John Arbour

John Gilbert Arbour (born September 28, 1945 in Niagara Falls, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in both the National Hockey League and the World Hockey Association. A stocky, physical defenceman, Arbour also developed an offensive dimension to his game later in his career.
==Playing Career==
===NHL===
Arbour came up through the Boston Bruins organization, but only played 6 games in Boston before being sold to the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1968. He appeared in 17 games for the Penguins in 1968–69, but found himself in the WHL for 1969–70 with the Vancouver Canucks. After a fine season in Vancouver, Arbour was one of 6 players to remain a Vancouver Canuck when the team became an NHL franchise the following year. However, he only lasted 13 games before being dealt to the St. Louis Blues. 1970–71 would be his only full NHL campaign, as he appeared in 66 games between Vancouver and St. Louis, recording his only career NHL goal and 7 points. The following year he appeared in 17 more games for the Blues, but again found himself mainly in the WHL.
===WHA===
Arbour jumped to the upstart World Hockey Association in 1972, joining the Minnesota Fighting Saints. In Minnesota, he experienced the most successful portion of his pro career. He immediately established himself as one of the club's top defenceman, finishing his first season with 6 goals and 33 points, along with 186 penalty minutes. In 1973–74, his numbers continued to improve, as he led the Saints' defenceman in scoring with 6 goals and 49 points. In 1974–75, he posted career highs of 12 goals and 55 points, again the highest-scoring defenceman on his team.
Early in the 1975–76 season, he was dealt to the Denver Spurs, who ultimately folded mid-season. For 1976–77, he found himself back with the Fighting Saints, but finished out the season with the Calgary Cowboys after Minnesota, too, folded mid-year. He then chose to retire from pro hockey.
Arbour appeared in 106 NHL games, recording 1 goal and 10 points, along with 149 PIM. He also recorded 30 goals and 194 points in 335 WHA games, along with 568 PIM.
==Career Statistics==
  	  	  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1963–64 	Niagara Falls Flyers 	OHA 	 	56 	12 	6 	18 	0 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1965–66 	Niagara Falls Flyers 	OHA 	 	47 	13 	31 	44 	196 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1965–66 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1965–66 	Oklahoma City Blazers 	CHL 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0
1990–91 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1966–67 	Oklahoma City Blazers 	CHL 	 	67 	3 	21 	24 	140 	 	9 	0 	1 	1 	11
1967–68 	Oklahoma City Blazers 	CHL 	 	62 	2 	15 	17 	224 	 	7 	1 	0 	1 	42
1967–68 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	4 	0 	1 	1 	11 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1968–69 	Baltimore Clippers 	AHL 	 	59 	4 	17 	21 	157 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	15
1968–69 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 	 	17 	0 	2 	2 	35 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1969–70 	Vancouver Canucks 	WHL 	 	72 	7 	28 	35 	251 	 	11 	2 	3 	5 	42
1970–71 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 	 	13 	0 	0 	0 	12 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1970–71 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 	 	53 	1 	6 	7 	81 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	0
1971–72 	Denver Spurs 	WHL 	 	20 	4 	12 	16 	73 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1971–72 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 	 	17 	0 	0 	0 	10 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1972–73 	Minnesota Fighting Saints 	WHA 	 	76 	6 	27 	33 	186 	 	6 	0 	3 	3 	22
1973–74 	Minnesota Fighting Saints 	WHA 	 	77 	6 	43 	49 	192 	 	11 	3 	6 	9 	27
1974–75 	Minnesota Fighting Saints 	WHA 	 	70 	12 	43 	55 	67 	 	12 	0 	6 	6 	23
1975–76 	Minnesota Fighting Saints 	WHA 	 	7 	0 	4 	4 	14 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1975–76 	Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics	WHA 	 	35 	2 	13 	15 	49 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1976–77 	Calgary Cowboys 	WHA 	 	37 	1 	15 	16 	38 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1976–77 	Minnesota Fighting Saints 	WHA 	 	33 	3 	19 	22 	22 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
WHA Totals	WHA Totals 	WHA Totals	 	335 	30 	164 	194 	568 	 	29 	3 	15 	18 	72
NHL Totals	NHL Totals 	NHL Totals	 	106 	1 	9 	10 	149 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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