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Al Arbour (born November 1, 1932 in Sudbury,
Ontario, Canada) was a player and coach in the
National Hockey League.
*Position: Defenceman (hockey)|Defenceman
*Shoots: Left
*Height: 6 ft
*Weight: 180 lb

Al started his playing career in 1957-58 NHL
season|1957 with the Detroit Red Wings.  He would
also play for the Chicago Blackhawks, Toronto
Maple Leafs, and St. Louis Blues (hockey)|St.
Louis Blues.  He would win four Stanley Cups in
his playing career.

Al's coaching career with St. Louis in 1973-74 NHL
season|1973.  After three years with the Blues, he
headed to Long Island to lead a young New York
Islanders team.  All would lead the Islanders to
four consecutive Stanley Cups in the early 1980s. 
Al is currently second in wins and games coached
behind Scotty Bowman in NHL history.  Although
Bowman is recognized as the greatest coach in NHL
history because of his statistics, Arbour deserves
special distinction because he worked with
struggling teams to turn them into champions,
whereas Bowman usually took over already
well-established teams. A good example of Arbour's
work was when he took the helm of the fading
Islanders in 1988-89 NHL season|1988 and helped
rebuilt it into a contender by 1992-93 NHL
season|1993. The most memorable moment came in
1993 with the matchup of the two best coaches in
NHL history. Arbour's Islanders defeated Bowman's
heavily favoured Pittsburgh Penguins in 7 games
during the second round of the 1992-93 NHL
season|1993 playoffs.

==See also==
*Captain (hockey)
*List of NHL players
*List of NHL seasons

==References==
*http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/players/data07/00000
097.html

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