1965-66 Topps 19 George Armstrong Hockey Card (Front)
1965-66 Topps 19 George Armstrong Hockey Card (Back)
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The Chief, as he’s known, is also captain of the Leafs, dean in point of service. He goes into his 15th season needing 23 goals to reach 250 for NHL career.
En Français
Connu comme “le chef” George est aussi capitaine des Leafs doyen des années de service. Il prend sa quinzieme saison, lui manque 23 buts pour atteindre 250.
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George Armstrong did not reach that 250 goal plateau in 1965-66, scoring 16 goals for the Toronto Maple Leafs. He did reach the plateau in 1966-67, despite scoring just nine. Number 250 was scored on March 4, 1967 at Maple Leaf Gardens in a 3-0 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.
In that match, Armstrong scored his seventh of the 1966-67 NHL season 50 seconds into the third period to make the score 2-0. The goal was scored on Chicago goalie Denis DeJordy, assisted by Dave Keon and Brian Conacher. The Chief led the Leafs with seven of the 46 shots put toward DeJordy.
One of his 16 goals in 1965-66 was a big one. On December 29, 1965 at Maple Leaf Gardens against the Montreal Canadiens, Armstrong scored the game winner while shorthanded. The score was knotted at 2-2 in the second half of the third period. Montreal had jumped to a 2-0 lead in the first on goals by Dick Duff and Jean Beliveau.
Early in the third, Toronto got goals by Bob Pulford and Frank Mahovlich to tie the score. Armstrong assisted on the Mahovlich goal. At 11:32, Tim Horton took a minor for delay of game. At 13:08, George scored his fourth of the season shorthanded with help from Dave Keon and goaltender Terry Sawchuk. The game ended in a 3-2 victory for the Leafs.
Between 1949-50 and 1970-71, George Armstrong played 1,188 regular season and 110 playoff games in the National Hockey League, all with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The four-time Stanley Cup champion was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1975.