Derek Armstrong, Denver Cutthroats

Head Coach

Armstrong was named the first head coach of the Denver-CHL franchise on April 10, 2012

The former NHL player returns to the Denver area where he skated for the International Hockey League’s Denver Grizzlies and won a championship during their 1994-95 campaign. After being drafted by the National Hockey League’s New York Islanders in 1992, the Ottawa, Ontario native appeared in 477 NHL games over a 14-year career with the Islanders, Ottawa Senators, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings, and St. Louis Blues. In his lone season with the Grizzlies, he recorded 13 goals and 18 assists in 59 games.