George Armstrong

George Edward Armstrong (July 6, 1930 – January 24, 2021) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. A centre, he played 21 seasons in the National Hockey League, appearing in 1,188 games between 1950 and 1971, all with the Toronto Maple Leafs—a franchise record. He served as the team's captain for 13 seasons.

Armstrong was a member of four Stanley Cup championship teams and played in seven NHL All-Star Games. He scored the final goal of the NHL's "Original Six" era as Toronto won the 1967 Stanley Cup. Before his NHL career, he played both junior and senior hockey in the Toronto Marlboros organization and was a member of the 1950 Allan Cup winning team as senior champions of Canada.

Following his playing career, Armstrong returned to the Marlboros and coached the junior team to two Memorial Cup championships. He served as a scout for the Quebec Nordiques, as an assistant general manager of the Maple Leafs, and for part of the 1988–89 season as Toronto's head coach.

Armstrong was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1975. The Maple Leafs honoured his uniform number 10 in 1998 and later officially retired the number, along with ten others, during a pre-game ceremony.