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Colby Joseph Armstrong (born November 23, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Atlanta Thrashers, Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens in a 9-year career. As of 2015^[update] he serves as an NHL analyst for Sportsnet. Armstrong's younger brother Riley briefly played in the NHL with the San Jose Sharks.

Colby Armstrong
Born	(1982-11-23) November 23, 1982 (age 39) Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Pittsburgh Penguins Atlanta Thrashers Toronto Maple Leafs Montreal Canadiens Vaxjo Lakers HC
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	21st overall, 2001 Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career	2004–2014

Early life

Armstrong was born in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, but grew up in Saskatoon. As a child, he was a figure skater. He later played hockey with the Saskatoon Red Wings and the Saskatoon Blazers. Like his brother Riley, he attended St. Joseph High School in Saskatoon.[1]

Playing career

Armstrong was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft as the 21st pick overall.

In the 2005–06 season, Armstrong made his NHL debut, and had a superb rookie season, in which he played 47 games and tallied 40 points (16 goals and 24 assists) and had a team-high plus-minus rating of +15.

Armstrong had three overtime goals for the Penguins in the 2006–07 season, beating Kari Lehtonen of the Atlanta Thrashers, Ed Belfour of the Florida Panthers and Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers. The Penguins and Armstrong avoided an arbitration hearing in the 2006–07 off-season by re-signing him to two-year, $2.2 million contract.[2] Armstrong became very close friends with teammate Sidney Crosby while playing for the Penguins. On January 1, 2008, Armstrong scored the first ever outdoor Winter Classic goal in the inaugural event.

Pittsburgh traded Armstrong on February 26, 2008, to the Atlanta Thrashers, alongside Angelo Esposito, Erik Christensen and a first-round draft pick, in exchange for Marián Hossa and Pascal Dupuis.[3] He then scored 11 points in 18 games to finish out the 2007–08 season with Atlanta.

On July 16, 2009, Armstrong re-signed with the Thrashers to a one-year, $2.4 million contract. He served as one of the team's alternate captains during the 2009–10 season.

On July 1, 2010, Armstrong signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Toronto Maple Leafs on a three-year, $9 million contract.[4] With his first two seasons largely affected by injury and inconsistent play, on June 30, 2012, he was bought-out by the Maple Leafs from his final season of his contract.

With the opening of free agency the next day, July 1, 2012, Armstrong signed a one-year, $1 million contract with the Montreal Canadiens.[5] During the lock-out-shortened 2012–13 season, Armstrong played mostly on the fourth line. Although he contributed only 5 points in 37 games, Montreal made the 2013 playoffs.

On July 27, 2013, Armstrong left the NHL as a free agent and signed his first and only European contract with the Växjö Lakers of the Swedish Hockey League.[6]

International play

Medal record
Representing  Canada
Ice hockey
World Championships
	2007 Russia
	2009 Switzerland

Armstrong was a member of Canada's 2007 IIHF World Championship-winning team. His only goal of the tournament was the game-winning goal in the gold medal game against Finland in Moscow, which Canada won 4–2. He scored the first ever outdoor Winter Classic goal in the inaugural 2008 event.

Broadcasting career

Rogers Media hired Armstrong as an analyst for Sportsnet's national coverage of the NHL starting in the 2014–15 season. Since 2016, he has also been an analyst of Pittsburgh Penguins games for the AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh post-game broadcast crew.[7]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1998–99	Saskatoon Contacts AAA	SMHL		33	21	19	40	103		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Red Deer Rebels	WHL		1	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Red Deer Rebels	WHL		68	13	25	38	122		2	0	1	1	11
2000–01	Red Deer Rebels	WHL		72	36	42	78	156		21	6	6	12	29
2001–02	Red Deer Rebels	WHL		64	27	41	68	115		23	6	10	16	22
2002–03	Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		73	7	11	18	76		3	0	0	0	4
2003–04	Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		67	10	17	27	71		24	3	1	4	45
2004–05	Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		80	18	37	55	89		10	4	2	6	14
2005–06	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		47	16	24	40	58		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		31	11	18	29	44		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		80	12	22	34	67		5	0	1	1	11
2007–08	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		54	9	15	24	50		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL		18	4	7	11	6		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL		82	22	18	40	75		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL		79	15	14	29	61		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		50	8	15	23	61		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		29	1	2	3	9		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		37	2	3	5	12		4	0	0	0	15
2013–14	Växjö Lakers	SHL		37	12	7	19	26		10	0	1	1	20
AHL totals				251	46	83	129	280		37	7	4	11	22
NHL totals				476	89	120	209	376		9	0	1	1	26

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2007	Canada	WC			9	1	1	2	4
2009	Canada	WC			9	0	3	3	4
Senior totals					18	1	4	5	8

Transactions

• On June 23, 2001, selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first-round (#21 overall) of the 2001 NHL draft.[8]
• On August 12, 2005, re-signed by the Pittsburgh Penguins.[9]
• On July 21, 2006, re-signed by the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 1-year contract.[10]
• On July 12, 2007, re-signed by the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 2-year/$2.4 million contract.[11]
• On February 26, 2008, traded by the Pittsburgh Penguins with Angelo Esposito, Erik Christensen and a 2008 first-round pick (#29-Daultan Leveille) to the Atlanta Thrashers in exchange for Marián Hossa and Pascal Dupuis.[12]
• On July 16, 2009, re-signed by the Atlanta Thrashers.
• On July 1, 2010, signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs as an unrestricted free agent to a 3-year/$9 million contract.
• On June 30, 2012, the Toronto Maple Leafs bought out his contract, making him an unrestricted free agent.
• On July 1, 2012, signed by the Montreal Canadiens as an unrestricted free agent to a 1-year/$1 million contract.[13]

References

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Colby Armstrong on Twitter

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Brooks Orpik	Pittsburgh Penguins first round draft pick 2001	Succeeded by Ryan Whitney

На других языках

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[de] Colby Armstrong

Colby Joseph Armstrong (* 23. November 1982 in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan) ist ein ehemaliger kanadischer Eishockeyspieler, der in seiner Karriere 476 Partien in der NHL absolvierte. Mit der kanadischen Eishockeynationalmannschaft gewann er die Weltmeisterschaft 2007, wobei der Angreifer das Flügelstürmer das entscheidende Tor erzielte. Sein jüngerer Bruder Riley war Eishockeyspieler und arbeitet heute als Eishockeytrainer.

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[ru] Армстронг, Колби

Колби Армстронг (англ. Colby Armstrong; 23 ноября 1982, Ллойдминстер, Саскачеван, Канада) — профессиональный канадский хоккеист, игравший на позиции правого нападающего. Чемпион мира по хоккею с шайбой 2007 года. Завершил карьеру игрока после окончания сезона 2013/14.

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