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• Canadian professional hockey player Colby Armstrong currently plays in the National Hockey League for the Atlanta Thrashers.

• Fast Facts

  1. Full name: Colby Joseph Armstrong
  2. Born: November 23, 1982
  3. Birthplace: Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada
  4. Nickname: Army
  5. Height: 6-2
  6. Weight: 190
  7. Position: Right Wing
  8. Shoots: Left
  9. High school: St. Joseph High School
  10. Draft year: 2001

• NHL Career

  Prior to playing in the NHL, Armstrong played in the Western Hockey League for the Red Deer Rebels. Armstrong was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins 21st overall in the 2001 NHL Draft. He played for the Wilkes-Barre Penguins in the American Hockey League for three full years before making his NHL debut during the 2005-06 regular season. He was then traded to the Thrashers on February 26, 2008.Sportsnet.ca: Colby Armstrong

• Career Highlights

  Armstrong helped Team Canada win the 2007 World Ice Hockey Championships. He scored the game-winning goal in the gold medal game against Finland.

• Timeline

  • 1998-02: Red Deer Rebels, Western Hockey League
  • 2001: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins
  • 2002-06: Wilkes-Barre Scranton, American Hockey League
  • 2005-08: Pittsburgh Penguins
  • 2008: Traded to the Atlanta Thrashers

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