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Bill Armstrong (ice Hockey B. 1970)
William C. Armstrong (born May 18, 1970) is a Canadians, Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman currently serving as List of National Hockey League general managers, general manager of the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL). Armstrong played nine seasons in the American Hockey League (AHL) and the International Hockey League (1945–2001), International Hockey League (IHL) and served as head coach for the AHL's Providence Bruins and ECHL's Trenton Titans, both for two seasons. He was previously the St. Louis Blues' Assistant General Manager and Director of Amateur Scouting. Career statistics References External links * 1970 births Arizona Coyotes executives Canadian ice hockey defencemen Cleveland Lumberjacks players Hamilton Dukes players Hershey Bears players Ice hockey people from Ontario Living people Memorial Cup winners National Hockey League general managers Niagara Falls Thunder players Oshawa Generals players Philadelphia F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defenceman
Defence or defense (in American English) in ice hockey is a player position that is primarily responsible for preventing the opposing team from Goal (ice hockey), scoring. They are often referred to as defencemen, D, D-men or blueliners (the latter a reference to the blue line in ice hockey which represents the boundary of the offensive zone; defencemen generally position themselves along the line to keep the puck in the zone). They were once called cover-point. In regular play, two defencemen complement three Forward (ice hockey), forwards and a goaltender on the ice. Exceptions include Overtime (ice hockey), overtime during the regular season and when a team is Short-handed, shorthanded (i.e. has been assessed a penalty), in which two defencemen are typically joined by only two forwards and a goaltender. In National Hockey League regular season play in overtime, effective with the 2015–16 NHL season, 2015-16 season, teams (usually) have only three position players and a goa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
