Bob Armstrong (ice hockey, born 1931)

Robert Richard Armstrong (April 7, 1931 – November 6, 1990) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins between 1951 and 1961.

Bob Armstrong
Born (1931-04-07)April 7, 1931
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died November 6, 1990(1990-11-06) (aged 59)
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Boston Bruins
Playing career 1951–1962

Career

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Armstrong played junior hockey with the Stratford Kroehlers and broke into the NHL with the Boston Bruins in the 1950–51 season. Armstrong was known as a hard-hitting defenceman and could be found on the Boston blueline for every one of his 542 career NHL games. He was involved in many fights and made it to the Stanley Cup Finals three times, in 1953, 1957 and 1958. His team never won, however, losing each time to the Montreal Canadiens.

He went on to be a master at Lakefield College School and died on November 6, 1990.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1948–49 Stratford Kroehlers OHA 37 6 5 11 33 3 0 1 1 2
1949–50 Stratford Kroehlers OHA 46 10 12 22 50
1950–51 Stratford Kroehlers OHA 52 13 16 29 87 3 2 1 3 9
1950–51 Boston Bruins NHL 2 0 0 0 2
1951–52 Hershey Bears AHL 67 6 15 21 61 5 0 0 0 4
1951–52 Boston Bruins NHL 5 0 0 0 2
1952–53 Boston Bruins NHL 55 0 8 8 45 11 1 1 2 10
1953–53 Boston Bruins NHL 64 2 10 12 81 4 0 1 1 0
1954–55 Boston Bruins NHL 57 1 3 4 38 5 0 0 0 2
1955–56 Boston Bruins NHL 68 0 12 12 122
1956–57 Boston Bruins NHL 57 1 15 16 79 10 0 3 3 10
1957–58 Boston Bruins NHL 47 1 4 5 66
1957–58 Springfield Indians AHL 26 5 11 16 37 13 5 8 13 31
1958–59 Boston Bruins NHL 60 1 9 10 50 7 0 2 2 4
1959–60 Boston Bruins NHL 69 5 14 19 96
1960–61 Boston Bruins NHL 54 0 10 10 72
1961–62 Boston Bruins NHL 9 2 1 3 20
1961–62 Boston Bruins NHL 9 2 1 3 20
1961–62 Hull-Ottawa Canadiens EPHL 61 6 28 34 116 13 1 3 4 10
1962–63 Rochester Americans AHL 70 1 28 29 89 2 1 0 1 4
NHL totals 542 13 86 99 671 42 1 7 8 28

Awards and achievements

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  • Played in NHL All-Star Game (1960)

See also

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