John Albert Arbour (March 7, 1899 – September 24, 1973) was a Canadian

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who played for several teams in a variety of leagues between 1922 and 1938. The younger brother of

Ty Arbour Joseph Merille Ernest "Ty" Arbour (June 29, 1896 – February 11, 1979) was a professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League and the Western Canada Hockey League. Arbour was born in Tay, Ontario, Waubaushene, Ontario. The elder ...

, he did not repeat his older brother's success in the

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, and managed only 47 games over 2 seasons with the Detroit Cougars and

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. He finished his NHL career in 1938 with 5 goals and one assist.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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* 1899 births 1973 deaths Calgary Tigers players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Detroit Cougars players Detroit Olympics (CPHL) players Ice hockey people from Simcoe County London Panthers players North West Hockey League players Portland Buckaroos players Seattle Metropolitans players Spokane Clippers players Toronto Maple Leafs players Western Canada Hockey League players Windsor Bulldogs (1929–1936) players Windsor Bulldogs (CPHL) players 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-1890s-stub