George Armstrong was a Hockey Hall of Fame forward and Toronto Maple Leafs captain whose team won four Stanley Cup championships in the ’60s
A formal proposal has been submitted to have the Garson Community Centre and Arena named after the late NHL star George Armstrong.
“In the spirit of Indigenous culture and recognition” in the City of Greater Sudbury, “and due to the fact that George Armstrong had an incredible career as a professional hockey player of Indigenous descent,” they said the centre should be renamed after him. “He didn’t like the spotlight,” Armstrong’s nephew, Greg McCourt, told Sudbury.com during a skate in Armstrong’s honour on Jan. 24, 2021. “He always took it as a team sport. It wasn’t just him. It was a whole team that did it … He never took it all for himself. It was always shared.”
He signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1946, and played 21 seasons with the team. His career included 12 seasons as team captain, four Stanley Cup victories and the final goal of the Original Six era in the final game of the historic series. He followed his playing career as a coach.One point of confusion flagged thus far, according to a report by city Leisure Services director Jeff Pafford, is that people might mistake it for the existing Howard Armstrong Recreation Centre.
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