| Derek Armstrong | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Armstrong with theLos Angeles Kings in 2009 | |||
| Born | (1973-04-23)April 23, 1973 (age 52) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 197 lb (89 kg; 14 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | New York Islanders Ottawa Senators New York Rangers Los Angeles Kings St. Louis Blues | ||
| NHL draft | 128th overall,1992 New York Islanders | ||
| Playing career | 1993–2010 | ||
Derek Armstrong (born April 23, 1973) is aCanadian professionalice hockey coach and former player. Armstrong played in theNational Hockey League, where he played for theNew York Islanders,Ottawa Senators,New York Rangers,Los Angeles Kings and theSt. Louis Blues.
Derek Armstrong spent the majority of his NHL career with theLos Angeles Kings. After being taken by theNew York Islanders in the 6th round, 128th overall of the1992 NHL Entry Draft, Armstrong finally played his first full NHL campaign in the2002–03 season, after having spent eight years in the minor leagues. Most of his non-NHL stints were in the two "AAA" North American development leagues:American Hockey League andInternational Hockey League.
Due to theNHL lockout, as some NHL players did, Armstrong went to Europe, to play hockey in theSwissNational League A, forSC Rapperswil-Jona, totaling 17 points in only 12 games. Statistically, his best season was the2006–07 campaign when he had 44 points as seventh place in Kings' points that year.
Armstrong signed with the St. Louis Blues on September 8, 2009, where he finished his final pro season playing for his former LA King coach, Andy Murray.
On April 11, 2012, Armstrong was named head coach of theDenver Cutthroats of theCentral Hockey League. Despite his NHL career, he is best known in Denver for being part of theDenver Grizzlies'1994-95Turner Cup championship in the team's only season in Denver (though they later moved toSalt Lake City and become theUtah Grizzlies, the team's success is widely credited for attracting theQuebec Nordiques to Denver that following offseason, where they became theColorado Avalanche).[1][2][3][4][5] After two seasons with the Denver Cutthroats as head coach, Armstrong was then appointed as team president.[citation needed]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1989–90 | Hawkesbury Hawks | CJHL | 48 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Hawkesbury Hawks | CJHL | 54 | 27 | 45 | 72 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 66 | 31 | 54 | 85 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1992–93 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 66 | 44 | 62 | 106 | 56 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 26 | ||
| 1993–94 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | IHL | 76 | 23 | 35 | 58 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | New York Islanders | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Denver Grizzlies | IHL | 59 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 65 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 51 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96 | New York Islanders | NHL | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Utah Grizzlies | IHL | 17 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1996–97 | New York Islanders | NHL | 50 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 54 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 40 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 22 | ||
| 1997–98 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | New York Rangers | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 59 | 29 | 51 | 80 | 73 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 77 | 28 | 54 | 82 | 101 | 23 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 24 | ||
| 1999–2000 | New York Rangers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 75 | 32 | 69 | 101 | 73 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2000–01 | New York Rangers | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | SC Bern | NLA | 44 | 17 | 36 | 53 | 62 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 2002–03 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 66 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 57 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Genève–Servette HC | NLA | 9 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | SC Rapperswil–Jona | NLA | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 62 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 67 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 77 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 56 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 46 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 477 | 72 | 149 | 221 | 355 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| AHL totals | 364 | 136 | 238 | 374 | 345 | 54 | 16 | 33 | 49 | 62 | ||||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| AHL Second All-Star Team | 1999–2000 | |
| Jack A. Butterfield Trophy -Calder Cup Playoffs MVP | 1999–2000 | |
| AHL First All-Star Team | 2000–01 | |
| John B. Sollenberger Trophy - AHL Top Scorer | 2000–01 | |
| Les Cunningham Award - AHL Most Valuable Player | 2000–01 | [6] |
| CHL Coach of the Year | 2013–14 | [7] |