Bill Armstrong

Bill Armstrong was named as the Arizona Coyotes General Manager on Sept. 17, 2020. Armstrong is the tenth general manager in franchise history.

Armstrong, 50, joined the Coyotes from the St. Louis Blues where he helped build the 2019 Stanley Cup Champions. He began his career with St. Louis in July of 2004 as an amateur scout and in August of 2010, he was named as the club's Director of Amateur Scouting. On August 28, 2018, he was promoted to the assistant general manager position while maintaining his duties as director of amateur scouting.

In addition to assisting the Blues' general manager in hockey operations decisions, Armstrong oversaw the team's participation in the NHL Draft. In the seven years since he took over as director, Armstrong orchestrated the selections of numerous talented players including Jake Allen, Joel Edmundson, Robby Fabbri, Colton Parayko and Robert Thomas, all of whom played roles in the Blues capturing the 2019 Stanley Cup.

Prior to joining the Blues, Armstrong spent six seasons as a coach in the American Hockey League (AHL) and East Coast Hockey League (ECHL). He began as an assistant coach with the AHL's Providence Bruins in 1998, helping lead the Bruins to the 1999 Calder Cup Championship. Armstrong was named the head coach of Providence prior to the start of the 2000-01 season, a position he held for two seasons (2000-02). In his first season (2000-01), he led the Bruins to the best start in team history (16-4-1-2) and was named head coach of the Planet USA All-Star Team. Following his stint in Providence, Armstrong spent two seasons (2002-04) as the head coach of the Trenton Titans of the ECHL.

A native of Richmond Hill, Ontario, Armstrong played four seasons in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) and won the Memorial Cup with the Oshawa Generals in 1990. Drafted in the third round (46th overall) by the Philadelphia Flyers in 1990, Armstrong played nine seasons in the AHL and the International Hockey League (IHL), appearing in 543 games and collecting 74 points (10 goals, 64 assists) and 1,443 penalty minutes.