Word: arbour
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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They were constructed from Goaltender Smith celebrates his leading role the beginning by General Manager Bill Torrey, along with Coach Al Arbour for the past ten years, to be rugged enough to stand up to the Philadelphia Flyers, scourges of the Patrick Division. But the Islanders throw their weight around reluctantly. Clark Gillies, a 6-ft. 3-in., 214-lb. Gary Cooper type from Moose Jaw, Sask., throttles troublemakers almost regretfully. Mike Bossy, New York's most prolific scorer, expressly refuses to fight. They put people in mind of the Montreal Canadiens, the only other team that has ever...
...condemned men, the North Stars wrestled a 4-2 win from the Islanders. While equipment managers packed up the champagne for the return trip to home ice, the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, L.I., the New Yorkers brooded about their loss. "Of course we wanted the sweep," Coach Al Arbour admitted. "But I know my team, and they'll be ready for the next one." They were ready all right, crushing Minnesota 5-1 to win their second consecutive Stanley Cup. The Islanders were never really in trouble. They scored three goals, two of them within 25 seconds of each...
...main forces behind the Islanders' rise are President and General Manager Bill Torrey, 46, and Coach Arbour, 48. Torrey is a bespectacled, sweet-faced former college hockey player and executive of the old California Seals, whose unassuming demeanor camouflages one of the most astute minds in sport. The self-possessed, quietly dressed Arbour, who could pass for a NASA flight controller, is a former defenseman and one of the most innovative coaches in the game. It was Arbour who sent his players to an ophthalmologist to work on hand-eye coordination and hired a figure-skating coach to improve...
...Well, 'e's one o' them chinamen, like as you see scuttlin' about them odd ships in the 'arbour--pieces o'junk, if you ask me" --"A Little Knife Music," Hasty Pudding Theatricals...
...twelve-game unbeaten streak. Goring's presence meant that teams could no longer focus all their attention on Trottier, who over the years had been hounded on a scale befitting his skill. Goring, 30, blends his skills with those of his wingers, and his versatility enabled Coach Al Arbour to send 28 different line combinations against the Buffalo Sabres in the semifinals. Says Left Wing Bob Bourne: "Butchie came here and allowed us to move 14 forwards around. He didn't just give us a second line, he gave us a third and fourth line...