This Day in Isles History: June 10

June 10, 1973 -Al Arbour, 41, is named the Islanders head coach.
Arbour was hired after the Islanders inaugural season by GM Bill Torrey. Arbour first coached from 1973-86, cutting the team's goals against by 100 in the first season and leading the team to winning records every season after until his first retirement. Arbour's first tenure includes the Dynasty from 1980-1983 where the team won four straight Stanley Cups and an NHL-record 19 straight playoff series. Arbour was awarded the Jack Adams Award in 1979.

ISLES HISTORY: AL ARBOUR
After stepping down
, Arbour was named vice-president of player development for the Isles, but returned to head coach from 1988-1994. Most veterans of the Dynasty had left the team by this point, but Arbour still led the Isles deep into the playoffs in the 1992-93 season, when they defeated the two-time defending champions, the Pittsburgh Penguins.
On November 3, 2007, Arbour returned to coach the Isles for one last game; a 3-2 comeback win over the Penguins at Nassau Coliseum. It marked Arbour's 1500th game with the Islanders and 740th win. Arbour has the most wins with a single team in NHL history.
In 1996, Arbour was elected into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Read more about Arbour's road to the Islanders here.