | 186 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1992–93 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 42 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Utica Devils | AHL | 32 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 74 | 32 | 50 | 82 | 188 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 76 | 32 | 47 | 79 | 115 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 20 | ||
| 1995–96 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 54 | 34 | 25 | 59 | 66 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 15 | ||
| 1996–97 | Grand Rapids Griffins | IHL | 35 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Orlando Solar Bears | IHL | 34 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 55 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 29 | ||
| 1997–98 | Orlando Solar Bears | IHL | 62 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | ||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
See also
References
- ↑ Bill Armstrong at Hockey-Reference.com
- ↑ Hruby, Patrick (2010-04-08). "The coolest goal ever scored in hockey". ESPN. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
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