Al Arbour

Alger Joseph "Radar" Arbour (November 1, 1932 – August 28, 2015) was a Canadian National Hockey League player, coach, and executive. He played for the Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Black Hawks, and the Toronto Maple Leafs. He was known for being the coach of the New York Islanders.

Al Arbour
Hockey Hall of Fame, 1996
Al Arbour in 1977
Born	(1932-11-01)November 1, 1932 Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Died	August 28, 2015(2015-08-28) (aged 82) Sarasota, FL, US
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Detroit Red Wings Chicago Black Hawks Toronto Maple Leafs St. Louis Blues
Playing career	1949–1971

Arbour died on August 28, 2015 in Sarasota, Florida after being treated for Parkinson's disease and dementia, aged 82.^[1][2]

Career statistics

Playing career

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1949–50	Windsor Spitfires	OHA-Jr.		3	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0
1949–50	Detroit Hettche	IHL		33	14	8	22	10		3	0	0	0	4
1950–51	Windsor Spitfires	OHA-Jr.		31	5	4	9	27		—	—	—	—	—
1951–52	Windsor Spitfires	OHA-Jr.		55	7	12	19	86		—	—	—	—	—
1952–53	Windsor Spitfires	OHA-Jr.		56	5	7	12	92		—	—	—	—	—
1952–53	Washington Lions	EAHL		4	0	2	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
1952–53	Edmonton Flyers	WHL		8	0	1	1	2		15	0	5	5	10
1953–54	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		36	0	1	1	18		—	—	—	—	—
1953–54	Sherbrooke Saints	QHL		19	1	3	4	24		2	0	0	0	2
1954–55	Edmonton Flyers	WHL		41	3	9	12	39		—	—	—	—	—
1954–55	Quebec Aces	QHL		20	4	5	9	55		4	0	0	0	2
1955–56	Edmonton Flyers	WHL		70	5	14	19	109		3	0	0	0	4
1955–56	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		—	—	—	—	—		4	0	1	1	0
1956–57	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		44	1	6	7	38		5	0	0	0	6
1956–57	Edmonton Flyers	WHL		24	2	3	5	24		—	—	—	—	—
1957–58	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		69	1	6	7	104		4	0	1	1	4
1958–59	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		70	2	10	12	86		6	1	2	3	26
1959–60	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		57	1	5	6	66		4	0	0	0	4
1960–61	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		53	3	2	5	40		7	0	0	0	2
1961–62	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		52	1	5	6	68		8	0	0	0	6
1962–63	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		4	1	0	1	4		—	—	—	—	—
1962–63	Rochester Americans	AHL		63	6	21	27	97		2	0	2	2	2
1963–64	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		6	0	1	1	0		1	0	0	0	0
1963–64	Rochester Americans	AHL		60	3	19	22	62		2	1	0	1	0
1964–65	Rochester Americans	AHL		71	1	16	17	88		10	0	1	1	16
1964–65	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		—	—	—	—	—		1	0	0	0	2
1965–66	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		4	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
1965–66	Rochester Americans	AHL		59	2	11	13	86		12	0	2	2	8
1966–67	Rochester Americans	AHL		71	3	19	22	48		13	0	1	1	16
1967–68	St. Louis Blues	NHL		74	1	10	11	50		14	0	3	3	10
1968–69	St. Louis Blues	NHL		67	1	6	7	50		12	0	0	0	10
1969–70	St. Louis Blues	NHL		68	0	3	3	85		14	0	1	1	16
1970–71	St. Louis Blues	NHL		22	0	2	2	6		6	0	0	0	6
AHL totals				324	15	86	101	381		39	1	6	7	42
NHL totals				626	12	58	70	617		86	1	8	9	92

Coaching record

Team	Year	Regular season						Postseason
		G	W	L	T	Pts	Finish	W	L	Win %	Result
STL	1970–71	50	21	15	14	56	2nd in West	2	4	.333	Lost in Quarter-finals
STL	1971–72	44	19	19	6	44	3rd in West	4	7	.364	Lost in Semi-finals
STL	1972–73	13	2	6	5	(9)	(fired)	—	—	—	—
STL Total		107	42	40	25	109		6	11	.353	2 playoff appearances
NYI	1973–74	78	19	41	18	56	8th in East	—	—	—	Missed playoffs
NYI	1974–75	80	33	25	22	88	3rd in Patrick	7	8	.467	Lost in Semifinals
NYI	1975–76	80	42	21	17	101	2nd in Patrick	7	6	.538	Lost in Semifinals
NYI	1976–77	80	47	21	12	106	2nd in Patrick	8	4	.667	Lost in Semifinals
NYI	1977–78	80	48	17	15	111	1st in Patrick	3	4	.429	Lost in Quarterfinals
NYI	1978–79	80	51	15	14	116	1st in Patrick	9	6	.600	Lost in Semifinals
NYI	1979–80	80	39	28	13	91	2nd in Patrick	15	6	.714	Won Stanley Cup
NYI	1980–81	80	48	18	14	110	1st in Patrick	15	3	.833	Won Stanley Cup
NYI	1981–82	80	54	16	10	118	1st in Patrick	15	4	.789	Won Stanley Cup
NYI	1982–83	80	42	26	12	96	2nd in Patrick	15	5	.750	Won Stanley Cup
NYI	1983–84	80	50	26	4	104	1st in Patrick	12	9	.571	Lost in Stanley Cup Finals
NYI	1984–85	80	40	34	6	86	3rd in Patrick	4	6	.400	Lost in Division Finals
NYI	1985–86	80	39	29	12	90	3rd in Patrick	0	3	.000	Lost in Division Semifinals
NYI	1988–89	53	21	29	3	45	6th in Patrick	—	—	—	Missed playoffs
NYI	1989–90	80	31	38	11	73	4th in Patrick	1	4	.200	Lost in Division Semifinals
NYI	1990–91	80	25	45	10	60	6th in Patrick	—	—	—	Missed playoffs
NYI	1991–92	80	34	35	11	79	5th in Patrick	—	—	—	Missed playoffs
NYI	1992–93	84	40	37	7	87	3rd in Patrick	9	9	.500	Lost in Conference Finals
NYI	1993–94	84	36	36	12	84	4th in Atlantic	0	4	.000	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals
NYI	2007–08	1	1	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—
NYI total		1,500	740	537	223	1,703		114	76	.600	15 playoff appearances 4 Stanley Cups
Total		1,607	782	577	248	1,812		118	83	.587	17 playoff appearances 4 Stanley Cups

References

1. Halford, Mike (August 28, 2014). "Hall of Famer Al Arbour passes away". NBC Sports. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
2. "Al Arbour, Coach of Islanders' 1980s Dynasty, Dies at 82". New York Times. Retrieved August 28, 2015.