Ken Yackel
Born (1930-03-05)March 5, 1930
Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Died July 12, 1991(1991-07-12) (aged 61)
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Left
Played for Boston Bruins
Playing career 19501964
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1952 Oslo Team competition
Coaching career
Biographical details
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota
Playing career
1952–1956Minnesota
Position(s)Right wing
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1960–1963Minneapolis Millers
1971–1972Minnesota
Head coaching record
Overall7–17–0 (.292)

Kenneth James Yackel (March 5, 1930 – July 12, 1991) was an American ice hockey player. Yackel played for the American national team at the 1952 Winter Olympics. He briefly played professionally in the National Hockey League, appearing in six games with the Boston Bruins in 1959, the second American-developed player to appear in the NHL during the 1950s. He was briefly the head coach for Minnesota Gophers during the 1971–72 season, serving in an interim capacity after Glen Sonmor resigned mid-year. Yackel was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1986.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1948–49 St. Paul Parkland High School HS-MN
1950–51 St. Paul Koppys AAHL 2415142955
1951–52 University of Minnesota MCHL 1010102020
1951–52 United States National Team Intl
1952–53 University of Minnesota MCHL 2710162640
1953–54 University of Minnesota WIHL 2711172862
1954–55 University of Minnesota WIHL 2818183651
1955–56 University of Minnesota WIHL 30312758102
1955–56 Cleveland Barons AHL 30110
1956–57 St. Paul Peters CHL
1956–57 Minneapolis Bungalows USCHL 151025
1957–58 Saskatoon Regals/Saint Paul Saints WHL 211282030
1958–59 Providence Reds AHL 6616334983
1958–59 Boston Bruins NHL 60002 20002
1959–60 Providence Reds AHL 5714213558 521316
1960–61 Minneapolis Millers IHL 724074114102 85278
1961–62 Minneapolis Millers IHL 66504898103 513413
1962–63 Minneapolis Millers IHL 70406010070 217111812
1963–64 Muskegon Zephyrs IHL 10000
IHL totals 209130182312275 3413162933
NHL totals 60002 20002

International

Year Team Event GPGAPtsPIM
1952 United States OLY 51344
Senior totals 863913

Head coaching record

College

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Minnesota Golden Gophers (WCHA / Big Ten) (1971–1972)
1971–72 Minnesota 7–17–0†6–14–0 / 3–5–0†10th / 4th
Minnesota: 7–17–06–14–0 / 3–5–0
Total:7–17–0

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Yackel replaced Glen Sonmor in December 1971

Awards and honors

Award Year
All-WIHL First Team 1953–54
AHCA First Team All-American 1953–54
All-NCAA All-Tournament First Team 1954 [2]
All-WIHL First Team 1954–55
AHCA First Team All-American 1954–55
All-WIHL First Team 1955–56
AHCA Second team all-american 1955–56

References

  1. "KEN YACKEL". ushockeyhalloffame.com. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  2. "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
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