Neil Armstrong
Inducted In
1993
Beginning as a volunteer official in local minor league hockey games, Neil Armstrong progressed through the ranks and joined the National Hockey League as a lineman in 1957.
A Cambridge resident most of his life, Armstrong became known as the “Ironman” of the officiating staff en route to a twenty-season career where he officiated in 1733 regular season games, 208 Stanley Cup playoff contests and ten all-star games. Over a sixteen-year period Armstrong never missed an assignment, travelling more than 90,000 miles a season. Commended for his professional dedication and desire, he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1991.
Following his officiating career, Armstrong served as a scout for the Montreal Canadiens.