Professional Hockey Player, Coach, Executive. Arbour, born Alger Joseph Arbour, was a professional hockey player, coach, and executive who coached the National Hockey League’s New York Islanders to four consecutive Stanley Cups (1980 to 1983). He played for four different teams, winning three Stanley Cups, during his professional playing career (Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Black Hawks, Toronto Maple Leafs, and the St. Louis Blues). Arbour went into coaching after his playing career was over, first with the St. Louis Blues and then with the New York Islanders.   He helped built the Islanders into winners of 4 consecutive Stanley Cups from 1980 to 1983.   Arbour first retired as coach in 1986 and became an executive with the Islanders.   After the Islanders struggled during the 1988-1989 season, he went back to coaching the team, leading them back to respectability and the playoffs in 1992-93 and 1993-94.    Arbour retired after the 1993-94 season for the second time with the second most wins and games coached in NHL history.   He came back in 2007 to coach one final game with the Islanders. (bio by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye)