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Al Arbour

1932 - 2015

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Alger Joseph Arbour (November 1, 1932 – August 28, 2015) was a Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and executive. He is third to Joel Quenneville for games coached in National Hockey League history and fifth all-time in wins, behind Scotty Bowman, Joel Quenneville, Ken Hitchcock and Barry Trotz. Under Arbour, the New York Islanders won four consecutive Stanley Cups from 1980 to 1983 and won a record 19 consecutive playoff series through 1984. Born in Sudbury, Ontario, Arbour played amateur hockey as a defenceman with the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Al Arbour is the 176th most popular hockey player (down from 149th in 2019), the 924th most popular biography from Canada (down from 864th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Canadian Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Al Arbour ranks 176 out of 676. Before him are Roop Singh, Mark Howe, Martin Ručinský, Josef Vašíček, Olaf Kölzig, and Petr Nedvěd. After him are John Tavares, Dale Hawerchuk, Nicklas Bäckström, Mikhail Shtalenkov, Harry Sinden, and František Kaberle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Al Arbour ranks 573. Before him are Johnny Kerr, Richie Guerin, Dick Garmaker, Dick Gregory, Dick Thornburgh, and Bob Said. After him are Zell Miller, Harry Sinden, Julie Bennett, Vic Crowe, Barbara Gittings, and Pete Domenici. Among people deceased in 2015, Al Arbour ranks 548. Before him are Marjorie Lord, Janaki Ballabh Patnaik, Sinan Şamil Sam, Jimmy Hill, Jim Wright, and Roy Tarpley. After him are Avijit Roy, Camille Muffat, Miyu Matsuki, Junior Malanda, Theodosia Okoh, and Ali Eid.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Al Arbour ranks 925 out of 1,622. Before him are Will Sasso (1975), Gina Holden (1975), Mavis Gallant (1922), Shroud (1994), François-Philippe Champagne (1970), and Luguentz Dort (1999). After him are Ian Tracey (1964), John Tavares (1990), Dale Hawerchuk (1963), Paulo Costanzo (1978), Lynda Boyd (1965), and Dave Trottier (1906).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Canada

Among hockey players born in Canada, Al Arbour ranks 42. Before him are Martin St. Louis (1975), Andy Bathgate (1932), Connor McDavid (1997), Bryan Trottier (1956), Eric Lindros (1973), and Hooley Smith (1903). After him are John Tavares (1990), Dale Hawerchuk (1963), Harry Sinden (1932), Glenn Anderson (1960), Eric Brewer (1979), and Paul Kariya (1974).

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