Armstrong passed away from heart complications this past Sunday at the age of 90. Born to an Ojibway mother and an Irish-Canadian father in Skead, Ont. in 1930, Armstrong was the first Indigenous NHL player to score in the NHL. Leach, originally from Berens River First Nation near Riverton, Man., carried the torch as one of the NHL’s most notable Indigenous players for his 13 NHL seasons. Drafted 3rd overall by Boston after a very successful career with the Flin Flon Bombers, Leach currently holds the record for the most career NHL goals scored from a player born in Manitoba. “I was always aware of who George was," Leach said on his early days. "He was one of our First Nations heroes.”