Derek Armstrong

Derek Armstrong (born April 23, 1973) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. Armstrong played in the National Hockey League, where he played for the New York Islanders, Ottawa Senators, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings and the St. Louis Blues.
==Playing career==
Derek Armstrong spent the majority of his NHL career with the Los Angeles Kings. After being taken by the New York Islanders in the 6th round, 128th overall of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, Armstrong finally played his first full NHL campaign in the 2002–03 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 and International Hockey League.
Due to the NHL lockout, as some NHL players did, Armstrong went to Europe, to play hockey in the Swiss National League A, for SC Rapperswil-Jona, totaling 17 points in only 12 games. Statistically, his best season was the 2006–07 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.
== Coaching career==
On April 11, 2012, Armstrong was named head coach of the Denver Cutthroats of the Central Hockey League. Despite his NHL career, he is best known in Denver for being part of the Denver Grizzlies' 1994-95 Turner Cup championship in the team's only season in Denver (though they would later move to Salt Lake City and become the Utah Grizzlies, the team's success is widely credited for attracting the Quebec Nordiques to Denver that following offseason, where they would become the Colorado Avalanche). After two seasons with the Denver Cutthroats as head coach, Armstrong was then appointed as team president.
== Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
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	NHL totals 	NHL totals		477 	72 	149 	221 	355 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals		364 	136 	238 	374 	345 		54 	16 	33 	49 	62
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honours ==
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 	
CHL Coach of the Year 	2013–14 	
==References==
==External links==
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