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.

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

### Playing career

|colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"||rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"||colspan="5"|Regular season|rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"||colspan="5"|Playoffs||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|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|

### Coaching record

|Team|Year|Regular season|Postseason|||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|50|21|15|14|56|2nd in West|2|4||Lost in Quarter-finals|
|44|19|19|6|44|3rd in West|4|7||Lost in Semi-finals|
|13|2|6|5|(9)|(fired)|—|—|—|—|
|78|19|41|18|56|8th in East|—|—|—|Missed playoffs|
|80|33|25|22|88|3rd in Patrick|7|8||Lost in Semifinals|
|80|42|21|17|101|2nd in Patrick|7|6||Lost in Semifinals|
|80|47|21|12|106|2nd in Patrick|8|4||Lost in Semifinals|
|80|48|17|15|111|1st in Patrick|3|4||Lost in Quarterfinals|
|80|51|15|14|116|1st in Patrick|9|6||Lost in Semifinals|
|80|39|28|13|91|2nd in Patrick|15|6||Won Stanley Cup|
|80|48|18|14|110|1st in Patrick|15|3||Won Stanley Cup|
|80|54|16|10|118|1st in Patrick|15|4||Won Stanley Cup|
|80|42|26|12|96|2nd in Patrick|15|5||Won Stanley Cup|
|80|50|26|4|104|1st in Patrick|12|9||Lost in Stanley Cup Finals|
|80|40|34|6|86|3rd in Patrick|4|6||Lost in Division Finals|
|80|39|29|12|90|3rd in Patrick|0|3||Lost in Division Semifinals|
|53|21|29|3|45|6th in Patrick|—|—|—|Missed playoffs|
|80|31|38|11|73|4th in Patrick|1|4||Lost in Division Semifinals|
|80|25|45|10|60|6th in Patrick|—|—|—|Missed playoffs|
|80|34|35|11|79|5th in Patrick|—|—|—|Missed playoffs|
|84|40|37|7|87|3rd in Patrick|9|9||Lost in Conference Finals|
|84|36|36|12|84|4th in Atlantic|0|4||Lost in Conference Quarterfinals|
|1|1|0|0|2|—|—|—|—|—|

## Infobox (ice hockey player)

- **image**: Al Arbour 1977.jpg
- **caption**: Al Arbour in 1977
- **image size**: 230px
- **position**: Defenceman (ice hockey), Defence
- **shoots**: Left
- **height ft**: 6
- **height in**: 0
- **weight lb**: 180
- **played for**: Detroit Red Wings
Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Black Hawks
Toronto Maple Leafs
St. Louis Blues
- **birth place**: Greater Sudbury, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
- **death place**: Sarasota, Florida, Sarasota, Florida, FL, US
- **career start**: 1949
- **career end**: 1971
- **halloffame**: 1996