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]

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 1950–1964
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)

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1948–49 St. Paul Parkland High School HS-MN
1950–51 St. Paul Koppys AAHL 24 15 14 29 55
1951–52 University of Minnesota MCHL 10 10 10 20 20
1951–52 United States National Team Intl
1952–53 University of Minnesota MCHL 27 10 16 26 40
1953–54 University of Minnesota WIHL 27 11 17 28 62
1954–55 University of Minnesota WIHL 28 18 18 36 51
1955–56 University of Minnesota WIHL 30 31 27 58 102
1955–56 Cleveland Barons AHL 3 0 1 1 0
1956–57 St. Paul Peters CHL
1956–57 Minneapolis Bungalows USCHL 15 10 25
1957–58 Saskatoon Regals/Saint Paul Saints WHL 21 12 8 20 30
1958–59 Providence Reds AHL 66 16 33 49 83
1958–59 Boston Bruins NHL 6 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2
1959–60 Providence Reds AHL 57 14 21 35 58 5 2 1 3 16
1960–61 Minneapolis Millers IHL 72 40 74 114 102 8 5 2 7 8
1961–62 Minneapolis Millers IHL 66 50 48 98 103 5 1 3 4 13
1962–63 Minneapolis Millers IHL 70 40 60 100 70 21 7 11 18 12
1963–64 Muskegon Zephyrs IHL 1 0 0 0 0
IHL totals 209 130 182 312 275 34 13 16 29 33
NHL totals 6 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2

International

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Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1952 United States OLY 5 1 3 4 4
Senior totals 8 6 3 9 13

Head coaching record

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College

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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: 7–17–0 6–14–0 / 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

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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

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  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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