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Riley Armstrong (RW)

Abbotsford Heat

Biography

2007-08 with Worcester: Final Stats – 64 games played, 34 points (15 goals, 19 assists), 91 penalty minutes, +8 rating … Was credited with an assist on 4/13 vs. Springfield … Saw action for the first time in nine games, scoring a goal at Portland (4/11) … Shaved his head at center ice after the 4/6 game vs. Springfield as part of his Locks of Love campaign … Missed nine games (3/22-4/9) due to an injury suffered on 3/21 vs. Bridgeport … Tied a season-high with two assists and three points at Lowell (3/14) … Recorded an assist vs. Albany (3/7) … Tallied an assist vs. Norfolk (3/2) … Had an assist for second-consecutive game against Springfield (2/27) … Picked up an assist vs. Springfield (2/24) … Had an assist at Hershey (2/10) … Tallied a season-high three points (2g, 1a) in Sharks’ 6-1 win at Lowell (2/6). The effort earned him the No. 1 Star of the Game. In the game, was only the third Sharks player to score two goals in a period. … Scored 11th goal of the season on a strange play at Providence (2/3). While the Bruins attempted to clear the puck from behind the net, it bounced off Armstrong’s skate and pass the goal line, giving the Sharks a 3-2 lead … Tallied an assist at Philadelphia (2/1) … Went coast-to-coast for his tenth goal of the season, rifling a slap shot to the back of the net at Springfield (1/21) … Picked up an assist on consecutive nights vs. Providence (1/19) and Portland (1/18) … Scored goals in consecutive days (1/11-1/12) and three of his first four games coming off injury (1/4-1/12) … Tied the score at Albany (1/12) with a goal late in the third period … Recorded Worcester’s first goal at Providence (1/11), redirecting a Lukas Kaspar shot past All-Star goaltender Tuukka Rask … Was named No. 3 star of the game at Providence (1/11) … Picked up goals vs. Manchester (1/4), at Portland (12/21), and at Manchester (12/16) … Missed six straight games from 12/22-1/2 with an injury before returning on1/4, scoring a goal … Recorded a point in six of eight games (7 pts: 1g, 6a) on 11/16-12/1 … Recorded a season-high 17 penalty minutes and recorded an assist 11/17 vs. Portland … Had Sharks’ season-high nine shots in a 2-1 win vs. Lowell on 10/20.

2006-07 with Worcester: Scored his first two goals of the season on 10/20 at Providence … Scored his first power play goal of the season on 11/22 at Hartford … Scored his first game-winning goal of the season on the power play 12/1 at Norfolk … Scored two goals for the second time on 12/2 at Norfolk … Scored his 16th goal of the season on 2/28 vs. Springfield … Registered career-highs for games played (73), goals (19), assists (17) and points (36) … Calder Cup Playoffs: Played in all six playoff games, recording one assist and 12 penalty minutes.

2005-06 with Cleveland (AHL): Assigned to Cleveland from San Jose on 9/19 … Scored his first goal of the season on 11/19 vs. Grand Rapids.

2004-2005 with Cleveland: Was the youngest player on the Barons roster … Made his professional debut on 10/15 at Grand Rapids, earning an assist that night … Scored his first goal as a professional at Hamilton on 11/6 … Scored his first power play goal of the season on 11/23 vs. Houston … Scored his first game-winning goal and added an assist on 03/1 vs. Edmonton.

2003-04 with Everett (WHL): Was one of the Silvertips starting wings in their first ever game at Kamloops on 9/19 ... Helped the Silver Tips win the WHL Championship … Scored first goal as a Silvertip and was named No. 2 Star of the Game on 10/8 against Seattle … Scored a goal and had three assists while being named No. 2 Star of the Game against Prince Albert on 10/22 … At the end of the regular season, was tied for first on the club in scoring with 44 points (18g, 26a) … His 26 assists were tops on the team and 18 goals were second … Second on team with a +7 rating and 119 PIM … 2003-04 Playoffs: Scored his first-career WHL Playoff goal at Spokane 3/23 … Second on the team with five goals … His 46 PIM during the playoffs ranked second on the team.

2002-03 with Kootenay (WHL): Tied for first on team in rookie scoring with 16 points for the Kootenay Ice … Tied for 11th on the team overall … Fourth on the team in plus/minus with a +4 rating ... Ranked second on team among rookies with 65 games played … 69 PIM led team among rookies.

Other Career Notes: Older brother, Colby, was chosen by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1st Round of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, and currently for the Atlanta Thrashers.