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.

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 %  ResultSTL1970–715021151456 2nd in West24Lost in Quarter-finalsSTL1971–724419196443rd in West47Lost in Semi-finalsSTL1972–7313265(9)(fired)————STL Total 107424025109 6112 playoff appearancesNYI1973–7478194118568th in East——— Missed playoffsNYI1974–7580332522883rd in Patrick78Lost in SemifinalsNYI1975–76804221171012nd in Patrick76Lost in SemifinalsNYI1976–77804721121062nd in Patrick84Lost in SemifinalsNYI1977–78804817151111st in Patrick34Lost in QuarterfinalsNYI1978–79805115141161st in Patrick96Lost in SemifinalsNYI1979–8080392813912nd in Patrick156Won Stanley CupNYI1980–81804818141101st in Patrick153Won Stanley CupNYI1981–82805416101181st in Patrick154Won Stanley CupNYI1982–8380422612962nd in Patrick155Won Stanley CupNYI1983–8480502641041st in Patrick129Lost in Stanley Cup FinalsNYI1984–8580 40346863rd in Patrick46Lost in Division FinalsNYI1985–8680392912903rd in Patrick03Lost in Division SemifinalsNYI1988–895321293456th in Patrick———Missed playoffsNYI1989–9080313811734th in Patrick14Lost in Division SemifinalsNYI1990–9180254510606th in Patrick———Missed playoffsNYI1991–9280343511795th in Patrick——— Missed playoffsNYI1992–938440377873rd in Patrick99Lost in Conference FinalsNYI1993–9484363612844th in Atlantic04Lost in Conference QuarterfinalsNYI2007–0811002—————NYI total 1,5007405372231,703 1147615 playoff appearances4 Stanley CupsTotal 1,6077825772481,812 1188317 playoff appearances4 Stanley Cups

References

Category:1932 births
Category:2015 deaths
Category:Canadian ice hockey defencemen
Category:Chicago Blackhawks players
Category:Detroit Red Wings players
Category:Ice hockey people from Greater Sudbury
Category:Jack Adams Award winners
Category:New York Islanders coaches
Category:Rochester Americans players
Category:St. Louis Blues coaches
Category:Toronto Maple Leafs players
Category:Eastern Hockey League players
Category:International Hockey League (1945–2001) players
Category:Ontario Hockey League players