Background
Armstrong, Doug was born on September 24, 1964 in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. Son of Neil Armstrong.
professional sports team executive
Armstrong, Doug was born on September 24, 1964 in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. Son of Neil Armstrong.
He is also a former general manager of the Dallas Stars. Dallas Stars
Armstrong joined the Dallas Stars organization in 1991, and was appointed as General Manager January 25, 2002. Armstrong replaced Bob Gainey as General Motors of the Stars with 32 games to go in the 2001-2002 National Hockey League season, and one of his first moves was hiring Dave Tippett as head coach.
Armstrong is the son of National Hockey League Hall of Fame linesman Neil Armstrong, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1991.
On November 13, 2007, in the wake of a 7–7–3 start and a colossal meltdown by the team in Los Angeles (losing 6–5 in OT after leading 4–0 with 7 minutes remaining in the game), Doug Armstrong was relieved of his duties as the General Motors for the Stars and was replaced by former Stars player Brett Hull and assistant General Motors Les Jackson as interim co-General Motors"son During Armstrong"s tenure, the Dallas Stars went 210–109–35–23.
Some important moves Armstrong made during his time as General Motors of the Stars include the drafting of players like Trevor Daley, James Neal, Loui Eriksson and Jamie Benn. He also made a trade for Mike Ribeiro in exchange for Janne Niinimaa which turned out to be beneficial for Dallas" offence.
Saint Louis Blues
On May 29, 2008, the Saint Louis Blues announced that they have named Doug Armstrong as the new director of Player Personnel and signed him to a 2-year deal.
When the 2 years are up he will take over as general manager when Larry Pleau retires. Pleau will stay on with the team but in another capacity upon his retirement. On June 17, 2010, the Saint Louis Blues acquired goaltender Jaroslav Halak from the Montreal Canadiens for prospects Lars Eller and Ian Schultz.
Although he had yet to officially take over duties as General Motors, this was considered to be Armstrong"s first big move as general manager of the Blues.
Married Kelly Armstrong. Children: Blake, Kayla.