Indigenous girls’ hockey camp set for August

Kalley Armstrong, who owns a skills development group titled Armstrong Hockey, is operating the Girls Indigenous Summer Camp in August. Photo courtesy Kalley Armstrong.

By Sam Laskaris Writer Six Nations hockey players are being sought for the Girls Indigenous Summer Camp which will be held nearby in August. The camp will be led by Kalley Armstrong, the granddaughter of George Armstrong, one of the greatest players to suit up for the National Hockey League’s Toronto Maple Leafs. Armstrong, who died in 2021, played almost 1,300 games for the Maple Leafs between 1950 and 1971. He was a member of four Stanley Cup-winning squads. And he was the captain of the Toronto team when it last won the league championship in 1967. As for his granddaughter, she founded Armstrong Hockey, a skills development program, in 2019. Her summer schedule this year includes the Six Nations camp, which will actually be held at the Haldimand County…

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