​The hockey world mourns the passing of Hall of Fame linesman Neil Armstrong

Our thoughts and prayers are with Doug Armstrong and his family as his father, Neil Armstrong, passed away early this morning. Neil worked as an NHL linesman and officiated 1,744 regular-season games before retiring in 1978. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1991. pic.twitter.com/5843x3NH3Y

— St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) December 6, 2020

🙏 https://t.co/YWs11EpXFs

— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) December 6, 2020

Prayers and thoughts are with the Armstrong family. Neil was one of the best. Doug carries on that tradition! RIP Neil. https://t.co/mwqIWdJPsE

— Blues Alumni (@bluesalumni) December 6, 2020

Father of the GM was a legendary NHL linesman in the of 60s and 70s when those guys were key personalities of the game and you knew all their names. #RIP https://t.co/mzyDUYj3Jf

— Mike Harrington (@ByMHarrington) December 6, 2020

Here's how respected Neil Armstrong was - when his son was looking to get a job with an NHL team, Bobby Clarke, then North Stars GM, hired Doug solely because of how much respect Clarke had for Doug's dad from his playing days. Condolences to the Armstrong family on this loss. https://t.co/CAbHPYVV0H

— Adam Kimelman (@NHLAdamK) December 6, 2020

My deepest sympathies are with the Armstrong family. https://t.co/NL8MWtbtzp

— Jeremy Rutherford (@jprutherford) December 6, 2020

Horrible news. I’m old enough to remember Neil Armstrong as a great linesman. Prayers for the entire Armstrong family. 2020 continues to be a very forgettable year. 🙏🏻

— BOBBY (@TheBobbyLama) December 6, 2020

So sorry to hear this news. He was so much part of the "family" watching all those games with him working the lines.

— Steven Kraus (@StevenKraus) December 6, 2020

RIP to a hockey legend

— Herndy (@AlecHernandez) December 6, 2020