Canada Al Arbour
#3 St. Louis Blues / NHL - 70/71
1-time AHL Best Defenseman (Eddie Shore Award) 1
2-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 2
4-time AHL First All-Star Team 4
3-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 3
Date of Birth
Position
D
Age
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
181 lbs / 82 kg
Nation
Shoots
L
Youth Team
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Contract
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Team Staff profile of Al Arbour also available

Al Arbour Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1949-50 Detroit Hettche IHL 33* 14* 8* 22* 10* -* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 4 -
Windsor Spitfires OHA-Jr. 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -
1950-51 Windsor Spitfires OHA-Jr. 31* 5* 4* 9* 27* -* |
1951-52 Windsor Spitfires OHA-Jr. 55* 7* 12* 19* 86* -* |
1952-53 Windsor Spitfires OHA-Jr. 56* 5* 7* 12* 92* -* |
Washington Lions EAHL 4* 0* 2* 2* 0* -* |
Edmonton Flyers WHL-Sr. 8* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* | Playoffs 15 0 5 5 10 -
1953-54 Detroit Red Wings NHL 36* 0* 1* 1* 18* -* |
Sherbrooke Saints QHL 19* 1* 3* 4* 24* -* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 2 -
1954-55 Edmonton Flyers WHL-Sr. 41* 3* 9* 12* 39* -* |
Québec Aces QHL 20* 4* 5* 9* 55* -* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 -
1955-56 Detroit Red Wings NHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 0 -
Edmonton Flyers WHL-Sr. 70* 5* 14* 19* 109* -* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 4 -
1956-57 Detroit Red Wings NHL 44* 1* 6* 7* 38* -* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 6 -
Edmonton Flyers WHL-Sr. 24* 2* 3* 5* 24* -* |
1957-58 Detroit Red Wings NHL 69* 1* 6* 7* 104* -* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 4 -
1958-59 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 70* 2* 10* 12* 86* -* | Playoffs 6 1 2 3 26 -
1959-60 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 57* 1* 5* 6* 66* -* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 4 -
1960-61 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 53* 3* 2* 5* 40* -* | Playoffs 7 0 0 0 2 -
1961-62 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 52* 1* 5* 6* 68* -* | Playoffs 8 0 0 0 6 -
1962-63 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 4* 1* 0* 1* 4* -* |
Rochester Americans AHL 63* 6* 21* 27* 97* -* | Playoffs 2 0 2 2 2 -
1963-64 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 6* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -
Rochester Americans AHL 60* 3* 19* 22* 62* -* | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 0 -
1964-65 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 2 -
Rochester Americans AHL 71* 1* 16* 17* 88* -* | Playoffs 10 0 1 1 16 -
1965-66 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 4* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
Rochester Americans AHL 59* 2* 11* 13* 86* -* | Playoffs 12 0 2 2 8 -
1966-67 Rochester Americans AHL 71* 3* 19* 22* 48* -* | Playoffs 13 0 1 1 16 -
1967-68 St. Louis Blues “C” NHL 74* 1* 10* 11* 50* -6* | Playoffs 14 0 3 3 10 -
1968-69 St. Louis Blues “C” NHL 67* 1* 6* 7* 50* 20* | Playoffs 12 0 0 0 10 -
1969-70 St. Louis Blues “C” NHL 68* 0* 3* 3* 85* 7* | Playoffs 14 0 1 1 16 -
1970-71 St. Louis Blues “C” NHL 22* 0* 2* 2* 6* 6* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 6 -

Al Arbour Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 5 324* 15* 86* 101* 0.31* 381* -* | 5 39 1 * 6 * 7 * 0.18 * 42 * - *
EAHL 1 4* 0* 2* 2* 0.50* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
IHL 1 33* 14* 8* 22* 0.67* 10* -* | 1 3 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 4 * - *
NHL 16 626* 12* 58* 70* 0.11* 617* 27* | 13 86 1 * 8 * 9 * 0.10 * 92 * - *
OHA-Jr. 4 145* 17* 23* 40* 0.28* 205* -* | 1 1 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * - *
QHL 2 39* 5* 8* 13* 0.33* 79* -* | 2 6 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 4 * - *
WHL-Sr. 4 143* 10* 27* 37* 0.26* 174* -* | 2 18 0 * 5 * 5 * 0.28 * 14 * - *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Al Arbour Career Highlights

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Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1967, 5 #30 overall by St. Louis Blues in the NHL Expansion Draft

Al Arbour was one of the few pro athletes to wear eyeglasses in competition. Arbour was the last NHL player to wear them on the ice.