Colby Armstrong

Colby Armstrong
Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Right
Height Weight	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 187 lb (85 kg)
NHL Team F. Teams	Atlanta Thrashers Pittsburgh Penguins
Nationality	Canadian
Born	(1982-11-23)November 23, 1982, Lloydminster, SK
NHL Draft	21st overall, 2001 Pittsburgh Penguins
Pro Career	2002 – present

Colby Joseph Armstrong (born on November 23, 1982 in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian professional player currently playing for the Atlanta Thrashers.

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, he made his NHL debut, and had a superb rookie campaign, in which he played 47 games tallying 40 points (16G, 24A) and was a team-high plus-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 Pittsburgh Penguins and Armstrong avoided an arbitration hearing, in 2006–2007 off-season, by re-signing him to two year deal that pays $1.2 million annually.

Armstrong became very close friends with former teammate Sidney Crosby while playing for the Penguins.

He was a member of the 2007 Canadian 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.

Pittsburgh traded Armstrong on February 26, 2008 to the Atlanta Thrashers along with Angelo Esposito, Erik Christensen, and a first round pick in exchange for Marián Hossa and Pascal Dupuis.

Personal Life

Armstrong and Melissa Lavelle, longtime partners, wed on June 20, 2009 at The Catholic Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. It is said that Sidney Crosby, Ryan Malone, Mark Eaton, and Scottie Upshall were in attendance.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1998–99	Sask. Blazers	SMHL		33	21	19	40	103		-	-	-	-	-
1998–99	Red Deer Rebels	WHL		1	0	1	1	0		-	-	-	-	-
1999–00	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		-	-	-	-	-
	NHL totals			281	63	86	149	256		5	0	1	1	11

External links

• Colby Armstrong's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database