jammer2 Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Easily one the greatest coaches of all time. Yeah, you can say his cup teams were stacked beyond belief, but one thing remained a constant, the Islanders were rarely outcoached....not in the early years, not during the 4 consecutive championships. He was a great tactician, knew how to get the very most out of players. Al went to Assumption High School in Windsor, Ontario. He was very good friends with my Uncle Danny (God rest his soul also). They were locker partners for a few years in High School. Even back then, he displayed startling intellect and a special ability to convey his message. He will be missed, one the greatest coaches of all time. A very sad day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottM Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Great man, great coach. My sympathies are with the Islanders, and especially his family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yave1964 Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 @jammer2 I mentioned him in my article of the greatest Isles players of all time. I know he never played for the Isles but he was the architect who built the great team, taught the kids patience and how to win. One of the all time greats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxpin Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 @yave1964 I smiled when you included Arbour. It was oddly appropriate. Class act and great coach. Yeah, his teams were stacked. But I still think he made them individually better and definitely better as a group. Probably my favorite non-Flyer coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottM Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 I plan to do a blog post on Arbour in the next couple of days. That's not something I plan to do right after the death of just anyone and everyone, but in Arbour's case it seems like the right thing to do. Honestly, I doubt I could come up with anything bad to say about the guy even if I tried. Forget just for a moment that he's one of the best coaches in hockey history. He's one of the best human beings in hockey history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammer2 Posted September 1, 2015 Author Share Posted September 1, 2015 He's one of the best human beings in hockey history. I can attest to that first hand, my Uncle Danny and Al were best of friends....a very loyal fella. He once took a suspension from school to protect my Uncle, even though he did not do what they said he did....he took the blame to protect his friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Line Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Sorry to respond so late. I'm sorry to hear about Al Arbour passing away. Was simply an awesome coach. He built up the Islanders and made them the Dynasty in the early 80s of winning 4 straight cups. Also amazing athletes Smith, Bossy, Trottie,r Potvin, and many others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarsippius Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Sorry to respond so late. I'm sorry to hear about Al Arbour passing away. Was simply an awesome coach. He built up the Islanders and made them the Dynasty in the early 80s of winning 4 straight cups. Also amazing athletes Smith, Bossy, Trottie,r Potvin, and many others. 19 consecutive playoff series wins by that group, I can't imagine that will ever be duplicated in the NHL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blocker Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Another of the notables of the past also died today. Dickie Moore. I never met Al Arbour, but I had the honor of meeting and dining with Dickie Moore. And, on one occasion, I was able to bring one of my sons. Dickie Moore was the kind of man you want your sons to meet. A gracious and noble man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammer2 Posted December 20, 2015 Author Share Posted December 20, 2015 Another of the notables of the past also died today. Dickie Moore. I never met Al Arbour, but I had the honor of meeting and dining with Dickie Moore. And, on one occasion, I was able to bring one of my sons. Dickie Moore was the kind of man you want your sons to meet. A gracious and noble man. Geez, bad year for the legends. We lost a real gem here, RIP Dickie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluPuk Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 So sad. He was also a great player. He was the only player I ever saw who wore glasses on the ice. Imagine that today??Anyway, he was a great Leaf, a great Blue, and a great coach. R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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