LONGBOAT KEY, Fla. -- Al Arbour was laid to rest Monday morning in his adopted hometown of Longboat Key, a tiny strip of paradise along Florida's east coast.
There was no procession of hockey dignitaries to give long speeches at St. Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church, no slide show of the highlights of a Hall of Fame career, and little focus on Arbour's legendary career as a player and Stanley Cup-winning coach of the Islanders.
That will come later, back in Long Island where many of his former players and friends will gather, said Julie Williams, one of his daughters.