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RIP Al Arbour
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2015 1:50 pm
by SpacemanSpiff
NHL coach, lead the New York Islanders to their glory years of four Stanley Cups in a row from 1980-1983, has died at age 82.
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/hocke ... -1.2340575
Re: RIP Al Arbour
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2015 9:43 pm
by rayxtwo
He was one of the defensive anchors of the Blues team that went to the Stanley Cup Finals in their first three years in the league. He was an excellent shot blocker, dropping down in front of shooters, wearing glasses and no helmet. Great player, greater coach. RIP Al
Ray
Re: RIP Al Arbour
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 11:14 am
by Bob78164
rayxtwo wrote:He was one of the defensive anchors of the Blues team that went to the Stanley Cup Finals in their first three years in the league. He was an excellent shot blocker, dropping down in front of shooters, wearing glasses and no helmet. Great player, greater coach. RIP Al
Ray
I was a big Islanders fan back in the '70s but I never knew that Arbour had been a player before he was a coach. --Bob
Re: RIP Al Arbour
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 12:30 pm
by SpacemanSpiff
Bob78164 wrote:rayxtwo wrote:He was one of the defensive anchors of the Blues team that went to the Stanley Cup Finals in their first three years in the league. He was an excellent shot blocker, dropping down in front of shooters, wearing glasses and no helmet. Great player, greater coach. RIP Al
Ray
I was a big Islanders fan back in the '70s but I never knew that Arbour had been a player before he was a coach. --Bob
Most coaches were players before, although sometimes not the greatest, to put it mildly. Tommy Lasorda comes to mind; I think he pretty much spent his career in the minors.