Flames sign Garth Murray, Riley Armstrong

Jul 2, 2009 - 4:57 PM CALGARY, Alberta(AP) -- The Calgary Flames have signed center Garth Murray and minor-league forward Riley Armstrong.

Murray has eight goals and two assists in 116 career NHL games with Phoenix, Florida, Montreal and the New York Rangers. He had 11 goals and 10 assists in 64 games for the San Antonio Rampage last season and played 10 games with the parent club in Phoenix.

Armstrong spent the last five seasons playing in the San Jose Sharks minor-league system and has appeared in two NHL games. He had 25 goals, 17 assists and 101 penalty minutes in 71 games for Worcester last season.