Maple Leafs legend and Hall of Famer George Armstrong dies at 90

**Justdroppedin** · 01-24-2021, 08:26 PM

Maple Leafs legend and Hall of Famer George Armstrong dies at 90

Toronto Maple Leafs legend George Armstrong, who played his entire 21-year NHL career with the team, including 12 seasons as the captain, has died at the age of 90. He was a four-time Stanley Cup champion as a member of the Maple Leafs and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1975.

The Canadian Press

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TORONTO — George Armstrong, who captained the Toronto Maple Leafs to four Stanley Cups in the '60s and wore the blue and white his entire career, has died.
He was 90.

The Maple Leafs confirmed the death Sunday on Twitter.

Armstrong played a record 1,187 games with 296 goals and 417 assists over 21 seasons for the Leafs, including 12 seasons as team captain. The right-winger added another 26 goals and 34 assists in 110 playoff games.

Known as the Chief, Armstrong was one of the first players of Indigenous descent to play professional hockey.

Armstrong was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1975. Some 41 years later, Armstrong was voted No. 12 on the franchise's list of 100 greatest Maple Leafs in its centennial season.