Word: arbour
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Bossy and Bryan Trottier (NHL's top scorer this year), and a no-name defense except for likely Noms Trophy winner Denis Potvin, the Islanders pose the first legitimate threat to the Canadiens in several seasons. Al Arbour coaches this position-oriented team, which boasts the best goaltending duo in the NHL (Chico Resch and Billy Smith...
...past six seasons, three of Torrey's kids-Potvin, Trottier and Bossy -paid off with N.H.L. Rookie of the Year awards. Under Coach Al Arbour's system, the whole team plays tight positional hockey, emphasizing pinpoint passing rather than rink-long rushes. Says Arbour: "We draft players we think will conform. When we get down to the final list we'll take a guy who fits-even if he's got less talent...
...seasons as player or coach, how many times has a team that A1 Arbour was on missed the playoffs...
...counting the episode between periods of a recent match in Philadelphia, when Coach Al Arbour of the St. Louis Blues suffered a ten-stitch gash on his head and was stripped of his coat and shirt in a wild 30-minute brawl in the stands between St. Louis players, fans and 200 policemen. Arbour and three of his players were later arrested for assault and battery and released on $500 bond each...