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‘Our Game Will Miss Him Dearly’: Leafs Great George Armstrong Dies at 90

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‘Our Game Will Miss Him Dearly’: Leafs Great George Armstrong Dies at 90
Toronto Maple Leafs alumni applaud fellow alumni George Armstrong (L) during a ceremony before the Toronto Maple Leafs and Winnipeg Jets NHL game in Toronto on Feb. 21, 2015. Armstrong died on Jan. 24, 2020. The Canadian Press/Darren Calabrese
Brad Bird
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The hockey world has lost a great player and a fine person with the passing of Toronto Maple Leafs legend George Armstrong. One of the top Leafs of all time, Armstrong led the team to three consecutive Stanley Cups in the early 1960s and scored the final goal in the era of the Original Six in 1967 when the Leafs won their last Stanley Cup.

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Brad Bird began his career by freelancing in the 1970s. He worked for the Winnipeg Free Press in the 1980s and various smaller papers since, as well as abroad in conflict zones and for a Conservative MP in the Harper government. Also an author, he divides his time between Manitoba and B.C.
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