Iris Armstrong (born in
Melville, Saskatchewan
Melville is a small city in the east-central portion of Saskatchewan, Canada. The city is northeast of the provincial capital of Regina and southwest of Yorkton. Melville is bordered by the rural municipalities of Cana No. 214 and Stanley No ...
) is a Canadian
curler from
Winnipeg
Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749,6 ...
.
She won the playing second for
Cathy Pidzarko.
Iris Armstrong was inducted into the Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame twice: in 2005 as a curler
and in 2014 as a member of the
1978 Macdonald Lassies championship team, skipped by Cathy Pidzarko.
Teams
Personal life
She was born in
Melville, Saskatchewan
Melville is a small city in the east-central portion of Saskatchewan, Canada. The city is northeast of the provincial capital of Regina and southwest of Yorkton. Melville is bordered by the rural municipalities of Cana No. 214 and Stanley No ...
. In 1955, her family moved to Winnipeg. She started competitive curling in 1971.
Her son
Doug Armstrong
Douglas Armstrong (born September 24, 1964) is a Canadian professional ice hockey executive, currently the general manager for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is also a former general manager of the NHL's Dallas Stars ...
was on the
1999 Labatt Brier
The 1999 Labatt Brier was held from March 6 to 14 at Skyreach Centre in Edmonton, Alberta. Jeff Stoughton of Manitoba defeated Guy Hemmings of Quebec in the final.
Teams
Round-robin standings
Round-robin results Draw 1
Draw 2
Draw ...
championship team that won a silver medal at the
1999 World Men's Curling Championship
The 1999 World Men's Curling Championship (branded as 1999 Ford of Canada, Ford World Men's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held at Harbour Station in Saint John, New Brunswick from April 3–11, 1999.
Teams
Round robin standin ...
. She was married to Keith Armstrong, who died in 2017.
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Living people
Curlers from Winnipeg
Canadian women curlers
Canadian women's curling champions
People from Melville, Saskatchewan
Year of birth missing (living people)
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