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Only once during an eight-year NHL career did Colby Armstrong crack the 20-goal barrier.

Yet, he is quick to point out how he became a legitimate sniper at a Play On! Street hockey tournament in Saskatoon a few years back, thanks to an Ilya Kovalchuk curved hockey stick, when he nearly reached double digits in one game.

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“I think it was like in 2012 and I was playing in the NHL at the time,” remembers Armstrong, who is the ambassador for this year’s Hockey Night in Canada Play On! street hockey festival.

The tournament makes a stop in downtown Saskatoon this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, on six rinks at the Midtown Plaza outdoor parking lot.

“It was in Saskatoon and I don’t want to brag but I’m pretty sure I got nine goals in one game,” adds Armstrong, laughing.

“That’s kind of a humble brag. No, that’s a pure brag. I got nine in a game. But, you know what I was using? The key was I was using an actual Kovalchuk hockey stick, with a huge curve, like a sick street hockey stick. You know how you can curve those puppies up? It was a pre-curved, giant-toe-curved beauty. So I was just dialled, man. I just had that thing like a lacrosse stick on the ball. I was just unbelievable. It was just one of those nights when you’re feeling it. I was feeling it.”